In this holiday special we tour the boat and catch up with all the projects that are currently ongoing or finished but haven’t been in a video yet! They include winch bases, electrical panels, cabinets, a very versatile ladder, and even some Christmas lights.
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OTHER VIDEOS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE;
KEITH RUCKER - TALLY HO CAPSTAN RESOTORATION Pt1 - https://youtu...
2023-12-24 18:20:31 +0000 UTC View Post
'tis the season! These traditional paraffin Christmas lights are one of the only things left from the original Tally Ho!
Just kidding. Happy solstice everyone.
2023-12-23 01:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we install a lot of deck hardware, including the steering compass and gammon iron, we see an impressive electrical panel coming together, and we build a shed over the deck. But did we mount the compass in the wrong place?!
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Bluebird - E's Jammy Jams
Old Blue - Chris Haugen
Lake Eerie - Silent Partner
Please let me know what you think of this extra-short video format?!
We're thinking of trying to do some regular short videos like this in between the normal longer videos! Some could be recapping old videos, and some could be behind-the-scenes recent footage. This one is just a quick highlights reel of the first part of the project. I'd love to get some feedback.
Patrons won't be charged for these short videos.
2023-12-10 17:53:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Just kidding - we are just building a winter cover over the deck. There can be long periods of continuous rain in the Pacific NW, and we still have a lot of work to do on deck, so this will really help everyone work more efficiently and comfortably. We also only get 8 hours of sunlight during mid-winter, so the tent will allow us to light the deck more conveniently.
The only question is - can we just leave it up when we go sailing?!
2023-12-06 19:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I have some very sad news to share. Later on, we get stuck into some interesting and complex woodwork.
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Crossing Over Water - Wayward Jane
A Stone’s Throw - Wayward Jane
Hot Hop Rok - Steve Adams
Realism - Text Me Records / Grandbankss
Lazy Porch Swing Blues - Unicorn Heads
2023-12-02 18:05:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The previous video featured the construction and installation of the FIFE RAIL - but I neglected to show the photo of the original fife rail that we are replacing. In this photo of TALLY HO from the 1950s you can see the rail just aft of the mast, above the skylight hatch. You can also see the gooseneck fitting that holds the boom to the mast - very similar to the new bronze hardware we replaced it with ...and on the next photo, you can see some enthusiastic crew!
2023-11-30 19:37:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Frost on deck... do you think we need a cover to work efficiently this winter?
2023-11-28 20:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we hang Tally Ho’s boom on the mast - but before that, we see Zeal construct the solid Teak and Purpleheart Fife rail, and Nic works on some cherry cabinetry for the chart table area. The Duchess of Desire has a shocking encounter with mortality.
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Scratching Teeth - JHS Pedals
Ducky Funk - Quincas Moreira
Little Fish - Quincas Moreira
Guts and Bourbon - Kevin MacLeod
Tally Ho's deck, seen from above. You can see the boom next to the boat on starboard side. You can also see the tops of the spreaders and the temporary "spreader lifts" that they hang from. The hardware at the ends of the spreaders is currently not utilised, but eventually it will hold the topmast shrouds, which will be put in place when we raise the topmast itself.
2023-11-22 18:46:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The boom is here! It's very long - it will overhang Tally Ho's transom by several feet. It's also beautifully made and fitted with some hefty bronze hardware from Port Townsend Foundry. You'll see it attached to Tally Ho's mast very soon!
2023-11-20 19:41:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Patrick is getting the steering compass installed! An extremely important piece of navigational equipment, the compass needs to be mounted somewhere prominent and visible from the steering position. This is a new classic compass from Ritchie Navigation, and it will be enclosed and protected by a brass hood, seen at the left of this picture. The compass mounts through a hole in the deck and contains a dim red light for night-use.
2023-11-15 21:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we finally step Tally Ho’s mast! But first, there’s a lot of work that needs to be done on the spreaders, attaching them to the mast and making brackets to hold the radar, VHF, lights, and more.
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Music;
Shine Your Little Light - Mini Vandals
Nutty Comedy - Biz Baz Studio
Moonshine Town - JR Tundra
Take it Slow - SefChol
2023-11-11 18:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Some beautiful dovetail joints courtesy of Nic - this is one corner of Tally Ho's chart table, in cherry. Hopefully there will be many a paper chart laid out on this table, and many a course plotted with pencil and dividers.
2023-11-08 20:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I am caught on camera by @ptmaritime whilst filming Tally Ho moving out of the shed a couple of weeks ago!
Documenting this project since the start has added an unimaginable amount of time and workload, but it's literally the only thing making it all possible. Apart from the small amount of savings I started with, and a few bits of work I did for other people in the first couple of years, the videos I've made have (directly or indirectly) completely funded Tally Ho's rebuild from t...
2023-11-07 21:35:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Leo leaves the country - it’s up to Patrick to tell the story this week!
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Jane Street - TrackTribe
Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
Supreme - John Deley and the 41 Players
Joe has been doing some incredible work wiring up the breakers and bus-bars behind the switch-panel. When the front-panel is installed, this area will be the main control and navigation centre on board the vessel. From here all the AC and DC circuits will be controlled and the voltages, alarms, and tank levels will be monitored. There will also be some MFD displays to display navigational data and controls for the bilge pumps and heater-system, as well as our VHF radio. Of course the front-pa...
2023-11-02 19:25:35 +0000 UTC View Post
More interior cabinetry coming along very well! These hanging lockers are located in the Galley...
In this episode Tally Ho gets a mast - for the first time in decades!
....and then we have to take it out again.
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Music;
Jazz Apricot - Joey Pecoraro
Cross the Road - Silent Partner
In the Sweet By and By - Zachariah Hickman
On The Rocks - TrackTribe
2023-10-28 17:53:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a couple of weeks old now but I really wanted to share this great team photo taken by PT Maritime on the day Tally Ho moved. There are so many missing - Joe, Bailey, Pat, Raquel, Clifton, and of course the riggers, sparbuilders, metalworkers, many other tradespeople, and everyone who has previously worked or volunteered or contributed to Tally Ho. This project purports to be about a boat but I think it's really about people - so many wonderful personalities, such great teams that have gr...
2023-10-25 08:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A battle of the titans. Who will come out on top!?
2023-10-19 21:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we move Tally Ho out into the big wide world! ….we also get the forestay eye-bolt installed, the exhaust systems get finished, and the mezzanine gets dismantled and rebuilt again.
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Music;
Put It - TrackTribe
Bleeker Street Blues - Chris Haugen
Smoke Jacket Blues - TrackTribe
Little Bazoo - Wayward Jane
2023-10-14 17:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post
In this bonus episode we prepare to move Tally Ho out of the big shed-hanger. That involves a lot of work on the cockpit, fitting the diesel fills, constructing the stem band, fitting the mainsheet gybe buffer, and of course many silly crew antics! Plus a special appearance from Pancho.
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Music;
Drowsy Julie Lynn - Sweater Weather String Band
( https://sweaterweatherstringband.com/<...
2023-10-07 16:16:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Tally Ho is settling into her new spot. One of the great things about being outside is the opportunity for arial photography! I'm really pleased with how things are looking on deck at the moment.
2023-10-06 21:56:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The videos are just a little behind, but Monday was a big day for us - Tally Ho was moved out of the shed and into the open yard where we will be stepping the mast in the next few weeks. It feels crazy to see the boat airborne after all this time in the shed!
Big thanks to the amazing team here and to everyone who has supported this project so far.
B&W photo by Jeremy Johnson (PT Maritime)
Unfortunately we are still not able to have any visitors and this part...
2023-10-05 20:41:37 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I finally get around to finishing the Teak companionway ladder that is the main entrance to the boat. Underneath it is a critical electrical distribution locker that contains a lot of technology that mustn’t get wet, so I have to design and make some watertight locker-lids!
Meanwhile, Bob does some beautiful work fabricating some custom bronze vents for the lazaretto and installing an elegant fairlead through the bulwarks. Oh - and the Duchess has a baby!
2023-09-30 16:46:40 +0000 UTC
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Installing a midships kevel cleat which incorporates a fairlead through the bulwarks (sometimes called a Panama Cleat or a Hawse). This will be used primarily for mooring lines, although it may occasionally see a heads'l sheet as well!
The kevel cleat itself is Iroko, the backing block is painted oak, the staunchions are varnished oak, and the bulwarks are wana. The bronze hardware is yet to come!
The Engine room - still some work to do in here, but everything is looking very tidy and ship-shape! I'm very pleased with the access available to all the equipment. Any suggestions for making this a more ergonomic and comfortable space to work in whilst at sea?
In this episode Zeal finishes the main rudder, hot-riveting the pintles in place and mounting the trim-tab on bronze gudgeons. We also prepare for out “open house” event, which involves mounting the nearly-finished skylight hatch on deck and showing off the bronze winches.
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Music;
64 Sundays - Twin Musicom
Aces High - Funkorama - Kevin MacLeod
As I Figure - Latinesque - Kevin MacLeod
Carry On - Barry Phillips
2023-09-16 17:33:26 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to everyone who came to the Open House yesterday! It was really great to meet so many lovely people and to welcome them into the workshop and on to the boat. Hearing peoples' stories and experiences related to the project and the videos was really special.
Overall, it was a great success - we estimate that we had around 2,500 people come through the workshop and walked on the deck! Of course I wasn't able to meet every single person, and I was running around like a headless chick...
2023-09-11 22:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post