In this episode I search for - and find - the perfect sailing tender for Tally Ho!
We also meet the crew of a local fishing schooner that delivers their Alaskan Salmon by bicycle, and witness a trawler-yacht be transformed with a spectacular paint job.
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Music;
In the Garden - Silent Partner
Slap Yo Mama - Everet Almond
Jazz Apricot - Joey Pecoraro
Disco Knights - Quincas Moreira
Dear Patrons and supporters of this project,
Time has passed, and progress has been made!
It’s been a crazy year so far, with some big ups and downs, some big challenges and breakthroughs, and I just hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as me.
There’s always so much going on at any one time here that it’s increasingly difficult to cover everything in the videos, but I hope you feel that my efforts have been engaging and interesting!
The deckhouses a...
2022-10-06 18:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post
After a quick review of our open house weekend, we meet the main characters who will be responsible for Tally Ho’s electrical system, as well as the other systems in the boat - plumbing, heating, diesel, etc. Tyson makes a great start with the electrical supply and distribution system, wiring in loads of shiny and exciting blue boxes from Victron. We also catch up with Patrick and George, who have both been busy with other projects on the boat, including some satisfying bronze-work and a Ch...
2022-09-24 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostI've just been doing some tests and unfortunately there is not good enough phone service to live stream from the boat festival area. Sorry about that!
Hopefully I'll be able to get a bit of footage and put some highlights in the next video.
Firstly, thanks to everyone who made it to the open house today - I was so happy to meet so many of you, and it was fantastic to see such a good turnout!
This is just a head-up that I plan to attempt a live-stream tour of the wooden boat festival tomorrow (Sunday 11th Sep). It is dependent on phone service so it may not be possible, but I want to make sure you guys know about it in case it happens.
I'll probably aim for around 11am PT / 3pm EST / 7pm BST but I'll post ...
2022-09-11 02:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we install the Aquadrive thrust bearing (which requires an extremely shiny and strong custom stainless steel bracket), the coupling, the stuffing box, the prop shaft, and the propeller! Our neighbour Dylan help us with lots of machining work as we cut the shaft to length, cut the keyway, face the coupling, and so on.
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Big Blues - Audionautix
Proctor - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Moving On - Wayne Jones
Sneaky Bass Lat...
2022-09-10 16:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video we finally get the batteries installed in the boat! But first we have to build the battery locker and a heavy-duty purple heart rack to hold them. We also install a lot of sole boards, bunk-sides, and a secret locker…
There are also a few announcements, including an open house during the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival - Saturday 10th September, 10am - 1pm, @ Port Townsend Boat Haven.
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Music;
Dan Lebowitz - Lazy R...
2022-08-27 16:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm very excited to say that we will be having an open workshop during the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, on Saturday 10th September from 10am - 1pm! To find us, go to Port Townsend Boat Haven and then follow the signs. Please do not visit at any other time.
If you haven't already got tickets to the PT Wooden Boat Festival, please consider it! It will be a long weekend full of great activities, lectures, music, and of course lots of beautiful wooden boats (September 9 - 11th).
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00:50 Progression of a sharp edge
01:37 Tea Break (end grain trick)
02:54 Flattening the back
05:47 Grinding the primary bevel
12:16 Honing and deburring
17:20 Using the Tormek
26:31 Smoothing plane restoration
29:55 Richard’s method
31:48 Clifton’s method
33:21 Choosing the edge angle
38:40 Squaring the end
39:37 Using back-bevels
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Musi...
2022-08-20 16:12:59 +0000 UTC View Post
No video today, I'm afraid... I'm working on an in-depth video about sharpening edge-tools, and I didn't manage to get it finished in time... I want to make sure it's a good one!
2022-08-13 18:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video we take a tour of Tally Ho’s interior, which is coming together pretty quickly now!
George has been building some beautiful bunk-sides from the original 112-year-old Teak planks. Richard is building bunks and Oak cabinetry, and Patrick has fit a lot of Ash sole-boards.
Meanwhile, Leo works on figuring out the companionway steps and battery locker, Clifton fits the Skylight sills, and Pete adds some more Purpleheart to the Centerline… there’s a lot going o...
2022-07-30 16:09:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As the king planks get installed and the covering boards get trimmed and rounded-over, there is a dramatic change as the deck suddenly starts to look like the real thing.
Also in this video; we meet the new shipwright on the team, we get a visit from Pancho the macaw, Leo catches the dreaded virus, and Pete launches his boat.
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Music;
Da Jazz Blues - Doug Maxwell / Media Right Productions
Calimba - E's Jammy Jams
Neck Pillow - Silent Part...
2022-07-16 16:15:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The Western Flyer is a 73’ purse seiner built in 1937 in Tacoma, Washington.
In 1940 she was chartered by author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts for a marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California.
Steinbeck’s book about their journey, The Log from the Sea of Cortez, is considered one of his most important works.
After a hard life of fishing, the Western Flyer sunk and was left for dead… until a marine geologist named John ...
2022-07-02 16:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post
It seems like Tally Ho may be nearly finished… but is she really? And when will she finally be re-launched?
In this episode we take a look at the work left to do, the steps left to take, the order of tasks, and the likely timeframe.
We also catch up with the progress over the last couple of weeks, with a lot of interior joinery, a sliding bunk mockup, drip-tray and sole board installation, and a mysterious teddy bear.
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Music;
Confessin...
2022-06-25 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Pete and Zeal fit the covering boards… these wide planks go around the outside of the deck and cover the connection between the deck and the hull. They are a very complicated shape due to all the plank-nibs, and they are cut out of huge boards of Teak.
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Music;
Bar Crawl - JR Tundra
Open Road - Audionautix
Gotta Find Out - Silent Partner
That Never Dies - Norma Rockwell
Acoustic Blues - Audionautix
There has been so much going on in the workshop this week!
…and to top it off, I think this is one of the best videos I’ve made!
The other guys aren’t back yet, so it’s just been me and Patty holding the fort. We’ve been working on sole-boards, engine drip-tray, chain locker cladding, cockpit design, diesel tank design, fitting the stern tube, painting bulkheads, varnishing cypress/oak panels, and sailing Stromboli!!
This is actually a pretty normal couple of...
2022-05-28 15:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode may not be for everyone - It is all about the basic theory of sailing boat stability, and the details of the stability calculations that we have done to ensure that Tally Ho floats properly to her designed waterline and maintains her original sailing characteristics.
I’ve been back in the UK for a month and no physical work has been done on Tally Ho during that time, so this video is entirely dialogue and diagrams! However, this less glamorous work is extremely impo...
2022-05-15 16:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we focus on the interior of the boat - finishing the engine-access hatch, building bunks and slats, and making corner posts and partitions. We also add more coats of varnish to the hull interior, and even get a visit from our old friend Pancho! Finally, it’s time for me to take a trip back to the UK.
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Old Friend - Silent Partner
Red Hot Son - JR Tundra
Bertram Levy - RebDavidsNign ( 2022-04-23 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
At last, it’s time to bolt the ballast keel to the bottom of the boat - before we sail off without it! Auger bits get welded, counterbores get sharpened, and a series of huge holes are drilled through hardwood and lead before Aluminium-Bronze bolts are driven in.
In other exciting news, we lift the engine into the boat, paint the engine beds and bilge, cut an access hatch, and fit the staunchions - it’s been a busy couple of weeks!
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Music;<...
2022-04-09 15:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post
After so much design and preparation, the time has finally come to lay the deck strakes! It’s a hugely exciting and rewarding process and it goes pretty well.
We also take a close look at The Lady Washington (Washington’s State Ship), and build a mezzanine deck for better working access to Tally Ho.
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Music;
Whistling Down the Road - Silent Partner
Carroll Park - John Deley and the 41 Players
Thinkin' Back - Huma-Huma...
2022-03-26 16:12:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Catching up on all sorts of work that has been going on whilst we were casting the keel - deck strapping, engine bed bolts, bulkheads, and so on!
2022-03-12 16:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Having cast the 17,000lb Lead Ballast Keel, we finally break it out of the mould and take a proper look at it! After trimming the ends and cutting a key with a chainsaw, we have to figure out a way of moving it around, in order to get it underneath the boat.
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Music;
Yard Sale - Silent Partner
Hold on a Second - John Deley and the 41 Players
Minor Mush - John Deley and the 41 Players
Biggie - ALBIS
Hear the Noise - John Deley a...
2022-02-26 16:57:07 +0000 UTC View Post
After a huge amount of preparation, we finally attempt to pour Tally Ho’s Lead ballast keel!
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Music;
Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod
Magic Part 2 - Otis McDonald
Cramond - Dowally ~~~ http://www.dowally.com/
Lyra's Tune - Wayward Jane ~~~ http://waywardjane.com/
A Young Man - ALBIS
2022-02-12 16:53:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Pouring a Lead Keel (Pt 2)
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Music;
Cheating Juarez - John Deley and the 41 Players
Low Tide - Silent Partner
Get Back - Silent Partner
Paddyrocker - Bertram Levi /// http://bertramlevy.com/
She's Crying For Me Blues - The 'O' City Vipers /// http://www.ocityvipers.com/
Dwarf Star - Freedom T...
2022-02-05 16:43:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally, the time has come to begin working on Tally Ho’s new Ballast Keel!
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Music;
Bar Crawl - JR Tundra
Hooky with Sloane - Bird Creek
River Crossing - ALBIS
800 Lives - Everet Almond
2022-01-29 17:45:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the first stages of the keel “plug”. This is the model of the keel that we then build our mould around. Richard is filling in between the station templates with hot glue and particle board boxes, before the whole thing gets filled and shaped with sand.
2022-01-25 21:53:36 +0000 UTC View Post
No video today, but we are working very hard and should have some big news in the next week or so!
2022-01-22 18:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we take on a job that we have been putting off for many months - to sand back and varnish the entire deck structure. It’s a little crazy to try and varnish in such cold weather, but it’s going to be a lot easier to do this before we install the deck blocking and deck planks! Luckily we have plenty of hands, with Patrick returning for a third time, Jake’s final week, and some extra help from our friend Nina.
We also continue to process the Yellow Cedar deck stock, a...
2022-01-15 16:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
After a snow-white turn of the year, Richard braves the cold to cut the engine beds out of some huge pieces of Purpleheart. These beams will support the engine and connect it to the hull, so they need to be extremely strong and well fastened.
In an unlikely looking white van, we find a large wooden crate - the engine itself! Having broken it out and stared at it for some time, I discuss how this Parallel-Hybrid Diesel-Electric engine functions, and why I chose it.
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In this Christmas special, we have to move 7 tons (14,000lbs) of lead from the old workshop to the new one. The 5-ton original keel is far too heavy to move in one piece, so I have to cut it into smaller pieces - with a chainsaw?!
We also get a tour of ROEDDA, a beautiful 1931 wood fishing tender, and we meet her new owner and captain Alex.
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Humidity - Silent Partner
The 'O' City Vipers - Come On & Stomp, Stomp, Stomp
Afrola - Bird Cr...
2021-12-25 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post