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Decks! How exciting.
So much work to do though...
Decks! How exciting.
So much work to do though
Is there anything left of the original boat? So far from memory there's only the transom at the stern of the boat that's original. (check out my boating knowledge 🤣)
Is there lots of fixtures and fittings he saved that will go back in or can he re use the wood to make them?
The more I watch the more I think what on earth was he thinking taking on tally ho on his own! Some of the first videos where he is working in his own lifting/moving heavy parts is really impressive.
new vid is up, Pancho makes an appearance
Great vid, especially liked the heavy duty joinery for the Samson posts.
Indeed, quite nice to see just Leo at it this week as well.
I presume his missus has buggered off?
And the guy who set processes and made the assembly benches I thought he was coming back?
Real dedication and I imagine due to that he'd be very single minded and possible hard work! Though you'd need to be
Anyone else twitching while that chainsaw bounced around and he had no safety gear on? 😱
I presume his missus has buggered off?
We’re still on catch up with this, but I’ve been thinking that she’s absent due to covid travel restrictions.
Me and mr B love this, best thing on tv by far. Is there nothing that Leo can’t do? He even grew a new finger, dammit!
[i]I presume his missus has buggered off[/i]
Sadly I wondered the same, it's been very quiet on that front and I'm sure he could have traveled back if he wanted...although it would be pretty tragic if he came back to the UK for a couple of weeks and travel rules changed so he couldn't get back to the boat for a year
I’ve been following this, it’s great. Thanks for posting op 🙂
oops new episode is up (though it's flagged as a live event at the mo)
Seems to be coming together quite well now, and once the decks on it should only be 3 years from completion 😆
I wonder whether Leo ever wishes he had kept the one dollar purchase fee in his pocket...
'keel maestro' 🙂
I love the world sometimes
I hope he's done all the displacement calculations given its entirely rebuilt. Hate to see it launched and just sink because its too heavy.
Hate to see it launched and just sink because its too heavy
She has a displacement of approx 30 tons, and was designed with an external keel of just under 5 tons and an internal (e.g. removable) ballast of 8 tons. Leo stated the old keel was actually closer to 6 tons and is now roughly 8, to allow for less internal ballast. It all depends on the build weight as he says
A ballast ratio of 43% is not excessively high for a yacht of her age so there would be some leeway to settle to her marks
Presumably there would be a not-inconsiderable weight increase due to water absorption by the caulking and timbers on a boat that size after a period in the water. I guess that's one of the reasons for the removable internal ballast?
What a difference between attempt 1 and 2.
I kept thinking they were too close and that if anything went wrong they were going to get hot toes (except no feet Pete)
Brilliant episode. It's coming along now isn't it.
I think attempt two is what happens when you think attempt one is something you can do without professional help 😆
Coming along indeed. But theres still the i9nternal fitting out, then the deck, helm position, and all the rigging to do. I'm guessing it will still be a work in progress this time next year.
Plus the chap(Leo) is a complete perfectionist. Which adds to the planning to get everything spot on.
Be nice to see it finally go in the water though.
So I’m doing a second re-watch. Just got to #38, with the finger incident.
YouTube served up a stihl chainsaw ad; relevant, but a but close to home! (Though I still think it must have been the bandsaw.)
I kept thinking they were too close and that if anything went wrong they were going to get hot toes
The one thing I kept thinking was I'd want some eye protection. Good to see it go so well, it's been a fantastic thing to follow. I think he gets the balance of showing us stuff and explaining things spot on and the supporting cast are great.
keel fitting
The bit with the chainsaw near his feet/legs gave me the heebie-geebies
The bit with the chainsaw near his feet/legs gave me the heebie-geebies
Yeah, think I’d give Pete that job to do
I love the use of power tools on lead...cutting the tenon 😁
leo time
Just getting into this, about a quarter of the way through. Bloody excellent. Some of the chainsaw use freaks me out though, pretty lax with health and safety with the power tools.
I understand the reasons for moving, even without the legal hassles it made sense but its lost some of it's "charm" (and Pancho). I'm also a bit uneasy with paid and unpaid thing going on :/
Deck laying in 15 mins
Deck laying in 15 mins
Linky? Or is this a Patreon thing?
Edit: ah, looks like it is on YouTub (stw version)
it's just live on utube... the video is now up
Just watching the latest, in quiet awe at the level of craftsmanship as usual.
I’m also a bit uneasy with paid and unpaid thing going on :/
Would you mind explaining this? It's an interesting mix of people; pros and volunteers/apprentices is my take on it.
Sometimes these are just a nice 30mins escape from all the rest of the shit going on. Kind of liking Rowan's understated ability to just keep getting stuff done. Loving some of the tools he has now as well.
I've come to this late - looks like a fab project, but I'm never going to be able to catch up with all 125 episodes!
Any especially good ones you'd recommend?
I already watched ep100 which was a good recap.