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Just start at episode 1 and take your time - should be on youtube for years.
It is worth starting from the beginning, some of the episodes are not as long.
If you really don't want to watch all of it, I would recommend seeking out his first trip back to the UK where he meets the owners/builders of the Blue River Table
as there will probably be references to that in his forthcoming episode about his recent trip back
What a fascinating little insight into the work of the marine architect 🙂
Finally!
I'm up to date on the videos and can read this thread! 😊
I absolutely love what Leo is doing. There is something so soulful in it that I need to get more of in what I do.
It's such an enormously positive project in every way.
Agreed. Really much more than just a boat project.
And it's looking stunningy already...
It does.
The dedication he has to doing absolutely everything the right way down to the smallest bolt or plank is amazing.
The deck is beautiful. Work of art.
Get in, ill watch that after tea
slightly larger version of Tally ho
Think Leo may have his work cut out singlehanded in Tally ho 😀
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I've done some sailing on one of those, though not as long. I think including bowsprit is was about 50'(that one is 73'. So maybe 40-42, i forget. Same age, 1880 ketch cutter. Lovely boat.
We even had a yard set up for downwind sailing. We looked quite the pirate vessel 😆
One thing it differs from to regular sailing yachts is the ropes. on modern its thin lines and they're easy to handle, on these old boats its bloody thick hemp types and its murder on the hands.
on these old boats its bloody thick hemp types and its murder on the hands.
especially without a winch!
you watch one pilot cutter video, and what happens you get sent a video of one for sale ! 😀
some local flavour 🙂
Beat me to it. It's starting to look really beautiful
Just stunning...
The attention to detail is amazing.
Absolutely beautiful work.
Everything fits so well.
Seeing that the new boy is....ahem, a little more mature then the others I wonder how he copes physically. Going on and off a boat all day and getting yourself into small spaces is so hard on the body. I can barely walk after a day on site doing similar 😂
Love seeing that they use a similar method for templating the deck boards as I've been using recently.
Tally Ho - renovating a 112 year old sailing yacht.
It was 107 years old when he started 😆
Yeah, but he will still finish before Project Binky....
it's that time again
running late this weekend as he's sharpening his tools!
Any one tried ship happens?
Any one tried ship happens?
I watched them when they first started posting, but couldn’t see past them being clueless amateurs. This might be endearing to some, but wasn’t my preferred form of entertainment, so I unsubscribed and stopped watching.
Ymmv
(I still think it will end in tears - I do watch ‘Acorn to Arabella’)
Also worth looking at the Duracell Project. It's a far more modern boat (although 30 odd years old), so the construction techniques are very different. I'm in the middle of rebuilding a John Claridge Europe dinghy at the moment, so subscribed to look at how modern boatbuilders use vaccuum bagging to get light, strong parts, and how new stuff could be fitted into older hulls:
Handtool rescue "Oi that's my thang!"
That Tormek sharpener has found me looking longingly at the pro kitchen knife machine. I have a 0 birthday this year and have requested one. I was told that's for pro kitchens, early retirement beckons so that one was shot down quickly. 🙂
The Tormek one is really expensive, they start at about £400. Though the this basic one, the T4 is pretty much identical to others on the market costing far less.
A Record Power version(8" wheel) will cost you £170, others like Triton-£250, Scheppach Tiger -£140.
The RP one has a host of free bits, dressing stone etc and is probably the best deal overall.
As always, I'm amazed at the craftsmanship, even when working with a bit of old plywood 😂
think Leo is being a tad naive showing off those batteries that's @ least £35,000 worth!
So, what happened to Pete then? It is an amazing project but you have to have incredible drive to keep going at that level of detail for all those years
I imagine the level of detail and knowledge that Pete has shown on the project has enabled him to have an endless amount of work offers that will pay much more than Leo can offer him.
Ah,now that would make a lot of sense. He does seem to just get stuff done and be super knowledgeable
I wonder how much its cost him thus far. I mean thats a shit load of big timbers, plus all the bits, fancy engine and the like. What do we reckon ? 1/4 million or thereabouts
Probably worth upwards of half a million if he finishes it Pellew appeared in one of the earlier episodes btw.
What happened to the guy sort of mid way back with the dog that made the tables for doing the ribs?
some escape from the Saxe-Coburg soap
Thread diversion: carlrogers on youtube (not the psychotherapist) is good. His dad and he built a roof and a staircase in oak (and a Vespa scooter, not in oak). Only a few videos, but very watchable /Thread diversion
(1) Tally Ho's remarkable new sailing dingy - YouTube
Worth it just for when he pulls the tender out of the back of his truck. It's a beautiful thing