Here is a video from Keith Rucker as he gets to work on Tally Ho's Capstan! It was a real nightmare to disassemble apparently.
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2023-06-11 20:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode Patrick and I decide to become masochists and join "SEVENTY48" - a 70 mile rowing race from Tacoma to Port Townsend. We also catch up with the progress on Tally Ho’s beautiful mast and other spars, which are being built at the Northwest Maritime Center.
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Music;
St. Anne's Reel - Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum
Sheep In A Stubble Field - Wayward Jane...
2023-06-10 17:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we follow Bob as he builds some beautiful wooden strop-blocks for Tally Ho’s rig, and explains their purpose.
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Blue Break - Silent Partner
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Little Fish - Quincas Moreira
Old Train - Wayward Jane
How About It - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
The Butterfly-hatch (the big skylight hatch in the middle of the boat) is coming along nicely, thanks to some beautiful joinery by Pat Mahon! I can't wait to see this on the boat with glass in it!
The joinery is Teak. The panels will be safety-glass with bronze rod protecting them.
2023-05-23 20:41:19 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode Zeal fits the cast bronze rudder hardware to the boat, and he and Patrick hot-rivet the gudgeons through the purple heart stern-post. Nic does some beautiful work on the “front door” and we find out where this door is actually destined to live. We also follow the construction of the trim tab, which is made from Alaskan Yellow Cedar with a bronze pin running through it, and t...
2023-05-13 16:52:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We have begun paying Tally Ho's deck seams! This means filing the seams with a flexible sealant on top of the cotton which has already been hammered in. We are using Teakdecking Systems (TDS) SIS 440, which is a tough, flexible solid rubber compound and is designed specifically for this task. Although not as traditional as using hot pitch, which is what would have been done originally, TDS is a...
2023-05-11 18:55:56 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we follow a typical day in the boatyard, catching up on the dozens of jobs currently in progress - from the galley to the deck furniture, the rudder, the winches, and so much more. We meet riggers and spar-builders, and even Gandalf the grey stops in to say hi.
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Yonder Hill and Dale - Aaron Kenny
Oh Fire - Carmen María and Edu Espinal<...
2023-04-29 17:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember Bob?! He was introduced some time ago when he made and fitted the Channels, and since then he's been really busy helping with lots of rig design and drawing work, amongst other things. Most recently, he made these beautiful strop-blocks for Tally Ho's rig ("block" is basically the nautical term for a pulley!) These blocks were made as test pieces to make sure we like the look and feel ...
2023-04-18 17:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode Leo builds the Teak companionway steps, Patty installs some beautiful aluminium brackets, George builds out the saloon, and Joe explains the latest developments in the engine room. In other news, the Duchess of Desire goes yachting, and the bulbous-bow comes to the big screen!
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Music;
Get Back - Silent Partner
Little Fish - Quinca...
2023-04-15 17:45:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks everyone for playing along so well with our April Fools video on Saturday, April 1st! We did fool a few people, and I apologise to anyone who felt too upset by the fake chainsaw scene!
Of course we will not actually be installing a big door into the topsides - it would be a huge structural problem as well as a safety issue. The beautiful door that Nic is working on...
2023-04-03 16:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we work on Tally Ho’s front door, which will be a traditional frame-and-panel door built with quarter-sawn Oak. We talk a little bit about the history of front doors on traditional boats, and the door opening is cut with some precision chainsaw-work. Also in this video - Zeal caulks most of the deck seams, and the beautiful main companionway hatch and cockpit coaming get insta...
2023-04-01 20:16:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeal has begun installing the beautiful rudder fittings that were cast for us by Port Townsend Foundry! If you are interested in a career in bronze-work, the foundry is actually looking for staff in all aspects of operation, with a focus on quality and long term learning - check out their website to get in touch or apply.
We feel very lucky to have PTF on our doorstep - their depth ...
2023-03-31 20:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we trick Patty with some fake poop, we shock our faces with microcurrent in the name of capitalism, and we discover the best places to warm tortillas on your diesel engine.
On a more serious note, we also talk about the dangers of electrocution at sea and catch up with progress on Tally Ho’s systems - including a full explanation of the electrical distribution locker, th...
2023-03-25 16:09:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Patty has been busy with laying out the cabinetry in the Galley! After constructing some small drawers at one end, he mocked up the rest of the structure with thin plywood and tape. Then he built the face frame using Cherry and dry-fitted it into the boat so we could test it with the gimballed oven/hob. To the left of the oven will be a drop-in fridge, and at the forward end of the galley will ...
2023-03-17 21:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we follow a lot of amazing woodwork - Zeal bolts together and shapes the huge purpleheart rudder, and Nic fits builds some elegant cherry cabinetry in the Head. We also get a visit from some local musicians, and George cooks Salmon with an oxy-propane torch - it’s just another day in the boatyard!
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Music;
Sail Away Ladies - Workshop Folk Group
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2023-03-11 18:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Zeal planes down the Purpleheart pieces to make them fair. The pieces are already bolted together and the prop aperture is rough-cut.
2023-03-08 19:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been having fun making the teak companionway ladder - the steep steps that are the primary entrance to the boat. I made some unusual jigs and used a router to shape the rounded through-tenons in the end of each step. I'm pretty pleased with how they fit into the morticed side-rails, and of course once the jig is perfected it's really quick and easy to cut identical joints for each of the s...
2023-03-04 21:55:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I really love this photo of part of our team here, shot on medium-format film by http://www.jakubikphoto.com/ , who came to visit last week.
I don't usually post photos here on Patreon, assuming that most people probably follow us on Facebook or Instagram (and thinking that people might prefer to get Patreon notification...
2023-03-02 00:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The sun is shining in the boatyard, but the temperature has dropped - there’s a thin layer of ice on the water in the marina. Inside a large green hanger several boatbuilders struggle to wrestle aluminium diesel tanks into a wooden boat.
Meanwhile, the cockpit footwell is subjected to more vacuum-bagging, to glue up the beautiful teak cladding.
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In this episode we follow the construction of the main mast, which is built of 8 long staves of high quality Sitka Spruce glued together in a barrel-staved construction with West System epoxy. We talk about different types of mast construction, and look at why wooden masts are often built hollow and what components are encapsulated inside.
We also catch up with a few other projects ...
2023-02-11 17:03:39 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I return from the UK (with a brand new visa!) and catch up with the crew and the amazing progress they have made on Tally Ho. While I was away, Patrick built more furniture in the aft cabin, George installed the freezer in the Saloon, Clifton constructed the cockpit footwell, and so on. We meet Erica, who is joining us to help with systems install work, and finally we catch up w...
2023-01-28 17:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we finish planking the bulwarks - but before the last planks can be fastened, the stanchions themselves have to each be cut down to their final length and have a tenon cut into the top. Meanwhile, Patrick makes a beautiful oak post inside the boat, as well as a bulkhead that divides the galley and the chart table.
The winter weather bring snow and flooding...
2023-01-14 21:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In this bonus New Years episode, I go to collect Tally Ho’s new Diesel Tanks from Bellingham on Christmas Day!
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Music;
Gotta Find Out - Silent Partner
Sandy's Mudcat - Wayward Jane
Michigan Greens - Dan Lebowitz
In this video we cut and shape long boards of Wana (Red Louro) to plank the bulwarks with. The strakes are fastened onto the Oak bulwark staunchions, creating a wood wall around the edge of the deck.
We also meet Bob, a new member of the crew whose first job is to make the Channels - large Purpleheart blocks that get fastened on the outside of the hull in order to spread the rigging...
2022-12-31 18:07:32 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s time to build Tally Ho’s rudder! We start by purchasing a gigantic piece of Purpleheart from Edensaw, which Zeal cuts into several pieces using the chainsaw mill. Later in the video he starts the shaping and assembly process, using Coaks (blocks of hardwood set into the flying surfaces) to add to the strength.
Elsewhere, Patrick makes some beautiful doors and drawers for the ward...
2022-12-17 17:21:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video we have some very exciting developments regarding the construction of the Mast and other Spars. Elsewhere, Clifton does some stunning woodwork building the cockpit coamings, and Nic drills several holes in the boat!
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Music;
Grace Behind the Curtain - Silent Partner
Los Bilibicos - E's Jammy Jams
Talkies - Huma-Huma
Some ...
2022-12-03 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video we make progress all over the boat - the engine-room sole is laid, the diesel-engine exhaust gets installed, and Zeal joins the team again to do some caulking and fair the keel timber.
We start work inside the head, including the glamorous job of trying to position the toilet itself, and we meet Pat Mahon, who starts constructing the deck hatches!...
2022-11-19 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's video is almost ready and will be out later today!
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What's in the closet?!
2022-11-19 19:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode we follow some really interesting and complex joinery on deck.
The hatch sills, built by Clifton, feature some mind-bending half-lap mitre joints and some very challenging coves.
The bulwark termination block is an unusual feature that Tally Ho was originally built with, and gets remade from some large purple heart blocks.
<... 2022-11-06 21:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
After a long wait, we finally receive our welded plastic Diesel tanks... and then it all goes wrong.
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Music;
Eviction - Silent Partner
Cancun - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Night Drive - Quincas Moreira