Port Townsend - 2022

Jan 8, 2022, 6:20 PM
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…
Jan 15, 2022, 9:16 AM
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…
Jan 29, 2022, 9:20 AM
Finally, the time has come to begin working on Tally Ho’s new Ballast Keel!
Feb 5, 2022, 9:22 AM
Pouring a Lead Keel (Pt 2)
Feb 12, 2022, 9:25 AM
After a huge amount of preparation, we finally attempt to pour Tally Ho’s Lead ballast keel!
Feb 26, 2022, 9:27 AM
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…
Mar 12, 2022, 9:30 AM
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!
Mar 26, 2022, 9:32 AM
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…
Apr 9, 2022, 9:38 AM
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…
Apr 23, 2022, 9:42 AM
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…
May 15, 2022, 9:44 AM
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…
May 28, 2022, 9:47 AM
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…
Jun 11, 2022, 9:50 AM
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…
Jun 25, 2022, 9:54 AM
t 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…
Jul 2, 2022, 9:58 AM
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…
Jul 16, 2022, 10:03 AM
As Tally Ho's 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;…
Jul 30, 2022, 10:06 AM
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.…
Aug 20, 2022, 10:10 AM
Sharpening Edge Tools
Aug 27, 2022, 10:16 AM
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,…
Sep 10, 2022, 10:20 AM
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…
Sep 24, 2022, 10:22 AM
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,…
Oct 8, 2022, 10:25 AM
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…
Oct 22, 2022, 5:20 PM
After a long wait, we finally receive our welded plastic Diesel tanks... and then it all goes wrong.
Nov 7, 2022, 9:19 AM
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.…
Nov 20, 2022, 9:51 AM
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.…
Dec 4, 2022, 10:49 AM
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…
Dec 17, 2022, 5:48 PM
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…
Jan 1, 2023, 10:25 AM
In this video we cut and shape long boards of Wana (Red Louro) to plank the bulwarks with. The strakes are then fastened onto the Oak bulwark staunchions, creating a wood wall around the edge of the…
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