One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VIDEO)

[wizbang 13]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

While there are some good reasons for the bondo and scarper approach, there is much more skill and thought needed for this restoration. Like the difference between keeping an old ford truck working and a Bentley restoration.

I totally get that.
(but I have never used bondo)
Leo is building far more than a boat, He will be able to write his own ticket after this.
He will be the new Larry Pardey,Eric Hiscock and Bernard Mortissier all rolled into one.

[DeniseO30]

The perception is that Leo is young and inexperienced. The trouble with that perception is people only believe what they see based on their "own" perceptions and experience. It's clearly evident to me that he's very well trained very knowledgeable and has been around boat building for many many many years.

I don't know about him writing his own ticket he probably already has it.

[Sailor]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

I don't employ project managers but anyone who is looking to hire a PM for their yard need only look at his videos and they'll know he can do the job. No ticket required at this point, he's demonstrating in real time that he's the man for the job if he wants it.

[J.Madison]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

I think he plans to open his own yard, after a leisurely sail home.

[Sailor]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

If that's the case, I'm sure he'll have no trouble. I'd apprentice under him in a heartbeat if I was looking for some good old fashioned shipwright training.

[DeniseO30]

Again I think you're all underestimating his level of experience he clearly has it, clearly knows what he's doing, he didn't do any of this by accident is my take on it, and, he is either connected well by family or very well connected to the wooden boat restoration effort in the UK which seems to be very high-end.

[Robert W. Long]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

The man has clearly stated that he intends to take off with this boat when finished and sail the world. I will be surprised if this is not what he does.

[Sailor]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

He also recently made a comment about his ship saw that he is likely to keep it which tells me he plans to set up a shop at some point. I'd sail for a few years and then settle in somewhere on the water and build a shop. He'll obviously be capable of running it.

[jonesmatt1957]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

Honestly, this project is why I am going to build my sailboat.

[wizbang 13]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

Honestly, this project is why I am going to build my sailboat.

You should maybe go volunteer on Tally Ho for the next 4 years...get warmed up.

[jonesmatt1957]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

That is not an original idea.....would if I could.

You should maybe go volunteer on Tally Ho for the next 4 years...get warmed up.

[Woxbox]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

I continue to be impressed by the attention to detail while simultaneously being pained by the slow progress. I was fooling myself into thinking that when they got to the planking, real progress would come. But no, we've got to make a template first and then fit and trim each piece until it's perfect. True, they hope to make port and starboard exact reflections of each other so that each template is good for a pair of planks. But it does seem tedious.

I'd really like to know how, for example, how the crew at Abeking & Rasmussen went about putting together the Concordia yawls. How many man-hours did it take to build those boats, which by all accounts are not in the least bit shabby constructions. If a yard like that was asked to build a copy of Tally Ho, how would it go?

Regardless, I'm hooked on the videos and Leo will continue to get my small donation every time he posts another one.

[Hwyl]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

I'm certain Concordia had templates of everything. A boatyard I worked in, had, decades earlier built semi custom Eldridge McInnis launches, and they still had the templates.

I'd agree with you, that work is glacially slow. The decision to polish the bronze, must have added 8 man weeks.

[Peerie Maa]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

I continue to be impressed by the attention to detail while simultaneously being pained by the slow progress. I was fooling myself into thinking that when they got to the planking, real progress would come. But no, we've got to make a template first and then fit and trim each piece until it's perfect. True, they hope to make port and starboard exact reflections of each other so that each template is good for a pair of planks. But it does seem tedious.

I'd really like to know how, for example, how the crew at Abeking & Rasmussen went about putting together the Concordia yawls. How many man-hours did it take to build those boats, which by all accounts are not in the least bit shabby constructions. If a yard like that was asked to build a copy of Tally Ho, how would it go?

Regardless, I'm hooked on the videos and Leo will continue to get my small donation every time he posts another one.

It took two men 5 weeks to build one of these 31 footers, working 6-day weeks in daylight hours.
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They spiled each plank, but planked up from the keel and down from the shear, edge setting each plank to ensure a tight fit. That would have been quicker than planking in four zones. The shutter planks were driven home with a sledge.
Building new is sooo much quicker and easier than taking out a component, copying it and replacing it without the rest of the hull falling down around your ears.

[jonesmatt1957]

Re: One insane englishman trying to rebuild the 1910 gaff cutter Tally Ho, in WA. (VI

In my experience, it takes just a few tools to make a piece of furniture. It takes all the tools to repair it.

It took two men 5 weeks to build one of these 31 footers, working 6-day weeks in daylight hours.
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They spiled each plank, but planked up from the keel and down from the shear, edge setting each plank to ensure a tight fit. That would have been quicker than planking in four zones. The shutter planks were driven home with a sledge.
Building new is sooo much quicker and easier than taking out a component, copying it and replacing it without the rest of the hull falling down around your ears.