Hello everyone, so sorry this episode was late but even more sorry the next episode is delayed. I had all the footage ready for editing and production this weekend (18th Feb) but last Wednesday Randie contacted Covid and I went down with it on Friday. It’s hit us hard, tiered,constant headache, impossible to concentrate, exercising even light labour exhausting, no sense of smell, no appetite, nauseous when do eat, barbed wire soar throat, congested to hell. First time we have had to down tools due to sickness so it seems ungrateful to be frustrated, but we are. The good news, is that the next episode is big and we think worth waiting for! Hopefully next weekend, so hold on! XX
I love the workmanship and eye for the details no matter what you are working on. I am amazed at you resolve and the absolute hard work you are performing. You seem so good at everything from deconstructing to layout to rebuilding it correctly so it will last.
Bonjour Reg, For my model boats, when I plan 1 hour, I need 10 so please, don't take your calendar as a target and I note we have the same ratio I am sadly surprized by the price of the sheeves but Josefine deserves it and your bloks are beautiful. Besides this, your video made me hungry 😁 Amicalement, Raphaël
Restoring the blocks must have been very satisfying. Hearing you speak of stepping the mast reminds me of the video clip of Josephine's old mast. I will never forget the shocking sight of it being lowered on the dockside and the top third snapping off under its own weight.
Reg. We very much enjoyed our brief chat the other Saturday when we sought out your boat at Gloucester docks. Keep up the good work. Andrew & Kate Lyke
Ha. You’ve reminded me of the time last year when I made the mistake of going to Classic Marine at Suffolk Yacht Harbour to buy another small wooden block; having already bought 16 others. I put the block on the counter to be greeted with “That’ll be £100 please”, my wife immediately exclaimed “HOW MUCH!!!?” We actually visited Toplicht when we were in Hamburg in 2021. She dragged me out before too much damage was done. Lovely shop though.
G'day Reg. Should you find any other parts in a similar state of disrepair you may be able to use self lubricating bronze bushings to repair the same. Perhaps the pulleys you have could be bored out to a standard size and the new bushing tapped in place, this will give you a stock of spare parts. Love the yacht/ship and if you should find yourselves down under I would be happy to volunteer as crew for a day. Don't leave it to long as I'm pretty old, LOL.
Happy to see another video. I was thinking just last night I hadn't heard from you for a while. I enjoyed seeing your meticulous work on the blocks. Josefine will soon be immaculate and good for another 100 years.
Very nice to see, did that kind of work 50 years ago:-) Don't use steel woll, will make stainless steel corrode. Use any kind of none ferrous materlal, like 3M. Same goes for 'sand paper', use abrasive water resitant like we use when spraypainting cars (don't know what you call it in English). It is the silicium carbide that will cause corrsion.
Reg:Stop watching that calendar and keep charging to the finish line! You have become your own Master and have performed a massive restoration. We all can find time to go sailing but stay the course and finish the to do list one step at a time. Brilliant workmanship.
Reg, for sheeves and other items similar may I suggest that you find someone locally that has a 3D printer and get them to make the plastic parts for you saving a heap on the cost.. I have just purchased a 3D printer and learning how to use it but the savings that can be made from making your own parts is unbelievable. There are lots and lots of items that could be made on the printer for you to save time and money.
Another great video. Thank you for this. Please keep us informed as to how easy it is to sharpen your new rigging knife and how well it keeps it's edge. Thank you again--and smooth sailing to you both.
Those 400 quid for sheaves could have justified a small lathe and a roundstock of POM ("Delrin") I reckon. I love Toplicht for them making a whole lot of classic gaffer stuff and keep that in the market this way, but 0,4 k pound for a couple sheaves is more than a little inflation surcharge. We made sheaves from POM and from Ergal (7075 AlZn ***, needs anodizing for seawater resistance), with the aluminium ones usually enforced with stainless needle bearings (POM has a self-greasing property if You do not overload or turn too fast in use). You could also have redone the bronze ones with bearing and a shrunk-in bushing to make do for the wear on a lathe. Actually, sheaves belong to the easiest stuff I built and/or rebuilt on lathes. With a little stock of Ash, Meranti, Locust or Teak and some other materials needed like stainless rod, stainless flat bar and a little spare time, You could make whole blocks on a lathe and a vise .... just saying. Well made blocks are a seller. Cheers! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Reg. A bit late and I don't want to sound like a smartarse, but didn't anyone suggest drilling out the old sheaves and fitting bronze bushes? Seems like a neat and cheaper solution. Anyway. great to see your progress. Gary in japan.
Reg: consider a Kanban approach to tasks. You can see Mads on Sail Life uses this, something that almost always shows up in software developers. But it's really effective, and more importantly, is much much less demoralizing....
Happy new year ftom Western Canada 🇨🇦..Keep up the good job lad. .I will get you half a day off .But do not expect treats like this all the time LOL. .Cheers
Luv the block and tackle. The knife is pretty nice too. Surprised that u did not have a good sheathed blade. All who might stand a watch should have a blade that is readily at hand. Don't fall into the "My knife is sharper than yours" pissing matches. I carry three at all times. The belt knife is "Utility" sharp. When viewed under a scope the edge is micro serrated and is what I want for lines. I carry a locking folder in my pocket that is surgically sharp and a pen knife (small two blade jack) that has both utility and razor edges. Razor sounds good but when your foot is caught in the bite U want utility. 😉
You could have made those sheaves yourself for a fraction of the price y'know.... next time? As for knives, speaking as a rigger of tall ships for over 45 years can I just say, when you lose that expensive one overboard replace it with one you can sharpen quickly, and easily ie one made of a steel that rusts not stainless! A blunt shiny knife is of little use. My preferred deck knife is an old Opinel, it rusts if you so much as breathe on it but a few swipes on it's own little steel and it's razor sharp. Lock the blade and keep it in a sheath along with the steel or fold it for going ashore in your pocket..... Btw, you really don't need expensive tested shackles with rope tackles.
Before burning your money like that again, consider reaching out to the community that’s watching… I’m sure there’s a hobby machinist that’d happily whip up a bunch of sheaths for nothing more than postage and material costs….
Hello everyone, so sorry this episode was late but even more sorry the next episode is delayed. I had all the footage ready for editing and production this weekend (18th Feb) but last Wednesday Randie contacted Covid and I went down with it on Friday. It’s hit us hard, tiered,constant headache, impossible to concentrate, exercising even light labour exhausting, no sense of smell, no appetite, nauseous when do eat, barbed wire soar throat, congested to hell. First time we have had to down tools due to sickness so it seems ungrateful to be frustrated, but we are.
The good news, is that the next episode is big and we think worth waiting for! Hopefully next weekend, so hold on! XX
I love the workmanship and eye for the details no matter what you are working on. I am amazed at you resolve and the absolute hard work you are performing. You seem so good at everything from deconstructing to layout to rebuilding it correctly so it will last.
Bonjour Reg,
For my model boats, when I plan 1 hour, I need 10 so please, don't take your calendar as a target and I note we have the same ratio
I am sadly surprized by the price of the sheeves but Josefine deserves it and your bloks are beautiful.
Besides this, your video made me hungry 😁
Amicalement, Raphaël
Very nice as always, thank you for this part, we will do it this year too
... Good luck in 90 days . Best regards from Colin Archer 🇸🇯 .
Great work Reg - the build up continues apace. Im so excited to see Josefine underway in full sail. You deserve the pay-off, such a determined effort.
Restoring the blocks must have been very satisfying. Hearing you speak of stepping the mast reminds me of the video clip of Josephine's old mast. I will never forget the shocking sight of it being lowered on the dockside and the top third snapping off under its own weight.
Another enjoyable video.. really liked the blocks nerd out.. looking forward to your next video. 🙂👍
Reg. We very much enjoyed our brief chat the other Saturday when we sought out your boat at Gloucester docks. Keep up the good work. Andrew & Kate Lyke
Great assiduous work! Thanks!
Bloody fascinating give the gal a heartfelt hug from me. Hey getting close now Fair winds cheers n beers Marty Australia
Ha. You’ve reminded me of the time last year when I made the mistake of going to Classic Marine at Suffolk Yacht Harbour to buy another small wooden block; having already bought 16 others. I put the block on the counter to be greeted with “That’ll be £100 please”, my wife immediately exclaimed “HOW MUCH!!!?” We actually visited Toplicht when we were in Hamburg in 2021. She dragged me out before too much damage was done. Lovely shop though.
G'day Reg. Should you find any other parts in a similar state of disrepair you may be able to use self lubricating bronze bushings to repair the same. Perhaps the pulleys you have could be bored out to a standard size and the new bushing tapped in place, this will give you a stock of spare parts. Love the yacht/ship and if you should find yourselves down under I would be happy to volunteer as crew for a day. Don't leave it to long as I'm pretty old, LOL.
Happy to see another video. I was thinking just last night I hadn't heard from you for a while. I enjoyed seeing your meticulous work on the blocks. Josefine will soon be immaculate and good for another 100 years.
Followed from start am impressed with your attitude and get up and go unfortunatly mine got up and went
Brilliant thank you
Very nice to see, did that kind of work 50 years ago:-) Don't use steel woll, will make stainless steel corrode. Use any kind of none ferrous materlal, like 3M. Same goes for 'sand paper', use abrasive water resitant like we use when spraypainting cars (don't know what you call it in English). It is the silicium carbide that will cause corrsion.
Reg:Stop watching that calendar and keep charging to the finish line! You have become your own Master and have performed a massive restoration. We all can find time to go sailing but stay the course and finish the to do list one step at a time. Brilliant workmanship.
This project in its scope and entirety reminds one of the old adage “how do you eat an elephant…”
@@joesprague1464 ... an elephant which turned out a little pregnant somewhere halfway during being eaten. Expecting quadruplets.
Reg, for sheeves and other items similar may I suggest that you find someone locally that has a 3D printer and get them to make the plastic parts for you saving a heap on the cost.. I have just purchased a 3D printer and learning how to use it but the savings that can be made from making your own parts is unbelievable. There are lots and lots of items that could be made on the printer for you to save time and money.
Very interesting video thanks for the schooling. :o)
Who could have guessed a show about blocks and sheaves could be so interesting. This certainly beats going to the chandlery for a box of Harkens.
Harkens would have cost roundabout twenty-fold compared to the Toplicht sheaves I reckon.
Another great video. Thank you for this. Please keep us informed as to how easy it is to sharpen your new rigging knife and how well it keeps it's edge. Thank you again--and smooth sailing to you both.
Love to you guys..............
I haven't watched the video yet but clicked like anyway (because I will like it)
On the blocks we used to service (in the naval dockyard) the leather item you show was a brass plate nominating the test weight and when tested.
Those 400 quid for sheaves could have justified a small lathe and a roundstock of POM ("Delrin") I reckon. I love Toplicht for them making a whole lot of classic gaffer stuff and keep that in the market this way, but 0,4 k pound for a couple sheaves is more than a little inflation surcharge. We made sheaves from POM and from Ergal (7075 AlZn ***, needs anodizing for seawater resistance), with the aluminium ones usually enforced with stainless needle bearings (POM has a self-greasing property if You do not overload or turn too fast in use). You could also have redone the bronze ones with bearing and a shrunk-in bushing to make do for the wear on a lathe. Actually, sheaves belong to the easiest stuff I built and/or rebuilt on lathes. With a little stock of Ash, Meranti, Locust or Teak and some other materials needed like stainless rod, stainless flat bar and a little spare time, You could make whole blocks on a lathe and a vise .... just saying. Well made blocks are a seller. Cheers! Thanks for sharing.
Inspiration as always
Hi Reg. A bit late and I don't want to sound like a smartarse, but didn't anyone suggest drilling out the old sheaves and fitting bronze bushes? Seems like a neat and cheaper solution. Anyway. great to see your progress. Gary in japan.
That is exactly what we used to do in the naval dockyard.
👍!!!
Reg: consider a Kanban approach to tasks. You can see Mads on Sail Life uses this, something that almost always shows up in software developers. But it's really effective, and more importantly, is much much less demoralizing....
Happy new year ftom Western Canada 🇨🇦..Keep up the good job lad. .I will get you half a day off .But do not expect treats like this all the time LOL. .Cheers
Luv the block and tackle. The knife is pretty nice too. Surprised that u did not have a good sheathed blade. All who might stand a watch should have a blade that is readily at hand. Don't fall into the "My knife is sharper than yours" pissing matches. I carry three at all times. The belt knife is "Utility" sharp. When viewed under a scope the edge is micro serrated and is what I want for lines. I carry a locking folder in my pocket that is surgically sharp and a pen knife (small two blade jack) that has both utility and razor edges. Razor sounds good but when your foot is caught in the bite U want utility. 😉
Nice work. I know the horse has bolted but could having sleeves made to insert into the sheaves have saved you a few ££ on being new ones?
Have you thought about printing parts
are those pulleys /sheaves made out of titanium ? I can make those for about $8.00each in stainless steel
What size sheaves did you use for your blocks?
You could have made those sheaves yourself for a fraction of the price y'know.... next time?
As for knives, speaking as a rigger of tall ships for over 45 years can I just say, when you lose that expensive one overboard replace it with one you can sharpen quickly, and easily ie one made of a steel that rusts not stainless! A blunt shiny knife is of little use. My preferred deck knife is an old Opinel, it rusts if you so much as breathe on it but a few swipes on it's own little steel and it's razor sharp. Lock the blade and keep it in a sheath along with the steel or fold it for going ashore in your pocket.....
Btw, you really don't need expensive tested shackles with rope tackles.
was there no way to drill out the sheaves and glue in a stainless insert
Meticulous as usual. What a gorgeous sight this completed vessel will be.
Before burning your money like that again, consider reaching out to the community that’s watching… I’m sure there’s a hobby machinist that’d happily whip up a bunch of sheaths for nothing more than postage and material costs….