I'm 79 years old and a former US Navy man who spent 2 years before the mast. I cannot overstate how much I love this project and these videos; they have enriched my life for 7 years and I'm still grinning like a mule eating briers every time I watch a new video. Congratulations to Leo and the expert crew. Keep up the good work and thank you for all the enjoyment I have received over the years. It's been a privilege to have witnessed the evolution of the new Tally-Ho!
Before the mast? Are you sure you're not 279 years old? Just kidding, with a smiley face emoji, even. Thank you for your service. More of a Tillamook guy, myself.
@@Silentnite85 On big sailing ships the officers had quarters at the rear of the ship. And seamen usually slept between the decks in the middle and front of the ship. So 'before the mast' refers to seamen instead of officers.
I spent a couple of days in Port Townsend last week, and got to see Tally Ho in person. She is extremely beautiful. Leo is a very lucky guy to have been able to inspire so many people to fund his dream, and to have had the access to so many incredibly talented craftspeople.
Quite the milestone, and I'm sitting here watching the view counter for this video roll up as I type. So glad Leo and crew can draw so many into the Tally Ho saga!
I watched the entire casting of the cap and all the Keith Rucker Vintage Machinery Videos. Unbelievable. Keith Rucker with incredible accuracy in machining was great! The capstan was a way bigger project than I had imagined.
I've been following both channels for years now and that Capstan restoration/motorization has been fascinating! As a Mechanical Engineer (now retired) and quasi-machinist I can see all the little details involved. Can't wait to see it installed and operating!
Anyone who has worked with 100+ year old machinery can assure you it will ALWAYS be a bigger project with more technical challenges than expected. Keith did a fantastic job, it was a pleasure watching him work out solutions to each problem as it arose. The world needs more people who approach things this way, gives me hope that we aren't all slipping into a throwaway mentality.
Tally Ho is properly steam punk now. 19th century (and older) cosmetics and 21st century guts. A marvellous mix of tried-and-true and cutting edge. Thanks, Leo & crew, for multiplying your work load so that we can sip coffee and watch you work.
Leo, have been watching progress on Tally Ho for years with much interest. We were just in Port Townsend and had the opportunity to see the boat in person. Blown away by the quality of workmanship. The videos don’t do it justice. Thanks for amazing video content chronicling the project.
Watching Dave make the pattern for the top of the capstan, Clarke and his struggles to cast the capstan top, and then Keith doing all the complex machining to make room for the gearing to make the capstan both manually operated and mechanically operated, was quite the project. I think the restoration of the capstan was a little more involved than Keith originally anticipated, but he got it done. Would love to see those guys go for a sale on the Tally Ho one day.
Keith's ability to explain the "why's and how's" of what he was doing really kept me engaged, as I would have otherwise felt lost in the project having little to no machining experience. It was a great watch.
@@grahammonk8013 It's a small mind that can only spell a word one way. You understood him, but for some reason had to bring him down to what? Your level? Be nice.
@@grahammonk8013 *- Thanks for the courtesy of providing Steve a heads-up to so he can edit the typo/auto-correct "sale" screw-up.* *- Good for you; Noticing...and then caring enough to bother helping out.*
Leo, I was in Oban, Scotland this week and saw a beautiful and huge yacht in the harbour and went over to have a look. Upon looking up the boat information the first video that popped up was of you sailing her - it was Adix! I had seen this video previously, but I didn't quite appreciate your prowess as a sailor until I saw her in person. I didn't think you could impress me more! Tally Ho is looking beautiful and I'm so excited to see the adventures that are ahead.
Oban is one of my favourite places on the West Coast of Scotland and I try to visit it whenever I can, I like to use it as a launching platform to visit all the islands rather than driving up the coast, the seafood is amazing as well.
As you've restored Tally Ho, and modernized her, this poem has often crossed my mind: “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meeting and material assistance which no [person] could have dreamt would come their way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets - “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” W.H. Murray
Tally Ho is truly beautiful, a credit to her designer Albert Strange and all that have supported her journey and laboured to save this important boat from being lost to age and wear. Leo, your skill as a project manager, videographer, evangelist and leader of the highest quality is what has enabled the incredible quality of this amazing boat. Leo, you deserve the accolades. Enjoy!
Anyone else notice the sky was crying when they pulled her out the water, but bright and sunny when she went back in. Must be a sign... Keep up the great work, such an honour to watch, especially since I can't get there from Australia.
Hi guys, I must say every time I look at tally Ho and remember where she come from to where she is today. She just looks so fantastic and it’s a credit to each and everyone of you that worked on her. Just keep up the good work she’ll be around for many more years, hopefully another110+ years Cliff from Australia
I hate to be a Debbie Downer amongst all the happiness, but, as good as these vids are, I can't help but think the end is near. At least for this phase of the project. I've been here since day 1 and it must getting close to the team breaking up and people starting to go their separate ways. On the upside, any of the team members must be inifinitely more employable with Tally Ho on their CV, especially the youngers guys just starting out. Huge congrats on the 500k.
Leo, it was very smart of get the original Capstan restored, its gonna look awesome on Tally Ho's Deck! when she's all painted up! I already watched Keith's videos of recasting the Capstan it was quite the job!
Leo looked about as giddy unboxing that capstan as Keith did when he put everything together and it fit as well as worked! Great work on the lighting Erica! Thanks for sharing another great video Leo!
These videos have become a way of life for me, and I’m like a kid at X-mas when Leo publishes. Another triumph that while a bit wistful made me think of my hand tools waiting patiently for me to come back to the chest and do an honest day of work. Bravo to all who have put little signatures on board as she bravely goes about the business of Cape Horn! I hope there are copies of Hornblower and a few bottles of good rum for the quiet times, and stout hands for the inevitable bumps in the path to Cowes.
Leo, you have some of the most amazing craftspersons, providers, supporters, and volunteers working for you. It's a credit to your executive management skills. Mike 🇦🇺
I've watched the capstan from the start, amazing results considering the challenges. Windy Hill Foundry really needs a huge shout out for the challenges they faced casting the top, that was no easy feat!
I have followed the two of you for years…. That in and of itself was a fantastic collaboration to bring the capstan back to its century old ‘ upgrade improved’ ‘ original condition. Mr. Rucker’s machine shop is beautiful Old School perfection…TRULY MATCHING the beautiful craftsmanship you all used to rescue and resurrect Tally Ho. My heart and soul is smiling.
It's nice to see that the gearbox issues are resolved properly, with the help of an expert. You never want to go out to sea with potential issues, warranty aside. You want to know that your equipment is reliable, well made, and something you can put your life on the line on. Awesome work from everyone involved!
I'm still overwhelmed by how great her hull looks. It's almost a shame the beautiful teal is only visible to people on other boats when Tally Ho is heeling over. 😅
Thank you again Leo for sharing. The story of Tally Ho, with you and your fantastic team of people who have made this story possible, has been just incredible to follow. ❤❤❤
Way to go gal, 40 lights is a good deal of fussy, thoughtful work. Appreciate seeing your pipe and wire work. Making it clean and often needing to disappear is not easy on a vessel of this level and as the lights are something that is touched often, and in plain view.
I don't know who the filming person is, but it's a nice touch to get that documentary perspective of Leo, crew and ship. Congrats on the 500K subs and looking forward to the sailing adventures to come!
Lots of good news of course but WOW: I'm now one of half a million subscribers!!!! Congratulations! When I first discovered the project, which must have been in the first year or so, I immediately went back to see all the older video's. I hope the new subscribers will be inclined to do the same thing. They won't be disappointed!
Hello Leo and team, you are now a very important part of my life, please do not forget or stop updating videos of Tally-ho's life. Thank you very much, you make my dreams come true
Bloody hell mate as a wooden boatbuilder from years gone bye you’ve doing what I’ve always dreamed of but life and family got in the way. Nicely of course so now your dreams are mine thank you.
I've been watching this project since the early stages. I still get excited when Leo launches a new video. Increasingly, I find myself grinning like the proverbial Cheshire cat just watching awesome guys with awesome talents recreating this beautiful lady.
I don’t know the exact rule but I believe the inside of a sidelight box should be flat black or non-reflective. As an aside, several years ago I installed a 4-bladed Vari-Prop on my boat. Vari-Prop was excellent to work with. They even shortened the blades a half inch to give me a little more tip clearance. Tally Ho looks fantastic. Congratulations to you and your crew.
I saw the rebuild of the capstan by Keith Rucker and the whole Tally Ho project and I am truly impressed. It seems like a case of the right people coming together and the right time and what you (Leo) where able to do (including ALL the people that were there to help you) is truly amazing!
That drone view of the deck at night with the lights below illuminating the ports, took my breath away. She is very fine lady and Leo and team has built her to the nines!
So glad the new prop worked out for you. I work for Ford Motor Co, in Michigan, just north of Detroit at the Sterling Axle Plant, we make all axles for F150, Explorer, we make the front and rear axles drum to drum when they leave our plant, 1.9 million axles last year. My department laps the ring and pinions, you load the ring on an arbor, push the pinion in it`s arbor, when you hit the start button, the arbors chuck the ring and pinion, the door shuts, and compound starts flowing on the ring and pinion as they are spinning at 2,000 rpms. Three passes on the drive side and 3 passes on the coast side, it`s a 3 minute cycle, when the door opens, that ring and pinion is married, the surfaces of the teeth are perfectly matched to each other and it stays a set for life.Just a little foot note from the Auto Industry that`s alive and well in Michigan.
"Back sailing again" feels soooo abstract after 7 years of watching You rebuild this boat :D love this project since beggining and seeing it float is one of the most awesome feeling ever :D keep it up Leo and the rest of the crew :D cant wait when You will land in UK and meet You if possible :D greetings from Poland ❤❤
Great to see the personal delivery of the capstan. I've enjoyed watching the videos of that rebuild. It was way more complicated then one would have guessed.
Leo, like many others I've been with you from the beginning and have never missed a video. I have never kidded you about your hair but you gotta stop smiling all the time, from a distance it looks like your throat's cut. :) I'm 91, retired USAF, commercial pilot (general aviation) and I did play around with several sail boats in my younger days. This is my first post and I think this is the best YT channel, bar none. Congrats on 500 K. Cheers!!
Girlie observation: the engine RPM and gearbox-ratio/prop-pitch match-up difficulties are the mechanical equivalent of finding a bra that's both effective AND comfortable. I'm 9½ stone but roughly a UK NN-cup (it's all hopelessly vague at the wrong end of the bra-fitting alphabet), and gave up trying to find a decent commercial product years ago. I make my own bras these days, but I'm no engineer, and juggling static loading, vibration and dynamic oscillation with resonant frequencies and whatnot is a literal pain in the neck. One of these days there's going to be a support-garment version of the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse...🤪
Good plan. I forgot to take into account that you'll need to get some sailing in this summer to be able to get to England in time for Fastnet 2027! Tally Ho for the win. I'll be betting on her!
Great video as always. Just one minor detail regarding the feathering prop: it's not centrifugal force that rotates the vanes into their "engaged" setting. For this type of prop it's internal gears that are driven by the torque of the propshaft itself. That's why the hub rotates when you move the vanes. There are also "folding" style feathering props that indeed use centrifugal force to open. These are simpler and slightly more aerodynamic than the gear driven type. Their efficiency under power is however lower, specifically in reverse.
A quick prop reference for anyone wondering what "it's" all about. I bought a sail boat-33'. It had a 3 blade fixed prop; no folding, no feathering. Great under motor. Bad under sail and for racing; too much drag. I changed it to a 2 blade folding prop; far cheaper than a feathering prop. I lost some of my racing handicap points, but it was way better under sail and great for racing, especially in lower winds. It worked great under motor going forward. The biggest disadvantage was going in reverse under power; for docking. Very little control and I would have to rev the motor a lot higher just to get the job done; whether it was against the tide or the docks; this proved inaccurate and dangerous; made better with practice. In hindsight, or my budget was different, I would have gone for a 3 blade feathering prop. I tell "you" this, because nobody ever told me................. DD
With electric motors and regen possibilities it gets even more critical and complex. .. generally though the props need to be larger with more blades and thinner more efficient shapes.. What's really needed is adjustable pitch props that can be completely feathered for sailing or reversed for regen Or reverse..😉 and it all comes down to hull speeds and motor issues. I would still have fitted a line cutter or prop cage to keep lines or floating debris ot of the prop arc. Diving on the prop or rudder of a larger heavy boat even in a swell is dodgy especially if it's dark and the waters cold.
In the mid-1800s, when steam power started getting taken seriously in naval circles, screw-driven steam ships had two major issues. One was range and a lack of places to refuel (re-coal, actually, since oil firing wouldn't start gaining traction for another half century). That meant a warship, meant to cruise for long distances, had to have a full sailing rig in addition to its steam engine and screw. Which, in short order, revealed the second issue. If you stuck a prop on the back of said warship that was big enough to provide useful speed, it exerted so much drag that your speed under sail dropped well below acceptable levels. What to do? Most designers of the time resorted to a prop that could be disconnected from the shaft and lifted up, on rails built into the sternpost, out of the water when sailing. When steam power was needed, the shaft would be rotated to the proper orientation, the prop would be lowered onto it and locked in place, and the ship could then maneuver under power. Not the best solution, and there's a pretty hard upper limit on how much power you can put on a setup like that before it tears itself apart. But the steam engines of the day weren't that powerful, and by the time the tech had advanced to make them that powerful, most nations had coaling stations established along their trade routes, so an auxiliary sailing rig became redundant and eventually disappeared from designs. Interestingly, the retractable prop also helped drive the adoption of the elliptical stern, since the overhang over the rudder provided room for the lifting gear, and storage for the prop when it was off the shaft. Some early steam warships - iirc HMS Warrior is one? - still dressed up the stern with a flat faux transom and dummy windows to a nonexistent captain's cabin. The lack of a cabin with stern gallery windows was apparently anathema to many naval officers of the day.
I Started watching the Build @ Part 92. over the last few days as I have been a little under the weather. So it was a chance to watch all the parts that I missed. WoW its so amazing that you got such fantastic volunteers. And the skill they learnt building Tally Ho. Well done Leo.
Omg, portownsend? My family is from there, I’m going this summer for a two week sail on the Schooner Martha. Maybe I’ll see your boat on the docks! Congrats on one of the most beautiful wooden boats I have ever seen.
I really can not judge which one is more difficult, hard work or patience. The Tally Ho crew have them both and they work persistently without overlooking any detail while working. You all are amazing. I am glad that the gear ratio problem was solved to your liking by replacing and adjusting the new prop. Leo's explanation of the situation was comforting too because the system will work smoothly and productively.
I have a MaxProp feathering prop on my sailboat. Make certain to have several spare cap anodes in inventory. They can be hard to get when in somewhat remote places. I needed one when having a diver clean my hull. I thought I was screwed when the anode was pulled and in bad shape. I was on a deadline to make a weather window, to cross the Gulf Stream. I would have missed my window waiting on that anode. Luckily, my wife saw some in a cabinet from the previous owner's purchase and saved the day.
Bob, the block maker, the fid fatale of line, is so in tune with the rig (ar ar ar). Hanging off the rig like an astronaut on the Canadian Arm, just working away...
Besides all the amazing work, and I must say, the night shot from the air, with the glow of the deck through lenses, was absolutely beautiful, I want to congratulate you one your 1/2 million subscribers benchmark. Success all the way around. Still waiting on the tally ho/sampson boat works merchandise to become available, please. Please, please. Great work everyone, so much fun to watch and Learn
Thanks for the explanation of what has been changed with the capstan. I've wanted to watch all of Keith's videos but just haven't had the time yet. I like how, in the second launching of Tally Ho, there wasn't any slow, suspenseful lowering of the hull into the water. Just drop her in, she's a known quantity in the brine now.
Congrats on getting the prop sorted, you could hear the difference pre and post adjustments (there was a rhythmic thrum pre-adjustment) so seeing it all come together was awesome!
I'm 79 years old and a former US Navy man who spent 2 years before the mast. I cannot overstate how much I love this project and these videos; they have enriched my life for 7 years and I'm still grinning like a mule eating briers every time I watch a new video. Congratulations to Leo and the expert crew. Keep up the good work and thank you for all the enjoyment I have received over the years. It's been a privilege to have witnessed the evolution of the new Tally-Ho!
Before the mast? Are you sure you're not 279 years old? Just kidding, with a smiley face emoji, even. Thank you for your service. More of a Tillamook guy, myself.
What does before the mast mean?
Aaaaah nice touch Leo with the dusk shot of the the running lights ....👍
Sexy AF 😊
@@Silentnite85 On big sailing ships the officers had quarters at the rear of the ship. And seamen usually slept between the decks in the middle and front of the ship. So 'before the mast' refers to seamen instead of officers.
What a great comment.
Shout-out to Bill for picking up the capstan!
Good on'ya Bill. Well done. Cheers from Sydney, AU.
You are visibly happier these days Leo. You've got a spring in your step!😃
The local commie WEF council had him in sight there for a while
I spent a couple of days in Port Townsend last week, and got to see Tally Ho in person. She is extremely beautiful. Leo is a very lucky guy to have been able to inspire so many people to fund his dream, and to have had the access to so many incredibly talented craftspeople.
500k, WHEEHOOOO! We‘ve all waited for that keeping our fingers crossed! Congrats, Tally Ho crew!!
I ain't the subs, it's the views!
@@amham48 No kiddo, it’s the channel subs. 🙂 500k views in a few minutes? Well, not yet… 😉
Seven years ago, who would have thought? I just didn't know how many people would want to see an old boat being rebuilt. A fantastic milestone.
Quite the milestone, and I'm sitting here watching the view counter for this video roll up as I type. So glad Leo and crew can draw so many into the Tally Ho saga!
@@Urufu-san near 100,000 in 5 hrs, not too shabby.
I watched the entire casting of the cap and all the Keith Rucker Vintage Machinery Videos. Unbelievable. Keith Rucker with incredible accuracy in machining was great! The capstan was a way bigger project than I had imagined.
Keith was the "Right fit" from Go. Kudos on finding and or attracting such talented and KEY people.
Hopefully, Keith will be able to go for a sail on Tally Ho.
I've been following both channels for years now and that Capstan restoration/motorization has been fascinating! As a Mechanical Engineer (now retired) and quasi-machinist I can see all the little details involved. Can't wait to see it installed and operating!
Anyone who has worked with 100+ year old machinery can assure you it will ALWAYS be a bigger project with more technical challenges than expected. Keith did a fantastic job, it was a pleasure watching him work out solutions to each problem as it arose. The world needs more people who approach things this way, gives me hope that we aren't all slipping into a throwaway mentality.
I’m running a 2009 diesel car. There are challenges but it’s a good car. I don’t want a box of electronics that barely work together.
Tally Ho is properly steam punk now. 19th century (and older) cosmetics and 21st century guts. A marvellous mix of tried-and-true and cutting edge. Thanks, Leo & crew, for multiplying your work load so that we can sip coffee and watch you work.
This series has the best un-boxings ever.
Best you tube series ever
You looked like a happy child at Christmas Unwrapping the cap.
Leo, have been watching progress on Tally Ho for years with much interest. We were just in Port Townsend and had the opportunity to see the boat in person. Blown away by the quality of workmanship. The videos don’t do it justice. Thanks for amazing video content chronicling the project.
Watching Dave make the pattern for the top of the capstan, Clarke and his struggles to cast the capstan top, and then Keith doing all the complex machining to make room for the gearing to make the capstan both manually operated and mechanically operated, was quite the project. I think the restoration of the capstan was a little more involved than Keith originally anticipated, but he got it done. Would love to see those guys go for a sale on the Tally Ho one day.
Keith's ability to explain the "why's and how's" of what he was doing really kept me engaged, as I would have otherwise felt lost in the project having little to no machining experience. It was a great watch.
@chuckm6592 Err, you meant *sail* right?
@@grahammonk8013 It's a small mind that can only spell a word one way. You understood him, but for some reason had to bring him down to what? Your level? Be nice.
@@grahammonk8013 I thought he was hoping for a discount :-)
@@grahammonk8013
*- Thanks for the courtesy of providing Steve a heads-up to so he can edit the typo/auto-correct "sale" screw-up.*
*- Good for you; Noticing...and then caring enough to bother helping out.*
Glad to see the capstan is back home. I can certainly say, it has been an adventure
Thanks so much for being a big part of this restoration.
Loved your videos on this!
Yeah, I bet! Good that the adventure continues on :)
Thanks for all of the time and effort you and your friends put in. And thanks for filming it, so we could follow along.
Nice job 👍
Leo, I was in Oban, Scotland this week and saw a beautiful and huge yacht in the harbour and went over to have a look. Upon looking up the boat information the first video that popped up was of you sailing her - it was Adix!
I had seen this video previously, but I didn't quite appreciate your prowess as a sailor until I saw her in person. I didn't think you could impress me more!
Tally Ho is looking beautiful and I'm so excited to see the adventures that are ahead.
Oban is one of my favourite places on the West Coast of Scotland and I try to visit it whenever I can, I like to use it as a launching platform to visit all the islands rather than driving up the coast, the seafood is amazing as well.
As you've restored Tally Ho, and modernized her, this poem has often crossed my mind:
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back.
Always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meeting and material assistance which no [person] could have dreamt would come their way.
I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets -
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
W.H. Murray
I have to say that the guy who drove across America with the capstan for you has my greatest admiration, just like the pink fireman some time ago.
I'd be interested to know which routes he took since I can't imagine covering 3000 miles as fast as he did.
Splicing braided line while aloft, Bob is a stud!
Tally Ho is truly beautiful, a credit to her designer Albert Strange and all that have supported her journey and laboured to save this important boat from being lost to age and wear. Leo, your skill as a project manager, videographer, evangelist and leader of the highest quality is what has enabled the incredible quality of this amazing boat. Leo, you deserve the accolades. Enjoy!
Absolutely, well said. Leo is an amazing fellow.
Anyone else notice the sky was crying when they pulled her out the water, but bright and sunny when she went back in. Must be a sign... Keep up the great work, such an honour to watch, especially since I can't get there from Australia.
Hi guys, I must say every time I look at tally Ho and remember where she come from to where she is today. She just looks so fantastic and it’s a credit to each and everyone of you that worked on her. Just keep up the good work she’ll be around for many more years, hopefully another110+ years Cliff from Australia
I hate to be a Debbie Downer amongst all the happiness, but, as good as these vids are, I can't help but think the end is near. At least for this phase of the project. I've been here since day 1 and it must getting close to the team breaking up and people starting to go their separate ways. On the upside, any of the team members must be inifinitely more employable with Tally Ho on their CV, especially the youngers guys just starting out. Huge congrats on the 500k.
Leo, it was very smart of get the original Capstan restored, its gonna look awesome on Tally Ho's Deck! when she's all painted up! I already watched Keith's videos of recasting the Capstan it was quite the job!
Leo looked about as giddy unboxing that capstan as Keith did when he put everything together and it fit as well as worked! Great work on the lighting Erica! Thanks for sharing another great video Leo!
500K.....Let's see what the town building inspector says about that!! Hahahahah! Well done! DD
💯😂😅😮
Rucker did a great job. His videos are amazing. Really enjoyed the pattern maker's and foundry vids as well.
Keith and Clarke really busted their humps on this difficult old design to keep it as authentic as possible.
And a shout out to Bill for driving it down to Port Townsend! 👏
@@Bob_Adkins Not to mention the powering of the Capstan! It's a shame to hide that mechanism
below deck.
These videos have become a way of life for me, and I’m like a kid at X-mas when Leo publishes. Another triumph that while a bit wistful made me think of my hand tools waiting patiently for me to come back to the chest and do an honest day of work. Bravo to all who have put little signatures on board as she bravely goes about the business of Cape Horn!
I hope there are copies of Hornblower and a few bottles of good rum for the quiet times, and stout hands for the inevitable bumps in the path to Cowes.
The restoration/mechanization of Tally Ho's capstan was a huge community effort, my Thanks to EVERYBODY who stepped up!!! ; -)
Road trip of a lifetime. Bill ,You’ll be immortalized along with all the other amazing people associated with Tally Ho.
I guess I’ll say it again: what a beautiful boat!
Seeing the clever double constrictor lashing was really cool. Love to see that kind of thing.
Leo, you have some of the most amazing craftspersons, providers, supporters, and volunteers working for you. It's a credit to your executive management skills. Mike 🇦🇺
I've watched the capstan from the start, amazing results considering the challenges. Windy Hill Foundry really needs a huge shout out for the challenges they faced casting the top, that was no easy feat!
Gratulations from Germany for 500k!
I have followed the two of you for years…. That in and of itself was a fantastic collaboration to bring the capstan back to its century old ‘ upgrade improved’ ‘ original condition. Mr. Rucker’s machine shop is beautiful Old School perfection…TRULY MATCHING the beautiful craftsmanship you all used to rescue and resurrect Tally Ho. My heart and soul is smiling.
I had a good chuckle over the crate for that massive cast-iron capstan being labelled ‘Fragile’!
It's nice to see that the gearbox issues are resolved properly, with the help of an expert. You never want to go out to sea with potential issues, warranty aside. You want to know that your equipment is reliable, well made, and something you can put your life on the line on. Awesome work from everyone involved!
I have watched all the capston rebuild videos and your so lucky to have it restored and modernized.
Congratulations for 500k Subs, Leo!
I'm still overwhelmed by how great her hull looks. It's almost a shame the beautiful teal is only visible to people on other boats when Tally Ho is heeling over. 😅
Gees, I get all chocked up every time I see Tally Ho leave port! What a beautiful example of fine woodworking and craftsmanship!⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
i watched all the capstan work disassembly, pattern making , casting,machining and assembly .huge project. lots of people involved.
You know you've got a classic boat when it takes seizing mallets to install your running lights!
Thank you again Leo for sharing. The story of Tally Ho, with you and your fantastic team of people who have made this story possible, has been just incredible to follow. ❤❤❤
And the capstan is finally home. Great transcontinental collaboration. 👍
Way to go gal, 40 lights is a good deal of fussy, thoughtful work. Appreciate seeing your pipe and wire work. Making it clean and often needing to disappear is not easy on a vessel of this level and as the lights are something that is touched often, and in plain view.
Congratulations on 500k, on the Capstan and on the solved prop-lem!
Congrats on 500k Leo!
I don't know who the filming person is, but it's a nice touch to get that documentary perspective of Leo, crew and ship. Congrats on the 500K subs and looking forward to the sailing adventures to come!
Orange -green .????
I greatly enjoy watching Mr. Rucker and his friends work. They're keeping skills alive that are in peril of being lost to CNC.
Lots of good news of course but WOW: I'm now one of half a million subscribers!!!! Congratulations! When I first discovered the project, which must have been in the first year or so, I immediately went back to see all the older video's. I hope the new subscribers will be inclined to do the same thing. They won't be disappointed!
Hello Leo and team, you are now a very important part of my life, please do not forget or stop updating videos of Tally-ho's life. Thank you very much, you make my dreams come true
Bloody hell mate as a wooden boatbuilder from years gone bye you’ve doing what I’ve always dreamed of but life and family got in the way. Nicely of course so now your dreams are mine thank you.
I've been watching this project since the early stages. I still get excited when Leo launches a new video. Increasingly, I find myself grinning like the proverbial Cheshire cat just watching awesome guys with awesome talents recreating this beautiful lady.
Nice new prop - And Finally the capstan is back for painting....
Congratulations on 500k subs Leo, it's about time, for the best boat channel on YT !
I would say he has the best yt channel.
I don’t know the exact rule but I believe the inside of a sidelight box should be flat black or non-reflective.
As an aside, several years ago I installed a 4-bladed Vari-Prop on my boat. Vari-Prop was excellent to work with. They even shortened the blades a half inch to give me a little more tip clearance. Tally Ho looks fantastic. Congratulations to you and your crew.
I saw the rebuild of the capstan by Keith Rucker and the whole Tally Ho project and I am truly impressed. It seems like a case of the right people coming together and the right time and what you (Leo) where able to do (including ALL the people that were there to help you) is truly amazing!
The magnetic lines of flux have aligned to make this happen. And the boat Tally Ho keeps getting more fluxed
@@itsallspent It seems so and I wish them all the best for the future!
Man watching this channel grow from the beginning to what is today has been amazing adventure 🎉thank you for all the great work and talent
Wow, I've done thousands of splices, but never aloft. Very cool!
I can't believe I have been watching for 7 years, Tally Ho!
Congratulations on Half a million subscribers Leo and Crew !!!.... Well deserved 👍😃
24:53 is the money shot for anyone responsible for deck finishing. God that is beautiful.
That drone view of the deck at night with the lights below illuminating the ports, took my breath away. She is very fine lady and Leo and team has built her to the nines!
So glad the new prop worked out for you. I work for Ford Motor Co, in Michigan, just north of Detroit at the Sterling Axle Plant, we make all axles for F150, Explorer, we make the front and rear axles drum to drum when they leave our plant, 1.9 million axles last year. My department laps the ring and pinions, you load the ring on an arbor, push the pinion in it`s arbor, when you hit the start button, the arbors chuck the ring and pinion, the door shuts, and compound starts flowing on the ring and pinion as they are spinning at 2,000 rpms. Three passes on the drive side and 3 passes on the coast side, it`s a 3 minute cycle, when the door opens, that ring and pinion is married, the surfaces of the teeth are perfectly matched to each other and it stays a set for life.Just a little foot note from the Auto Industry that`s alive and well in Michigan.
Props to you on getting this issue solved!
You are all True Craftsman on this project.
It’s no small thing to say that Leo is a great TH-camr, considering he is a boatbuilder and sailor.
I love Tally Ho’s lines!
Congratulations on half a million subscribers!
"Back sailing again" feels soooo abstract after 7 years of watching You rebuild this boat :D love this project since beggining and seeing it float is one of the most awesome feeling ever :D keep it up Leo and the rest of the crew :D cant wait when You will land in UK and meet You if possible :D greetings from Poland ❤❤
Great to see the personal delivery of the capstan. I've enjoyed watching the videos of that rebuild. It was way more complicated then one would have guessed.
So stoked, people, I tell you. Great work, Tally Ho crew!!! ⛵
Leo, like many others I've been with you from the beginning and have never missed a video. I have never kidded you about your hair but you gotta stop smiling all the time, from a distance it looks like your throat's cut. :) I'm 91, retired USAF, commercial pilot (general aviation) and I did play around with several sail boats in my younger days. This is my first post and I think this is the best YT channel, bar none. Congrats on 500 K. Cheers!!
Thank you for the Father’s Day gift..
Girlie observation: the engine RPM and gearbox-ratio/prop-pitch match-up difficulties are the mechanical equivalent of finding a bra that's both effective AND comfortable.
I'm 9½ stone but roughly a UK NN-cup (it's all hopelessly vague at the wrong end of the bra-fitting alphabet), and gave up trying to find a decent commercial product years ago.
I make my own bras these days, but I'm no engineer, and juggling static loading, vibration and dynamic oscillation with resonant frequencies and whatnot is a literal pain in the neck.
One of these days there's going to be a support-garment version of the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse...🤪
What a beautiful boat.
Such a beautiful boat. We thank you for taking us along on your journey.
Good plan. I forgot to take into account that you'll need to get some sailing in this summer to be able to get to England in time for Fastnet 2027!
Tally Ho for the win. I'll be betting on her!
Well worth re-watching.
the whole series is very much worth rewatching.. almost as good as watching for the first time.
The way that Leo kept civil while the County permits were negotiated. Those are precious.
#TallyHo
Great video as always. Just one minor detail regarding the feathering prop: it's not centrifugal force that rotates the vanes into their "engaged" setting. For this type of prop it's internal gears that are driven by the torque of the propshaft itself. That's why the hub rotates when you move the vanes.
There are also "folding" style feathering props that indeed use centrifugal force to open. These are simpler and slightly more aerodynamic than the gear driven type. Their efficiency under power is however lower, specifically in reverse.
What a journey. Congratulations on the 500k. Nice to see her coming along so nicely.
Cant wait to see Tally HO up in Canada this summer !!!
500 K subscribers. Congratulations, Leo. Well-deserved. 👍
Well done, those nav lights and steaming light are gorgeous and that capstan motorization is brilliant, I cannot wait to see that installed.
You look extremely happy Leo!
Can’t wait to see how the capstan goes in…
A quick prop reference for anyone wondering what "it's" all about. I bought a sail boat-33'. It had a 3 blade fixed prop; no folding, no feathering. Great under motor. Bad under sail and for racing; too much drag. I changed it to a 2 blade folding prop; far cheaper than a feathering prop. I lost some of my racing handicap points, but it was way better under sail and great for racing, especially in lower winds. It worked great under motor going forward. The biggest disadvantage was going in reverse under power; for docking. Very little control and I would have to rev the motor a lot higher just to get the job done; whether it was against the tide or the docks; this proved inaccurate and dangerous; made better with practice. In hindsight, or my budget was different, I would have gone for a 3 blade feathering prop. I tell "you" this, because nobody ever told me................. DD
With electric motors and regen possibilities it gets even more critical and complex. .. generally though the props need to be larger with more blades and thinner more efficient shapes..
What's really needed is adjustable pitch props that can be completely feathered for sailing or reversed for regen
Or reverse..😉 and it all comes down to hull speeds and motor issues.
I would still have fitted a line cutter or prop cage to keep lines or floating debris ot of the prop arc. Diving on the prop or rudder of a larger heavy boat even in a swell is dodgy especially if it's dark and the waters cold.
Jules of Emerald Steel has a video on the calculations in selecting a prop.
In the mid-1800s, when steam power started getting taken seriously in naval circles, screw-driven steam ships had two major issues. One was range and a lack of places to refuel (re-coal, actually, since oil firing wouldn't start gaining traction for another half century). That meant a warship, meant to cruise for long distances, had to have a full sailing rig in addition to its steam engine and screw. Which, in short order, revealed the second issue.
If you stuck a prop on the back of said warship that was big enough to provide useful speed, it exerted so much drag that your speed under sail dropped well below acceptable levels. What to do?
Most designers of the time resorted to a prop that could be disconnected from the shaft and lifted up, on rails built into the sternpost, out of the water when sailing. When steam power was needed, the shaft would be rotated to the proper orientation, the prop would be lowered onto it and locked in place, and the ship could then maneuver under power.
Not the best solution, and there's a pretty hard upper limit on how much power you can put on a setup like that before it tears itself apart. But the steam engines of the day weren't that powerful, and by the time the tech had advanced to make them that powerful, most nations had coaling stations established along their trade routes, so an auxiliary sailing rig became redundant and eventually disappeared from designs.
Interestingly, the retractable prop also helped drive the adoption of the elliptical stern, since the overhang over the rudder provided room for the lifting gear, and storage for the prop when it was off the shaft. Some early steam warships - iirc HMS Warrior is one? - still dressed up the stern with a flat faux transom and dummy windows to a nonexistent captain's cabin. The lack of a cabin with stern gallery windows was apparently anathema to many naval officers of the day.
You should do a video on it.
@@christopherreed4723 Nice!!!
Congrats on 500k Leo, it’s long overdue.
What an amazing crew. Such calm confident capable folk. Congratulations on the new prop. Happy Summer cruising!
That's a beautiful job on the capstan! :)
Changing the prop over has added a new twist to the restoration story. 😉
I Started watching the Build @ Part 92. over the last few days as I have been a little under the weather. So it was a chance to watch all the parts that I missed. WoW its so amazing that you got such fantastic volunteers. And the skill they learnt building Tally Ho. Well done Leo.
Omg, portownsend? My family is from there, I’m going this summer for a two week sail on the Schooner Martha. Maybe I’ll see your boat on the docks! Congrats on one of the most beautiful wooden boats I have ever seen.
I really can not judge which one is more difficult, hard work or patience. The Tally Ho crew have them both and they work persistently without overlooking any detail while working. You all are amazing. I am glad that the gear ratio problem was solved to your liking by replacing and adjusting the new prop. Leo's explanation of the situation was comforting too because the system will work smoothly and productively.
Can't wait to see Tally Ho making headway under full sail
Along with Tallyho, there are some beautiful-looking boats in the harbour. Nice!
I have a MaxProp feathering prop on my sailboat. Make certain to have several spare cap anodes in inventory. They can be hard to get when in somewhat remote places. I needed one when having a diver clean my hull. I thought I was screwed when the anode was pulled and in bad shape. I was on a deadline to make a weather window, to cross the Gulf Stream. I would have missed my window waiting on that anode. Luckily, my wife saw some in a cabinet from the previous owner's purchase and saved the day.
Look for the ones with an aluminum ring embedded in the zinc to prevent the whole thing from falling off prematurely as it is consumed.
Bob, the block maker, the fid fatale of line, is so in tune with the rig (ar ar ar). Hanging off the rig like an astronaut on the Canadian Arm, just working away...
Congratulations on reaching a half-million subscribers!
Besides all the amazing work, and I must say, the night shot from the air, with the glow of the deck through lenses, was absolutely beautiful, I want to congratulate you one your 1/2 million subscribers benchmark. Success all the way around. Still waiting on the tally ho/sampson boat works merchandise to become available, please. Please, please. Great work everyone, so much fun to watch and Learn
Thanks for the explanation of what has been changed with the capstan. I've wanted to watch all of Keith's videos but just haven't had the time yet.
I like how, in the second launching of Tally Ho, there wasn't any slow, suspenseful lowering of the hull into the water. Just drop her in, she's a known quantity in the brine now.
Congrats on getting the prop sorted, you could hear the difference pre and post adjustments (there was a rhythmic thrum pre-adjustment) so seeing it all come together was awesome!
Congrats on passing 500k subs