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Aargh! That was a KISS at the end of Leo's Comment! I've been assaulted! I didn't give written consent! Help! Help! No, wait a mo. Leo's a terrific guy so kiss away, mate.😚 And here's a great big squishy Elli-hug to keep it company... Brace yourself, man!
I've been cutting and laying out traditional timber frames for 40 years. What you are doing is not easy. Your and Pete's work is impressive. Thank you for taking us through the process.
Every time Leo thanks us, I just cant help but look at my computer screen and say "No Leo, thank you". I don't think Leo knows how much he has done in the way of making us old sailors feel good about all the time we spent building, fixing and sailing ships and boats all around the world. So Thank you Leo, Thank you for caring about Tally Ho, it's like you actually care about us to.
Editing, music and the whole package made these 16 minutes feel much shorter and left me wanting more as always! Thanks, this brings so much inspiration.
@@TopBanana48 replayed the sequence when I noticed this and found Leo's choreography is more subtle and sophisticated than most of us realize. The staple percussions happen twice, the scene cuts all land on the beat, the body gestures even line up. 👨🍳💋
The direction of the video is perfect - like Leo's entire work - a sense of shot, detail, environment. Romantic-nostalgic pictures and captivating music = 5 stars! But "we shipbuilders from the heart" are eagerly shaking for more work on his TallyHo and longing for every shot of his dexterous hands ... 😉
Watching these videos has been an island of joy in the midst of a struggle with cancer. In August they told me there was nothing more they could do so it seemed I would never see Tally Ho on the water. Now they have taken out a 7.5 kg tumour and they say I have a 50% chance of seeing another 5 years. So that day will come.
Loved the editing at 3:00 where three hammer blows fitting in to the pause in the music track. Exactly the right place and in exactly the right time. Precision. Just like the work Tally Ho.
Those little editing touches are so great and sprinkled in just the right frequency to not become stale or rote, the production on this series is so good.
Well Leo was/is a musician, He knows the track used, and had already edited the footage. Now has there been some nice touches like this all the way through ? lol
Dear Leo Goolden. Please don't worry, Sir! Nothing that you ever have shared or will share in the future is boring for us viewers/fans! 👍👌👏 Thanks a lot for making, teaching, explaining, recording, editing, uploading and sharing this unbeliiiievably fantastic restoration journey. Best regards, luck and health to all involved.
Thanks for S.V. Martha and her captain’s words of wisdom. It’s thoughtful and hardworking folks like you and him that are setting the right course for others to follow.
The captain’s words were powerful and will echo through eternity, Lord willing we won’t lose touch with where we came from and who we are and the lord will continue to lead guide direct and protect us ! I pray whoever reads this message is comforted by Gods love!
Any artist or craftsperson are fearful of the same things - As D'arcy says "...worried and upset that so many of our national treasures and maritime artifacts are going away" I suggest that many of our traditions are being lost... to time or apathy and that is disheartening... I am learning hand tool woodworking (one of the reasons I am so enthralled with Leo's channel and the team's talent) and find that we continually "re-discover" what the masters knew and simply took for granted would be passed-down through apprentices. I am guessing the same issues exists with boat builders and specifically wooden boat builders, there is a lack of interest and prospects to become apprentices in boat building, let alone if there are "true" masters out there to teach them or bring them under their wing...
'Too technical or boring'? Man, you're a master at making the most interesting video's! All's explained well, accompanied by drawings or images, if needed. If I were a teacher at a school for boat-building, I would make this series study material for my students for gaining extra points. I could give more praise (and I probably will do in the near future) but hearing you say what I just quoted made me comment right now.
It is clear from this video why Leo is always able to achieve a beautiful result. His planning and tenacity are so impressive. Just think of how well the planking went and know the decking will go equally well. No excuses, just impressive boat building. What was that saying? "No brag, just fact"!
I don't go in the water myself, I watch for the education and the passion of you and the rest. Especially the passion. Beauty should always be championed.
While I like watching you guys woodworking as much as the next guy, I particularly like these slightly more technical descriptive videos. You have a gift for explaining boat building concepts in an easy to understand manner. Also you sketches are always really helpful. Thanks!
Dude I don't know if more comments help your channel, but fuckin A here's another one for all the love and craftsmanship poured into the refurbishment of the Tally Ho vessel. Cheers from Wisconsin !
Definitely Not Boring. Young man you have the knowledge and Wisdom of one more seasoned than yourself. Please keep these videos coming. She is looking beautiful.
I’ve been watching since the first episode Leo. I just wanted to say how much I look forward to your videos every weekend. I’m a cabinet maker that’s had to step back from woodworking these last few years for family reasons. Your dedication to quality and craftsmanship keeps my passion alive. Thank you Leo.
Great job Pete for keeping those boards in control on the fork lift with all that wind/rain. At one moment I thought - oh.... but then it was - it's o.k. Pete's got it sorted!
Boring? What you produce and work on can never be boring. It makes me smile when i see your videos popup so i can watch one more. Not a boat person but i live in Stockholm archipelago , so i have been around them all my life. Was at the vasa museum last weekend and was thinking of your projekt then.
Greetings from Indonesia, I am also a maker of wooden boats, I really like this channel, because this channel inspired me to create a TH-cam channel about boats
27,000 likes and not one dislike! A testament to your exceptional content Leo,- and the awesome audience that tune in every week to appreciate and learn from you and your crew!
the condition of the hull when you started the restoration is testament to your vision...and sheer guts and tenacity! It doesn't seem all that long ago since you were wrestling on your own with a big piece of purple heart, making the keel, with only a parrot to help. You've come a long way with true grit and determination.... a first class channel.....
My goodness Leo, the thought process you go through on every detail of this project is amazing. Tally Ho could have never fallen into better hands. Awesome video and music as always.
Really enjoy watching your episodes so much that they way too quickly. Do you have to sleep when not working?😁 No I do understand Time Management and Multitasking and you do both quite well!! Tally Ho is becoming such an awesome boat each week and will be a magnificent masterpiece of, blood, sweat and tears when you raise the sails for your first time👏👏👏👏❤️
Boring? Don't say that, please. It's just something really important for all of us understand all the struggling you're facing rebuilding this classic yatch. Just keep doing it, it's awesome, inspirational and very informative. Regards from Brazil.
Never to technical or boring! Leo, you have a way of breaking down the design and explaining (and drawing) it in a way that is very easy to follow. I feel like I understand so much more the craftmanship that goes into a wooden boat. Thanks! Keep up the technical stuff!
Last night, a few drunken guests of my neighbours took and destroyed one of my plants, at which I caught them red handed but too late to save my plant (a Passiflora mollissima that I grew from seed). As it is impossible to put a price tag to the specimen (they are not sold as plants in the Netherlands), it's quite hard to determine the amount of money that would compensate my loss. In stead, I asked them to donate a reasonable amount of money to the restoration of Tally Ho.
I love the watching your wild hair get wilder with each passing month! Meet the challenge! Don't cut it for a year!!! Love your videos! They are my favorite TH-cam entertainment.
I really enjoyed Leo's discussion about the sprung and straight-laid deck planks. It is this type of very interesting and well done video that keeps me coming back time and time again. I love hearing about and understanding how things work. Leo is very good at this. If Leo was a University Professor, there would be an unending waiting list for his classes.
I expected hull planking to be complicated, but you demonstrated that it was way more complicated than I imagined. Why was I so surprised to watch this video showing that deck planking was really complicated too? Wow. Thanks Leo, you really do a great job explaining what you do.
The Navy minesweeper I was stationed on was all wood. 172 feet long and 36 foot beam. The craftsmanship of the Maine builders in 1954 is just beautiful! Had to be as non-magnetic as possible. I remember the wooden deck with the caulking seams.
Not a mariner and my woodworking skills are confined to a wood turning hobby but I find this channel’s content fascinating - dare I say a privilege to witness the journey? …
I spent a number of years sailing on Martha’s sister, she was named Lady Ada and was owned by a man named Eddie Weinberg (now deceased) he owned three schooners and we sailed them as a charter company in Southern California. I’ve been privileged to sail a number of schooners in my life (over 20) but Lady used to always have a surprise for me, a very lovely boat to sail. Now my PNW life has led me to power boats (as a matter of fact the lobster boat shown at 8:17 in this video is mine) but I still love wooden sailboats the most.
Colin, I drooled over your lobster boat. It's elegant. One of my other passions is radio controlled modeling, primarily airplanes, but a working scale model of one is in my queue.
This is the stuff I like. The technical exciting stuff. You do a great job teaching the world 🌎 how a boat should be built. MARTHA is the way a boat should look clean and ship shape.
I am a land Surveyor from Missouri and I have laid out all sorts of things. Foundations, walls, ramps, stairs buildings, towers, assembly line machinery, among other things. I like your approach in laying out complex curves. Also scaled drawings and designs and making templates will make for the best construction with less mistakes. I really enjoy watching you and your crew of miscreants re-building Tally Ho. I miss Poncho. P.S. where is Pete's dog?
Wonderful, every piece/part/bit of viewing. And music /audio. This feed one's soul. Especially in the time we go through, now. World wide. 🙏🏻👍🏻 Thank you Leo. (and Your team) It is hard for me to grasp, how You feel "inside". I guess it must be intense! Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻 👍🏻
Stop scribbling all over my boat - I've invested over a 100 hours watching this get made, and I like it without graffiti. More seriously, what a monumental piece of laying out. I know that even if I had the skills, I'd be paralysed by indecision at nearly every step. Yet again I Iearn how paintstakingly engineered these wooden boats are.
Your attention to the details of all things with Tally Ho will make her look stunning when she's finished. Every detail will have been looked at, considered, modified, checked and double checked before finally being put into construction and fitting. I commend you on your craftsmanship and tenacity to keep Tally Ho looking as original as ever. Well done and keep the great videos coming.
In the long deck measuring shot you really get a sense of how big this boat is. This is an incredible project and dream. It is great to see a group of people following a dream.
I am so pleased that you managed to successfully overcome the many hurdles associated with bringing the deck lumber in from Canada. It's a pleasure and privilege to feel part of this remarkable Tally Ho community.
Thank you Leo, I learn something new in each video... it's being more than 2 years since you started and what I like the most is that you do not rush or make light decisions just to cut time in building, instead you analyze well your call and perform such as an expert you guys are. Keep up the good work and we will walk with you in this journey.
Great video Leo, proper technical, informative and visual, all at the same time. Love Martha ❤ too, what a treat seeing her wonderful original interior. Thanks.
Newbie sailor and budding mechanical engineer here. Absolutely loving the level of woodworking and also sailing knowledge you communicate in these videos. This content is amazing. You rock! Very excited to see how the process of fabricating and installing the planks goes. Also, I know it's probably a long way off, but I am just so excited to see the mast and all the rigging and stuff go up, that'll be a real treat. Your previous sort of preview/overview video on rigging was really something. Great job as always!
that schooner is pure beauty, breathtaking,i am so glad it is being used and upkept , makes me even happier to see Tally Ho being restored its going to be amazing to see tally ho under full sail what a journey , well done leo
Martha, what a beautiful vessel! And how lucky she is to have such a skilled and eloquent master. Loving the vibe of this video, the hammer strikes synced with the music in the beginning was great.
What an amazing project. I started carving a couple things with the live oak cutoff I bought from Leo last year. I laid out of the ~2' X 3' slab for two mallets & handles and 3 different size fids. The end of the slab had some interesting grain and only a few inches of splitting in the whole piece. I'm going to try to make a guitar wall hanger from the last bit of it. I think I'll have enough left to try carving a small model. But it's impressive how dense the wood is, lots of sharpening for a few cuts. It's an honour to own some of the material.
A vibrant audio track to accompany your fast action procedure. It's nice to see that whenever you feel you need a break your retreat is just outside the door.
Thanks for giving us an extra episode. The music and videography are well corigraphed. It was nice that you were able to get your sea legs back under you. Too bad the weather didn't cooperate. Martha looks like she is a well loved vessel. May she continue her voyages into the next century.
Schooner Martha is amazing. What an elegant and beautiful piece of vintage historical maritime treasure. Sailing on her sure must have been a nice weekend treat. Fascinating to learn how the deck planks are laid out. What a great channel and fantastic community. Thanks for sharing Leo and keep up the great work!
Hi Leo,I used to work as a marine fitter on wooden Grimsby Seine net fishing boats and I was used to working on the same vessels with shipwrights,so I have seen steaming and caulking many times,but it wasn’t until I started watching your channel (from the beginning)that I truly appreciated the art of wooden boat design and construction..Thanks to yourself and all of the people who made it possible👏👏👏..I am currently watching Finn doing a rebuild on Knott finished yet cheers Roly 🇬🇧.
Each episode seems more important than the last. I know that this isn't true as we are BUILDING a dream but the odds seem to narrow with each solved situation. As for the individual who said that they had watched this project for long enough and were ready to see her underway, I don't feel that you appreciate the nearly unprecedented fortune to which you are witness. We all anticpate the launch but the more astute realize how amazing it is to have a Master explain every detail of this construction as it occurs. With the obvious exception of "A to A" on the east coast, this enchanted process has never, to my knowledge, been catalogued so thoroughly and by such immaculate professionals. As much as I want to see Tally Ho underway I savor each episode and each new problem sussed through by Leo and the boys and try my best to learn what this Master Shipright/Architect/Sailor has been kind enough to document for us. Thanks to ALL of you, I have been blessed with an education that I couldn't have Imagined three years ago.
Yippee ki yay Leo! Your description was spot on. It feels so "right" to see you at this point in the build, so glad you chose to go with the traditional style decking as found on the original Tally Ho. Super!
Wow, it’s so amazing to see the deck planking starting. I’m glad you have the resources to do it traditionally. Don’t worry about it being too technical, you’ve got the perfect balance-of course we all would be happy for more! With your editing skills and music choices, you could probably read from a phone book and it wouldn’t be boring.
Never boring. More entrancing or less so, at least to my brain. Always interesting, educational and another chapter in the restoration of the Tally Ho.
I really like these technical videos where you explain the lining out process. It’s amazing how much work goes on behind the scenes before you actually start laying down the deck!
Agreed...and what is so doubly impressive to me is that there is virtually nothing that can be fully developed until the preceding step is fully completed....
Nice, thing with the big door of the boat shed opening and closing at the beginning and the end of the video:) Thanks Leo, and Crew, have a nice week:)
Like detailed cabinet work on a very large scale. Obviously so much goes into the thinking and planning that you only see as beautiful boat. Well done Leo , a great example of your dogged determination to build Tally Ho to very highest standard possible. Keep up the wonderful work.
This is such excellent content, after each vid you post, I always think they are WAY too short. I understand the logistics of shooting, editing, uploading, etc etc, which would take more time away from keeping your hands dirty. I sure do love the way it is coming together!! Stay safe, keep the finger count where it belongs, and keep on boating. Yeah.
With some background in both engineering and construction (neither in nautical mind you) I followed you rather well, after watching the previous work and a few other channels as well. I can hardly wait to see it transformed into actual woodworking with you and your crew of busy beavers. Loved the look at the Martha as well. I agree that too much nautical history has been lost to upgrades in technology. Yeah, newer "better" ways have "improved" the speed at which boats have been turned out of the docks as far as production goes, and have allowed those with less instincts/knowledge to earn a living at sea with electronic finders to locate their hauls. But the boats/vessels are much less romantic to look at too. They don't bring a sense of feeling that the old wooden boats with care of craftsmanship did and still do if well maintained and cared for. Martha is still a beautiful lady 114 years later.
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Aargh! That was a KISS at the end of Leo's Comment! I've been assaulted! I didn't give written consent! Help! Help!
No, wait a mo. Leo's a terrific guy so kiss away, mate.😚 And here's a great big squishy Elli-hug to keep it company... Brace yourself, man!
One your plywood templates moved. Check the footage.
Can’t believe it’s almost time for the deck planks. Can’t wait for the next episode. Thank you for the amazing content.
@@Joshua1_7sc ?
I've been cutting and laying out traditional timber frames for 40 years. What you are doing is not easy. Your and Pete's work is impressive. Thank you for taking us through the process.
I built a picnic table once. I'm ready for this.
Im a passable carpenter. Just watching him laying it out made my head and knees hurt.
Precise work and extra effort to record and share the details. Thanks to Leo and his crew, for sharing his amazing journey and fine work.
Every time Leo thanks us, I just cant help but look at my computer screen and say "No Leo, thank you". I don't think Leo knows how much he has done in the way of making us old sailors feel good about all the time we spent building, fixing and sailing ships and boats all around the world. So Thank you Leo, Thank you for caring about Tally Ho, it's like you actually care about us to.
Spot on. It's a master class in everything I admire. He is such an amazing talent.
Editing, music and the whole package made these 16 minutes feel much shorter and left me wanting more as always! Thanks, this brings so much inspiration.
Nice pace of warm nostalgic b-roll. I over-do my editing cuz it's fun. lol
At 2:29 loved the music-staple alignment
@@TopBanana48 replayed the sequence when I noticed this and found Leo's choreography is more subtle and sophisticated than most of us realize. The staple percussions happen twice, the scene cuts all land on the beat, the body gestures even line up. 👨🍳💋
Loved it. Thanks Leo.
The direction of the video is perfect - like Leo's entire work - a sense of shot, detail, environment. Romantic-nostalgic pictures and captivating music = 5 stars! But "we shipbuilders from the heart" are eagerly shaking for more work on his TallyHo and longing for every shot of his dexterous hands ... 😉
Watching these videos has been an island of joy in the midst of a struggle with cancer. In August they told me there was nothing more they could do so it seemed I would never see Tally Ho on the water. Now they have taken out a 7.5 kg tumour and they say I have a 50% chance of seeing another 5 years. So that day will come.
good luck with your recovery.
Good luck and God bless for a good recovery!
Praying that you will see Tally Ho afloat!
Best to you, Assam! Good thing too - according to Leo it'll be just "two more years". ;)
wonderful positive thinking good luck
Loved the editing at 3:00 where three hammer blows fitting in to the pause in the music track. Exactly the right place and in exactly the right time. Precision. Just like the work Tally Ho.
Those little editing touches are so great and sprinkled in just the right frequency to not become stale or rote, the production on this series is so good.
I came here to post exactly this... it made my heart beat a little faster :)
Genius!
I don’t know how he has time…
Well Leo was/is a musician, He knows the track used, and had already edited the footage. Now has there been some nice touches like this all the way through ? lol
Dear Leo Goolden.
Please don't worry, Sir! Nothing that you ever have shared or will share in the future is boring for us viewers/fans! 👍👌👏
Thanks a lot for making, teaching, explaining, recording, editing, uploading and sharing this unbeliiiievably fantastic restoration journey.
Best regards, luck and health to all involved.
Thanks for S.V. Martha and her captain’s words of wisdom. It’s thoughtful and hardworking folks like you and him that are setting the right course for others to follow.
The captain’s words were powerful and will echo through eternity, Lord willing we won’t lose touch with where we came from and who we are and the lord will continue to lead guide direct and protect us ! I pray whoever reads this message is comforted by Gods love!
Any artist or craftsperson are fearful of the same things - As D'arcy says "...worried and upset that so many of our national treasures and maritime artifacts are going away" I suggest that many of our traditions are being lost... to time or apathy and that is disheartening... I am learning hand tool woodworking (one of the reasons I am so enthralled with Leo's channel and the team's talent) and find that we continually "re-discover" what the masters knew and simply took for granted would be passed-down through apprentices. I am guessing the same issues exists with boat builders and specifically wooden boat builders, there is a lack of interest and prospects to become apprentices in boat building, let alone if there are "true" masters out there to teach them or bring them under their wing...
'Too technical or boring'? Man, you're a master at making the most interesting video's! All's explained well, accompanied by drawings or images, if needed. If I were a teacher at a school for boat-building, I would make this series study material for my students for gaining extra points. I could give more praise (and I probably will do in the near future) but hearing you say what I just quoted made me comment right now.
It is clear from this video why Leo is always able to achieve a beautiful result. His planning and tenacity are so impressive. Just think of how well the planking went and know the decking will go equally well. No excuses, just impressive boat building. What was that saying? "No brag, just fact"!
I hope you have a spotter for all the math you are doing! Brilliant episode! Sailing in that weather is not for the faint of heart.
Will Sonnet.
One of the greatest pleasures of the whole project is Leo’s great gift of explaining things.
I don't go in the water myself, I watch for the education and the passion of you and the rest. Especially the passion. Beauty should always be championed.
While I like watching you guys woodworking as much as the next guy, I particularly like these slightly more technical descriptive videos. You have a gift for explaining boat building concepts in an easy to understand manner. Also you sketches are always really helpful. Thanks!
Dude I don't know if more comments help your channel, but fuckin A here's another one for all the love and craftsmanship poured into the refurbishment of the Tally Ho vessel.
Cheers from Wisconsin !
I know NOTHING about Ships or Boats...... But I Know I LOVE Your Channel !!!!
Definitely Not Boring.
Young man you have the knowledge and Wisdom of one more seasoned than yourself. Please keep these videos coming. She is looking beautiful.
I’ve been watching since the first episode Leo. I just wanted to say how much I look forward to your videos every weekend. I’m a cabinet maker that’s had to step back from woodworking these last few years for family reasons. Your dedication to quality and craftsmanship keeps my passion alive. Thank you Leo.
the guy speaking about passing traditions.. full respect, he understands life
That schooner Martha is a beauty of a boat! Thanks for showing her off to us!
Two weeks in a row. I knew this was a good day.
Great job Pete for keeping those boards in control on the fork lift with all that wind/rain. At one moment I thought - oh.... but then it was - it's o.k. Pete's got it sorted!
Boring? What you produce and work on can never be boring. It makes me smile when i see your videos popup so i can watch one more.
Not a boat person but i live in Stockholm archipelago
, so i have been around them all my life.
Was at the vasa museum last weekend and was thinking of your projekt then.
Greetings from Indonesia, I am also a maker of wooden boats, I really like this channel, because this channel inspired me to create a TH-cam channel about boats
good job!!
I checked out your "New Boat test using 2 DONGFENG diesels" video ... a pretty boat, interesting bow!
27,000 likes and not one dislike! A testament to your exceptional content Leo,- and the awesome audience that tune in every week to appreciate and learn from you and your crew!
the condition of the hull when you started the restoration is testament to your vision...and sheer guts and tenacity! It doesn't seem all that long ago since you were wrestling on your own with a big piece of purple heart, making the keel, with only a parrot to help. You've come a long way with true grit and determination.... a first class channel.....
Hardly boring; learning from and being shown how to engage in thoughtful design is a delight.
My goodness Leo, the thought process you go through on every detail of this project is amazing. Tally Ho could have never fallen into better hands. Awesome video and music as always.
Really enjoy watching your episodes so much that they way too quickly. Do you have to sleep when not working?😁 No I do understand Time Management and Multitasking and you do both quite well!! Tally Ho is becoming such an awesome boat each week and will be a magnificent masterpiece of, blood, sweat and tears when you raise the sails for your first time👏👏👏👏❤️
Boring? Don't say that, please. It's just something really important for all of us understand all the struggling you're facing rebuilding this classic yatch. Just keep doing it, it's awesome, inspirational and very informative.
Regards from Brazil.
Never to technical or boring! Leo, you have a way of breaking down the design and explaining (and drawing) it in a way that is very easy to follow. I feel like I understand so much more the craftmanship that goes into a wooden boat. Thanks! Keep up the technical stuff!
Another great episode Leo. Really informative. She's coming along nicely now.
thanks!
It remains an absolute joy and privilege to be able to follow the renaissance of Tally Ho at the hands of such dedicated and skilled craftsmen.
Last night, a few drunken guests of my neighbours took and destroyed one of my plants, at which I caught them red handed but too late to save my plant (a Passiflora mollissima that I grew from seed). As it is impossible to put a price tag to the specimen (they are not sold as plants in the Netherlands), it's quite hard to determine the amount of money that would compensate my loss. In stead, I asked them to donate a reasonable amount of money to the restoration of Tally Ho.
I love the watching your wild hair get wilder with each passing month! Meet the challenge! Don't cut it for a year!!! Love your videos! They are my favorite TH-cam entertainment.
I really enjoyed Leo's discussion about the sprung and straight-laid deck planks. It is this type of very interesting and well done video that keeps me coming back time and time again. I love hearing about and understanding how things work. Leo is very good at this. If Leo was a University Professor, there would be an unending waiting list for his classes.
I think the technical aspect of your videos is part of what makes them so great.
I expected hull planking to be complicated, but you demonstrated that it was way more complicated than I imagined. Why was I so surprised to watch this video showing that deck planking was really complicated too? Wow. Thanks Leo, you really do a great job explaining what you do.
Leo, I don’t believe you cold make a boring video if your life depended on it. We’re all fascinated by Talley Ho and the work you do.
The Navy minesweeper I was stationed on was all wood.
172 feet long and 36 foot beam.
The craftsmanship of the Maine builders in 1954 is just beautiful!
Had to be as non-magnetic as possible.
I remember the wooden deck with the caulking seams.
Leo so far you have never been too technical.
Not a mariner and my woodworking skills are confined to a wood turning hobby but I find this channel’s content fascinating - dare I say a privilege to witness the journey? …
Seeing the camera pan down inside the hull of the boat, just beautiful!.
I spent a number of years sailing on Martha’s sister, she was named Lady Ada and was owned by a man named Eddie Weinberg (now deceased) he owned three schooners and we sailed them as a charter company in Southern California. I’ve been privileged to sail a number of schooners in my life (over 20) but Lady used to always have a surprise for me, a very lovely boat to sail. Now my PNW life has led me to power boats (as a matter of fact the lobster boat shown at 8:17 in this video is mine) but I still love wooden sailboats the most.
Colin, I drooled over your lobster boat. It's elegant. One of my other passions is radio controlled modeling, primarily airplanes, but a working scale model of one is in my queue.
Very cool! I was checking that boat out. What engine? Old Detroit perhaps?
Thankyou for sharing .Yes valueing our traditions and passing those traditions on is what maintains civilisation.Such a good channel.
111 Episodes for 111 years. Still looking forward to the rest of them!
This is the stuff I like. The technical exciting stuff. You do a great job teaching the world 🌎 how a boat should be built. MARTHA is the way a boat should look clean and ship shape.
Loved how you synced the hammering with the beat of the song
thanks :) details like that are the most enjoyable part of editing
Not at all boring Leo.
Love your explanations of your art.
I am a land Surveyor from Missouri and I have laid out all sorts of things. Foundations, walls, ramps, stairs buildings, towers, assembly line machinery, among other things. I like your approach in laying out complex curves. Also scaled drawings and designs and making templates will make for the best construction with less mistakes. I really enjoy watching you and your crew of miscreants re-building Tally Ho. I miss Poncho. P.S. where is Pete's dog?
Thanks for posting and sharing. Watching the planks being laid out the sense of aliveness of Tally Ho herself was apparent.
Wonderful, every piece/part/bit of viewing. And music /audio.
This feed one's soul. Especially in the time we go through, now. World wide.
🙏🏻👍🏻
Thank you Leo.
(and Your team)
It is hard for me to grasp, how You feel "inside".
I guess it must be intense!
Thank you for sharing.
🙏🏻
👍🏻
Thanks!
Stop scribbling all over my boat - I've invested over a 100 hours watching this get made, and I like it without graffiti.
More seriously, what a monumental piece of laying out. I know that even if I had the skills, I'd be paralysed by indecision at nearly every step. Yet again I Iearn how paintstakingly engineered these wooden boats are.
Leo, thanks for the hand-sketched illustrations. They're really helpful in understanding the point you're trying to make. Blessings to you.
Your attention to the details of all things with Tally Ho will make her look stunning when she's finished. Every detail will have been looked at, considered, modified, checked and double checked before finally being put into construction and fitting. I commend you on your craftsmanship and tenacity to keep Tally Ho looking as original as ever. Well done and keep the great videos coming.
Great music in this one! What a beautiful schooner, and such a true statement about preserving who we are and where we came from.
In the long deck measuring shot you really get a sense of how big this boat is. This is an incredible project and dream. It is great to see a group of people following a dream.
Congrats Leo and team for this 111th episode on 111yr old Tally Ho!
Highlight of my week is to watch Tallyho
I am so pleased that you managed to successfully overcome the many hurdles associated with bringing the deck lumber in from Canada.
It's a pleasure and privilege to feel part of this remarkable Tally Ho community.
Thank you Leo, I learn something new in each video... it's being more than 2 years since you started and what I like the most is that you do not rush or make light decisions just to cut time in building, instead you analyze well your call and perform such as an expert you guys are. Keep up the good work and we will walk with you in this journey.
Great video Leo, proper technical, informative and visual, all at the same time. Love Martha ❤ too, what a treat seeing her wonderful original interior. Thanks.
NOTHING about this project is boring!!! Thank you for sharing all aspects of Tally-Ho's restoration!!!
Having so many boats around to look at to demonstrate concepts like with the discussion of deck styles today is definitely a positive of the move!
Newbie sailor and budding mechanical engineer here. Absolutely loving the level of woodworking and also sailing knowledge you communicate in these videos. This content is amazing. You rock! Very excited to see how the process of fabricating and installing the planks goes. Also, I know it's probably a long way off, but I am just so excited to see the mast and all the rigging and stuff go up, that'll be a real treat. Your previous sort of preview/overview video on rigging was really something. Great job as always!
that schooner is pure beauty, breathtaking,i am so glad it is being used and upkept , makes me even happier to see Tally Ho being restored its going to be amazing to see tally ho under full sail what a journey , well done leo
Martha, what a beautiful vessel! And how lucky she is to have such a skilled and eloquent master. Loving the vibe of this video, the hammer strikes synced with the music in the beginning was great.
Bill Allman
please dont worry about your videos. They are top notch and interesting to watch! enjoy your story and envy your craftmanship.
Definitely not too technical, brother. Also, your hammer-tacking lining up with the music was GOAT-level. Hats off.
What an amazing project.
I started carving a couple things with the live oak cutoff I bought from Leo last year. I laid out of the ~2' X 3' slab for two mallets & handles and 3 different size fids.
The end of the slab had some interesting grain and only a few inches of splitting in the whole piece. I'm going to try to make a guitar wall hanger from the last bit of it.
I think I'll have enough left to try carving a small model. But it's impressive how dense the wood is, lots of sharpening for a few cuts. It's an honour to own some of the material.
What Leo does is like magic
A vibrant audio track to accompany your fast action procedure.
It's nice to see that whenever you feel you need a break your retreat is just outside the door.
That a man holds this ability in his head is perhaps more wondrous than the product itself.
Thanks for giving us an extra episode. The music and videography are well corigraphed.
It was nice that you were able to get your sea legs back under you. Too bad the weather didn't cooperate.
Martha looks like she is a well loved vessel. May she continue her voyages into the next century.
Schooner Martha is amazing. What an elegant and beautiful piece of vintage historical maritime treasure. Sailing on her sure must have been a nice weekend treat. Fascinating to learn how the deck planks are laid out. What a great channel and fantastic community. Thanks for sharing Leo and keep up the great work!
Happy to see your smily face!
Hi Leo,I used to work as a marine fitter on wooden Grimsby Seine net fishing boats and I was used to working on the same vessels with shipwrights,so I have seen steaming and caulking many times,but it wasn’t until I started watching your channel (from the beginning)that I truly appreciated the art of wooden boat design and construction..Thanks to yourself and all of the people who made it possible👏👏👏..I am currently watching Finn doing a rebuild on Knott finished yet cheers Roly 🇬🇧.
It's been said before, but Leo is a pretty talented sketch artist.
You could have had a full stop at pretty talented. Not only am I impressed, I’m downright jealous of his skills.
"Too technical or boring...."? This the stuff we're here for!!
Each episode seems more important than the last. I know that this isn't true as we are BUILDING a dream but the odds seem to narrow with each solved situation.
As for the individual who said that they had watched this project for long enough and were ready to see her underway, I don't feel that you appreciate the nearly unprecedented fortune to which you are witness. We all anticpate the launch but the more astute realize how amazing it is to have a Master explain every detail of this construction as it occurs. With the obvious exception of "A to A" on the east coast, this enchanted process has never, to my knowledge, been catalogued so thoroughly and by such immaculate professionals. As much as I want to see Tally Ho underway I savor each episode and each new problem sussed through by Leo and the boys and try my best to learn what this Master Shipright/Architect/Sailor has been kind enough to document for us. Thanks to ALL of you, I have been blessed with an education that I couldn't have Imagined three years ago.
Another top notch video, from shoot to edit. And your content is most deffo not boring 😂
It makes my knees ache jjust watching you caper about the deck beams on yours. Thanks so much for documenting and sharing this amazing project!
Saturday morning is now complete. Leo, coffee and brunch. Thank you Leo and crew.
Yippee ki yay Leo! Your description was spot on. It feels so "right" to see you at this point in the build, so glad you chose to go with the traditional style decking as found on the original Tally Ho. Super!
There will be drips at some point in the future, but it'll just be one of those very long list of general maintenance jobs! Tally Ho will always have.
No, dont worry, Im here for technical things and I enjoy all the details because I learn a lot from it. 👍 Cant wait for old good woodworking. 🙂
Man, this is a boat for the ages. You take no short cuts! No pain spared. No straight strakes... Bravo.
dude i just knew there would be zero simply straight boards on this boat
As I said before, your striving for perfection and accuracy can put a master cabinet maker to shame. You're a REAL artist man! Salut!!!
Wow, it’s so amazing to see the deck planking starting. I’m glad you have the resources to do it traditionally. Don’t worry about it being too technical, you’ve got the perfect balance-of course we all would be happy for more! With your editing skills and music choices, you could probably read from a phone book and it wouldn’t be boring.
Never boring. More entrancing or less so, at least to my brain. Always interesting, educational and another chapter in the restoration of the Tally Ho.
I really like these technical videos where you explain the lining out process. It’s amazing how much work goes on behind the scenes before you actually start laying down the deck!
Agreed...and what is so doubly impressive to me is that there is virtually nothing that can be fully developed until the preceding step is fully completed....
Good to see Robert again.
Nice, thing with the big door of the boat shed opening and closing at the beginning and the end of the video:) Thanks Leo, and Crew, have a nice week:)
Thank you for keeping us informed cannot tell ya what a lift in my spirit to see such beautiful work being put into an amazing dream 😜🕷🕸🇬🇧
Like detailed cabinet work on a very large scale. Obviously so much goes into the thinking and planning that you only see as beautiful boat.
Well done Leo , a great example of your dogged determination to build Tally Ho to very highest standard possible. Keep up the wonderful work.
Your videos are never boring. Thanks to you also, Leo!
Tasteful update to the ever-better production quality. Noticed some different lenses and FPV. Come such a long way over the years. Thanks Leo!
Thanks! When I find time to film nice B-roll it really pays off. I've been enjoying a couple of new prime lenses too,
There is no such thing as a boring Sampson Boat Co video. Just saying. Thanks for sharing!
This is such excellent content, after each vid you post, I always think they are WAY too short. I understand the logistics of shooting, editing, uploading, etc etc, which would take more time away from keeping your hands dirty. I sure do love the way it is coming together!! Stay safe, keep the finger count where it belongs, and keep on boating. Yeah.
Excellent video and my knees just ached watch Leo crawl around doing the layout work
With some background in both engineering and construction (neither in nautical mind you) I followed you rather well, after watching the previous work and a few other channels as well. I can hardly wait to see it transformed into actual woodworking with you and your crew of busy beavers.
Loved the look at the Martha as well. I agree that too much nautical history has been lost to upgrades in technology. Yeah, newer "better" ways have "improved" the speed at which boats have been turned out of the docks as far as production goes, and have allowed those with less instincts/knowledge to earn a living at sea with electronic finders to locate their hauls. But the boats/vessels are much less romantic to look at too. They don't bring a sense of feeling that the old wooden boats with care of craftsmanship did and still do if well maintained and cared for.
Martha is still a beautiful lady 114 years later.
Your explanations of the process is what is educational for both wooden and modern boat lovers. Thanks for the technical dives into boat building.