Tom Cunliffe services a wooden block
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- This video is about the ancient art of servicing the sort of wooden block that have formed the core of traditional rigs for centuries. There's a cracking yarn too about where this particular block came from.
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55 comments, Tom Leaves a legacy. I hunger for a simple real life. Truly I say, this is absolutely beautiful, life today is absolutely polluted, I relish everyone of your videos Tom. Your turn of phrase, attitude, understanding of life, you certainly are a wise man and one to watch. I hope I can attain a worthy level of seamanship and help rescue my children from this sick world in which land lovers suffer
Tom is most certainly a highly competent sailor but he’s also an absolutely fantastic presenter. He’s the whole 9 yards wrapped up into one. They don’t get any better than that. He’s probably the best. This is good stuff.
Well it does look like alot of work! Well done to you for putting it all in and earning the reward of such a gorgeous boat and block!
Tom is such a great storyteller. I could listen to him for hours on end. Thanks for these great videos Tom.
Good to see you again Tom 😊
Illegal party 🤣🤣 I can't imagine
I could listen to your tales all day Tom. And thank you for such an interesting video, am sure I’ll never need to service an old wooden block but it’s fascinating to watch.
Great video Tom. I hope you had some heating on (in the workshop) for the Girl with the motorbike. 😉
Fun video.....i enjoy the old school stuff....blocks, rigging, sextants.....thx! Hope you are safe and Covid free! Andrew
Tom, I bet your shop smells like the best stuff on earth, teak, seam compound, and turpentine. 😎
Tom - heard your wooden boat webinar - instant fan! From lake erie part of the great lakes in the usa i want to thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge of your life long experiences. Your colorful story telling combined with historic real life commentary is priceless. Keep the passion going, cheers!
"Look like a lot of work."
"More work than you're good for, mate."
Lovely.
Thank you Tom. Your videos are really first rate!
Excellent subject matter Tom as always . Well done ol boy
I’m a fan Tom. I’m a fan
Thanks Tom. I still have some wood blocks.
Simply marvelous, Thank You.
Beautiful job.
Another great upload Tom. True about the comments by passers by when you own a wooden yacht. Most are terrified by the prospect of upkeep we gain hours of pleasure from 🤣
Speaking as someone from North Yorkshire, Stokesley, that job is a good’un .
How did you....... but that’s another story.
Downs Road Boatyard is making new blocks for Thames Barges and one Cutty Sark. They did the re-rigging post fire and relaid the forpeack .
Nice to see the quality in your life.
That was lovely. Irreplaceable.
Two chats I'd like to suggest....
1.What's in your pockets or on your belt when you sail? Knives, multi-tools etc. Stuff you'd take on a passage on another boat.
Bet this will spur some yarn digressions.
2.your views on sandwiched hulls. Would you buy one from the 80s or a newish version or steer clear completely.... and why?
ATB
Bill
Tom, absolutely love your videos! Can you do a video on where and how to start sailing. What courses to do? What boat is advised as a first boat? Etc
Great vid Tom, from my days in the mob I still remember the smell of LG280, Buster
Excellent Tom! Love to see these traditional methods - great for anyone who didn't grow up with handy relatives to show them the tricks of the workshop.
Nice work
Proper job
Looks like an Old 9 stud 650 Triumph Head gasket behind you on the wall 😉
The sailing life is the good life.
"Look at that hoary old beast". Love the salty delivery from Tom. Proper man of the sea
Hello. I watch your films here on TH-cam. You are talking about Linseed oil ( Linolje) . They sell it in Norway today. Can buy in 1 litre. Or 5 litres. They also sell 10 liters. :)
The advert at the start was the Wellman sea shanty, I'll never get it out of my head tonight 😭
Super story Tom the good old days
Wonderful
I missed your videos, Tom! They are the best that TH-cam has to offer. Great video, and thanks!
I keep bees 🐝 on my boat. 💗🐝🐝
Was it Esso Blue or Pink paraffin? Obviously I do not remember the TV adverts. My Mum told me about them. 😉 Sail Safe mate. Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
Nice to see someone I follow on TH-cam who follows someone else I follow!
@@joeltatham5673 We watch all the best channels 👍
Nothing like a well maintained doorstopper _/)
Thanks for your story telling skills and sharing it :-)
Very enjoyable!
Excellent! Thanks! Please do more wooden boat upkeep tips including things like splicing the main brace.
Block and tackle while in the Navy as a backup to the electric chain fall for the accommodation ladder we had a 6 to 1 block and tackle with 1 inch nylon to raise the ladder if the chain fall ever crapped out. Once the ladder was down we would remove the electric chain fall and put up the nicely oiled block and tackle. A lot of people really like the look of it. We also used to bring drunken sailors to the main deck.
Lovely!
Lovely.
A gud one indeed!
With a 67 year old sailboat, I constantly get the same "Must be a lot of work..." comment. When did society de-value work? What incredible things are people achieving with all their 'labor saving' devices? Ah well, time to get back to my off-season boat work. Cheers.
Nearly right Ryan. Actually it's a T140 750cc '70s Bonnie. Blew out when I was going for the ton! The other gasket with a hole in is my 1949 4litre Bentley. Don't ask how that happened Mate!
55 comments, Tom Leaves a legacy. I hunger for a simple real life. Truly I say, this is absolutely beautiful, life today is absolutely polluted, I relish everyone of your videos Tom. Your turn of phrase, attitude, understanding of life, you certainly are a wise man and one to watch. I hope I can attain a worthy level of seamanship and help rescue my children from this sick world in which land lovers suffer. All this from maintaining am old block.
Tom never short sell yourself, your priceless, your testimony with Ros proves that. You may find this channel interesting, friendly jordies, No he doesn't sail, knows nothing about boats, but I think you'll see a bit of grit in him. A young man who has turned into a consumer, if only all of humanity could experience the sea
Just bought your day skipper book on a recommendation without realising it was you! Really enjoying reading it alongside the day skipper theory course.
Tom, i still use parrafin, to clean my motorbike chain, before re oiling with gearbox oil
Cruzan Rum...good for cleaning windows with. Anegada Passage...not as easy as it looks on a chart.
This is pure boat porn! Thanks Tom!
Tom, in my mind I can only emagine listening to you and the late Tristan Jones swaping sailing tales in a proper seamans pub.
Thankyou. I too remember rum a dollar a bottle in the Virgins
Would a degreaser with less environmental impact work for removing the grease?
As long as it is liquid, it goes back into the cleaning diesel jar, with a tap 3 cm above the bottom. And no, nothing works better, that does not harm the metal parts.
What is the blue item oval shaped behind you around 1:16?
Just spray some “WD40” on it. Do Brits know what that is ? 😀