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From idea to execution, building a log cabin in the woods by hand!
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Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing Casting & Floors / Plank Stock (EP83)
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EPISODE 83.
We have finished casting!
In this episode, the final lodging knee is cast by Daniel - his first time pouring the molten bronze, and not without a little bit of f...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Pouring Bronze / Fastening Floors (EP81)
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EPISODE 81.
Having poured all the smaller bronze Floors, we have to build a bigger flask in order to cast the largest ones. Packing these big moulds isn’t without it’s setbacks, and we ...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Cutting for Propeller / Boring for Prop-Tube (EP80)
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EPISODE 80.
Cutting the Prop aperture and boring out the hole for the stern-tube are intimidating jobs - you only get one chance to get it right. But it’s easier to tackle th...
From Tooth Fairy to Submarine this episode has it all.
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Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Lining-out for Planking (EP78)
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EPISODE 78.
In this episode we calculate the locations and sizes of all the hull planks, based on the complex shape of the hull. I’ve never done this before, so we get some help from the Lead Sh...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Transom / More Floors (EP76)
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EPISODE 76.
In this episode I focus on the final install of the transom, using a couple of old tricks to ensure that it stays watertight. The planks get bolted to the sternpost and ev...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Restoring the Transom (EP74)
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EPISODE 74.
In this episode I work on repairing and reinstalling Tally Ho’s original transom timbers. Being Teak, they have escaped rot, but have a lot of damaged areas and holes that need to be fi...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Deck Structure! (EP73)
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EPISODE 73.
This is the day - the big reveal! With the deck structure fastened permanently into the Beam Shelf, we can remove the temporary cross-palls and finally see Tally Ho’s internal s...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Bilge Stringers / Oak problems! (EP72)
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EPISODE 72.
In this episode we face a major dilemma - having found that one of the White Oak logs had porous grain (bad news!) I have to make the painful decision of whether or not to re...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Building the Deck Structure (EP71)
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EPISODE 71.
In this episode we finish building the majority of the deck structure! Lots of dovetails are cut, and the deck layout emerges as we add carlins and half beams one by one.
We als...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Fitting Deck Beams! (EP70)
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EPISODE 70.
It’s time to start building the Deck Structure! Firstly I take a look at the old Beam Shelves and analyse the 110 year-old joinery of the original boatbuilders. I decide to replicate the...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Installing Beamshelves / BIG plans! (EP67)
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EPISODE 67.
In this episode, I finish planing the beamshelves, move them into the boat, and start the process of bending them around the inside of the frames - creating some big load...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - East Coast Oak and a Pink Fireman (EP66)
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EPISODE 66.
Back to work on Tally Ho! After returning to the West Coast, I start by planing and bolting the beam shelf scarps joints. In the process, I buy a vintage pipe threading mach...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - The Pilot Cutter PELLEW (EP65)
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EPISODE 65.
In this episode, I return to Cornwall to catch up with Luke Powell and his team, who are getting ready to launch the replica Pilot Cutter PELLEW. Luke talks about how this project c...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Milling White Oak in New England (EP63)
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EPISODE 63.
In this episode Cecca and I travel to New York, where we house-and-dog-sit for some friends. I drive up to Connecticut to meet Duke at New England Naval Timbers, who supplie...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Making Beam Shelves / Sheer Clamps (EP62)
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EPISODE 62.
In this episode I start by adjusting the position of some of the frames, and fairing them all on the inside. Then I cut and fit the scarph joins on the big 6-1/2” x 3...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Installing the Fashion Pieces (EP61)
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EPISODE 61.
In this episode we install the Fashion Pieces, which will form the connection between the hull planking and the transom. We have to cut the heels, drill and chisel the no...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Shaping the Keel / Adze work (EP59)
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EPISODE 59.
In this episode, after roughing-out the starboard side Rabbet into the Stem, I make a jig to transfer the measurements for the shape of the Keel Timber from the lofting floor to...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Ship of Theseus / Project Recap
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EPISODE 58.
In this episode, I ask the question “is Tally Ho still the same boat?” ...I explore the ancient philosophical question of The Ship of Theseus, and how that problem applies to this p...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Roughing-out the Stem / Timber Decisions
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EPISODE 56.
After the busyness of the Frame-raising, it’s just me and the boat again for a while. I have some tough decisions to make as I look into ordering the timber for the deck-st...
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