Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched over a hundred years ago in England. This vessel, designed by Albert Strange, lies under a shed in Sequim, WA, that Leo built next to the shop/apartment he rejuvenated—helped out occasionally by Poncho the parrot and Brian the dog.
The backstories, and there are many, can be found on Leo’s website, his Facebook postings, and on the Albert Strange Association’s TALLY HO pages.
In addition, Leo wrote a piece on TALLY HO for SOUNDINGS Magazine – “Tally Ho, Adventure! The Quest to Put a 1927 Fastnet Winner Back on the High Seas”.
June 16, 2018 – Episode 24: Lofting the Lines; Part 1
Instead of duplicating TALLY HO’s distorted and asymmetrical shape, Leo decides to put the extra time into lofting, full size on the floor of his shop, the hull shape that designer Albert Strange drew, and using it, instead of the existing boat, as a guide to making the 44 new frame pairs. A tough decision and a great deal more work, but we the viewers benefit because we see and hear directly from Leo how it’s done. And, as usual, it’s done professionally and described well.
Mark Lo Schiavo says:
This is truly a massive task for one person! Forty four new frame pairs, not to mention floors, stringers and diagonals. Will Leo be able to re-use the stem and sternposts, deadwood and keel pieces? Is the hull to be fastened with roves or bronze screws, or will Leo consider treenails? He didn’t say whether the planking is intact, but I imagine that there will have been some butts where there had been collisions and broken planks. I hope that Leo’s determination to return the boat to its designed shape and scantlings will permit him to laminate some of these pieces.
Jerry Oram says:
Are all the original plans available for old boats and how/where do you look ?
Jerry Oram says:
reason I ask about old plans is I have seen so many boats just sitting and have wondered if they to have been repaired properly or to restore to their original glory .
Nick Deonas says:
where in southern Georgia???
Maynard Bray says:
Iron City
Philip Myer says:
Wonderful videos- what a talented , determined chap he is.