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”.
October 27, 2018 – Episode 35: Rebuilding TALLY HO! Back to work!
Leo returns from the UK and his 35th installment is a kind of State-of-the-Boatshed, preparing to move on to his next steps by accounting for how far TALLY HO has come. After catching anyone up who hasn’t seen the previous 34, he pulls the tarps off the ship saw to cut more live oak frames and refine his technique for putting them together. It seems his time away has left him, as with many projects, looking at the calendar wondering how to make progress happen faster.
A reintroduction to Pancho the macaw and some shower recaulking round out the fresh start and we, like Leo, are looking forward to more progress on TALLY HO.
Robert Emery says:
I am in La Paz, Mexico. I spied from my anchorage a gorgeous gaff rigged sloop anchored in our bay. Hopped into my dinghy to get a closer look and discovered it was Tally Ho! I hailed her and out popped Leo Goldman friendly as you might guess. He invited us for a less busy time which we will surely take him up on. What a pleasant surprise!
John McCarthy says:
What happened to Episode 34? Can’t find it. Can anyone help?
Nate Rooks says:
Excuse us, John – we were asleep at the helm while Leo was traveling. You can view our flotsam post of Tally Ho’s 34th episode here: https://www.offcenterharbor.com/flotsam/tally-ho-episode-34-two-amazing-projects-old-boats-given-new-lives/
John McCarthy says:
Thanks Nate.