Meeting a Master Boatbuilder / 1905 Pilot Cutter - Rebuilding Tally Ho EP33
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EPISODE 33.
This episode I visit Chris Rees, a very experienced boatbuilder who was behind various impressive projects including the enormous 3-masted lugger Greyhound and the replica fishing lugger Spirit of Mystery (which was sailed from the UK to Australia by Pete Goss as a tribute to the fishermen who undertook the same trip in the 1850s). He shows me around the boat that he is currently working on - a 1905 Pilot Cutter named Letty - and also tells me a little about how he became a boatbuilder. Finally we look at another boat that Chris is hoping to bring back to life - a historic local ferry, which up until recently was apparently the longest continuously running ferry in the country. Originally a Steam powered vessel, it was later modified with a diesel engine, but Chris is hoping to equip it with an Electric motor for the next period of service.
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33. Meeting a Master Boatbuilder / 1905 Pilot Cutter
Love these short documentaries Leo. Also looking forward to see more updates on Tally Ho. Keep it up!
"What portion of the work of building a boat is in the fit-out compared to the hull?", asks Leo, nervously...
So it wasn't only me seeing him shake frightenedly ...?
About 2 years ...
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Hi. Iam glad to see the ferry being saved. Old ship's like this should not be left to rot away , just because they are not glamorous. Thanks for showing us these boats.
Antony Howell hear, hear, hear 👍😀
Would be interested to see more of that ferry restoration. Dont suppose they are doing videos on it?
I LIKE this stuff, Leo.Gives me Warm Fuzzies to know that guys are keeping the Old Ways Alive. I'd thought they had all Died Out decades ago, until I discovered Luke's site on a Cutter search. SOMEBODY HAS to keep building Wooden Ships for the few Iron Men we have these days.I wish I'd discovered this a few decades ago, myself. I might have had a MUCH better Life.
Nice video Leo. One of Pete Culler's favorite sayings: "Mostly, boatbuilding is simply correcting one mistake after the other, and possibly the first mistake is to begin....but it's so much fun." Thanks for showing us some of the fun :)
I am pleased that you know so many people involved in this work, Leo, it means we get to know that these are not so lost arts as maybe we thought.
Aw, makes me want to dance a wild jig at the continuation of these old skills and the wonderful rebuilt and reproduced ships and yachts being produced.
Thanks, Leo, yer a lion!
Always look forward to new posts here in Denmark.
Post that dance, please.
You couldn't get to Australia on dead reckoning and luck, but you could get there by stealing a loaf of bread...
Definitely she should go back to being the "Armadillo".
*She should also go back to steam power...*
I watched Leo with Tally Ho soon after he started, and I have re-watched the series (skipping bits) a couple of times now. The present is October 20223 and Leo must have dreamed of the day that Tally Ho in in one piece and waterproof. that is where he is now, Tally Ho is about to get her mast stepped. I think watching these early episodes that he is a really special person. the videos right from the very beginning were quality watchable masterpieces. But it is his vision that one has to admire so much, as well as his dedication, right from the very start to QUALITY.
This channel is what UA-cam has enabled! Keep it up Leo. I am so glad the world has supported you. 463k subscribers now.
Greetings Leo.
Thank you for so many hours of fascinating, pleasantly relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable entertainment.
During your conversation with your acquaintance named Chris you discuss a vessel he formerly owned named the Three Brothers.
I have an old hard cover book titled The Burning Shore first published in 1956 by Michael Joseph Ltd of 26 Bloomsbury Street London # W.C.1 in 1955.
Within the book a former triple mast Italian yacht named the Tre Fratelli which translates in English as Three Brothers is prominently featured.
The Three Brothers had been a shark fishing vessel when the British forces appropriated her during WWII.
The book is a narrative of experiences had by a British Naval Officer named John Doody while he was posted to Italian territory seized by allied forces in Africa during World War Two.
During that time Captain Doody was assigned to the Three Brothers operating out of a port called Massawa with a crew of Local Danakil tribesmen and tasked with patrolling an extensive area along the Red Sea coast of Eritrea.
I wonder was the vessel formerly owned by Chris the same vessel featured in the book?
Pretty dam cool Leo. These trips are awesome and I am so glad to have found your channel. Cheers!!!
I've just watched these two wonderfully natural interviews back to back. Great content and I love the absolute down to earth character of both.
Dude!!! You are getting some great interviews, i think you certainly have skills for it!
by the way i want a t-shirt for shure
My wife and I were lucky enough to spend our honeymoon working on the greyhound. It’s a shame Marcus and Freya have now sold her
My names Leo and I’m a sailor... No you’re not! You’re Classic Yachtsman of the year 2016!! 👏👏
Thanks for the inspiration Leo. My learning to be a boat builder journey has begun aged 43 years, something I’ve successfully put off for 20 years. A huge part of the draw and reward is to learn from and be around experienced, passionate, like minded guys and girls, in such a wonderful environment. I hope over coming months and years I can pull together even a fraction of your knowledge and adventures but I’m already happy with the decision I’ve made to start learning now rather than waste time wishing I’d done this years ago or bemoaning bad decisions or missed opportunities of the past.
Great quality films, fantastic subject matter, fascinating people - thank you for all your hard work and sharing your experiences with the wider world.
great, good for you!! thanks
Really glad you got to interview Chris. The Greyhound was a fantastic build to watch, and I can't believe he no longer has her. At the same time, I can't imagine anything better than doing what he's doing now. That ferry project would be awesome to see on UA-cam. Chris should start a channel and document his progress. Might even earn a few quid here and there for a pint at the pub!
In Japan, in Kansai, woodworkers who love a particular tool are said to be "cut by the _______, "(saw in my case), sounds like Chris was cut by a pilot cutter. Lovely interview, well done! :D
Crafts people , how to become one that was a good question and one many like to know more about. Im at the coast of China at the yellow sea watching wooden fishing boats.The same problem here is there are to less craftsman and the job isnt a well payed one here so very hard to impossible todo. Its all about love for the boats.
I feel like I’m 10-12 months behind.. binge watching now! Lol. Great videos Leo! Keep it up
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.....no
This a naive and utterly American question but does anything that you are doing make you a consideration for knighthood or whatever I am trying to ask... this is one hell of a project to be proud of both by Leo, Pete and the boys but moreso, in my opinion, the British gestalt employed. Do the powers that be in England find this as fascinating and internationally important as we, your non-peer friends find her? That may be a rude or invasive question and that was not my intent, please feel free to ignore it if is inappropriate. "Love Tally Ho" is a gross understatement but she is a thing of beauty. Thank you for letting me watch.
Wey to few maps (becouse there are non) of the places that are talked about, like the Ferry route, Plymouth and Cremyll where?!
Hats off to you Also, you managed to squeeze more than a few words out of a man of very few words.
"Now, it is a law in Lloyd's that the Jane repaired all out of the old until she is entirely new is still the Jane." --Joshua Slocum
Speaking of Green Power are there any people in or around the Climate Change movement who would fund wooden sail powered cargo or passenger vessels?
I’ve been on the cremyll ferry many times! I live in Plymouth. Are there any people after boat building apprentices around here Leo?
man whoever built the cremyll was no joke, they knew exactly how to build a boat
Hi I'm looking to getting old cheap bow and put foam in the sides and under the floor like a Boston whaler. How hard is this to do?
Skill and artistry involved in the rebuilds. Much respect for those involved in the projects.
I can't thank you enough for making these videos. They are so very interesting to watch. God Bless you and yours and safe boat building.
Great post. I really enjoyed this.
ooh did I hear Chris say composite deck laid on ply and GLASS, good to see you thinking about us glassers here boys. I bet that was hard for him to do as a classic
wooden boat builder.
Getting a nice subsidy from the government to get that ferry going again but with green energy?
Armadillo is just a possum on the half shell.
A tally ho sweatshirt it starting to get Cold here in the Pacific Northwest!!!
Much more interesting than repeated phuttocks
So satisfying to see the traditions of wooden boat building being preserved. Deep inside it is what we are all are doing or want to do. Thanks Leo.
How do you determine the waterline of a ship or boat?
"Yeah."
*shakes fist at the sky*
JK! Good video as always.
Enjoyed every one of your episodes...if you're ever laid up with a Cornish cold you might grab a hot rum and watch the short film from the 1950s if you haven't seen it already...the owner who commissioned the build of the 70' St Rosalie of Gloucester (by the boatbuilders of Essex/USA) made a film of the process in summary...a portal into another era but only 60 ears ago...gets a little weird from 12.20 through 14.20 and there's even a power tool appearance at 13.50 but I cannot help making a comparison between a team of many and you on your own for the most part...to wit 'BRAVO' ! :)
ua-cam.com/video/5YhdBZ-yXjE/v-deo.html
What is the spelling of Auroco? Oroco, orauco timber? I'd like to check this out.
Iroko
Hi Leo, I just went back and looked at the first few films you made on Talley Ho..........Are you supprised when you look back, at what you have actually taken on?? Reminds me of when I started my rebuild of a 35 footer. Didn't seem daunting at the time but when I look back I am amazed at to what is actually involved. You really are a bit special. ( in all the right ways!!)
Welcome home to gods country bud👍
Quite a revelation seeing the profile of the Letty, she has the shallow forfoot and long straight slope down , similar to Alpha and Kindly Light the fast Pilot Cutters built up in the North West (Morcambe Bay?) But Letty’s Cross section is Straight out of the Rowles copy book. Very interesting Video. Glad you are enjoying your time at home in the UK
One comment to another of your videos mentioned the altruistic or unselfish angle of your channel: everyone gets a mention and their work documented, too. I am sure some of this is for practical purposes because it takes a lot of your time to film and edit. Be that as it may, I must commend you for giving the spotlight to others. I have followed your channel for a while. I am not easily impressed when it comes to wood working: I am the son of an old-school cabinet maker and the fifth generation of a wood working family (I am myself merely an amateur wood worker.) I really enjoy following your project. You own example in skills and enthusiasm is infectious. You are giving a lot of inspiration to a lot of people. Wooden boats need enthusiastic and committed people with oodles of skill and passion. It is an integral part of humanity and our shared culture, especially for those of us who hail from seafaring nations (I was born in Denmark a long time ago, but we won’t mention the battle of 1807, Mr Fawlty. I have, however, lived most of my life in the UK and the US.) What you are doing is, in fact, a great service to history. I am sure there are more immediate goals for your work, but it should not be lost on any of us how important (in my view) your work is. I trained on Georg Stage, a fully rigged schooner, when I was a teenager. I always wanted to sail and your videos put me in daily touch with that urge, and with the memories of my dear father, who peacefully passed away a few months ago at the age of 98. So thank you very much. May you carry on for a long time with your wonderful work.
Another great story Leo. I think your vocation in life (apart from completing Tally Ho restoration project) may well be in making these documentaries to record the stories that people have to tell. Stories that are worth recording otherwise the history of these guys and their passion of boat building will never be seen outside of a boatyard. Keep up the wonderful work and look forward to the next instalment of your journey. Your channel is one of the best on UA-cam, along side that of Salt & Tar.
Thanks for sharing your visit thanks to Chris for his time and info. Would have loved to have met up with you Cornwall or Bristol; been too ill recovering from Cancer. So pleased you're doing this and I've enjoyed it from day one. I'm doing up a 70's bilge keel yacht 24Ft, hoping to get her so I can follow or be around when you bring Tally HO back on the Avon ;)
Leo. I have been watching your story.. Wow! You are a talented young man. It is so nice to see someone with such determination to do something that most would say, leave it. throw it away.. I am a home builder. I work on a lot of old homes. I thought I new what I was doing..... ! You are crazy talented. Love your videos. John H. Oregon
To Australia in a fish boat. Nowadays we don't go anywhere without GPS, plotters, autopilots, ideally a fridge, and of course, the ability to motor. This was a very inspirational conversation. Might have to go look for some dinghy plans to download.
Real nice and informative episode.
Amazing series, there's something inspiring about the way you tackle enormous projects with such a cheery disposition. I sometimes work (with a limited budget) on a 70 ft ferry boat called the "Hiawatha" that was originally built in 1895. She has a steel hull (Lots of re-plating) , 3 inch Douglas fir decks and a mahogany superstructure. She started out steam driven and was converted to diesel in the 1950's. There's a claim that she's the oldest "continuously active" ferry boat in the world. Here's a link to a short 3 minute vid of 2 projects that I've done on her. ua-cam.com/video/RI4T5BV3cLU/v-deo.html
We were at Cremyll this afternoon just ove the water from us in Torpoint, thanks Leo and Chris great interview. The Grayhound if back in Brittany now it would be great if you could have a chat with Marcus and show everyone his lovely boat.
I really love your cuter project which is exactly in line with Eric Tabarly's Pen Duick affair.
I just finished reading the amazing story of that boat designed by Fife in 1898 and built in Ireland.
The Tabarly family owns is since 1938 and in the 50s Eric, an officer of the French navy, the eldest of the family, took over its renovation and hand glassed the hull which could have been rebuilt as you are doing it with your boat, but they had no means to do it. As you know Tabarly died in a sea race in 1998 and his daughter Marie took over the management and upkeep of Pen Duick.
I hope many patrons will help you in your project. Please return soon!
A really good point was by Chris regarding potential boatbuilders is to have some experience at sea. I was working in a busy production yard in the late 60's when they took on some hands from a caravan building firm to do internal fit outs. They were very fast workers who designed jigs to speed up production but had no concept of how strong things needed to be to withstand the pounding a yacht takes in heavy weather.
I keep pausing to admire the woodworking, curves, arcs, and joinery. Hardly hearing a word.
Nice visit. Are you fundraising while on this trip, or just on holiday?
I remember the Cremyll Ferry when I was a kid growing up near Plymouth. Cheers for these videos Leo!
…..very interesting Projects, he is talking About.
Hey Leo, great progress, been enjoying your videos from the beginning!!
Just an FYI if you need I live in Seattle right by the Fauntleroy ferry. I know you come though here when flying. Your welcome to a shower and/or couch overnight if you need.
I hope to come help some weekend in the future. Wood crafter myself
... there are recurrently popping up boats names and projects I already heard about, knew of or actually saw earlier this life ... Small world, ain't it 😂
Hope you're enjoying England, thanks for the update... I hope you have someone looking after Tally Ho back at the yard as you never know who will be walking around your property. I have a bad feeling at the moment about Tally Ho being damaged while your away. Get someone to walk around the property for you... Be safe and be happy.
Nice Prop. Same as Tally ho?
Watching the Cremyll Ferry being overhauled would be a good YT project to watch.
At 13:18 the shot includes the rudder which has a peculiar bit of metal on the trailing edge. What is that for?
Good question. I wondered the same.
It looks like a piece of 90 degree angle just welded on to the trailing edge. Perhaps to give the rudder some stiffness?
It’s great that you are documenting these short stories of other renovations besides your own. They are really important pieces of social and maritime history. Looking forward to you returning to Tally Ho though.
The more I watch your channel Leo the more impressed I am with the skill and true dedication expressed by yourself and the other Cornish crew you have introduced to us. I reckon you guys must be born with a tiller in one hand and a mainsheet in the other. Well done mate.
Always great to find Leo in another video. Get back to washing state before Pancho files for a divorse!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's good to see that the old traditions are still being carried on in the UK. You showed some interesting designs to see and it's nice to know people are still interested in the traditional wood boat. It's a shame to see the old hulls just sitting and rotting away.
Love your stuff . .
When I retire I ll.come help you , we'll maybe not ,but it is running through my head !!
Cool to see one of the guys from the Greyhound build. I've watched the time-lapse vids of that build several times from start to finish.
I liked his advice about just finding a boat you like the look of and just going for it. Sort of what I'm planning to do when I get started. Will be some years in the future, but everybody needs a dream.
Tyrell Boatbuilders in Arklow, Ireland, were once famous. Don’t know whether there still in business.
fast approaching the 100k mark there Leo. Keep up the great work and honest interviews. You tread well the balance between modern and traditional. Tally Ho! Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho!
This is history Indiana Jones!
Makes wonder what's the largest rebuild or restoration going on in the US Europe or Russia.
That's a brilliant idea going for solar and electric for the ferry. I wonder what battery system he'll use.
There are some great projects going on in the area. I was in Exeter this summer and looked at a lovely Thames barge rebuild at Topsham - if you run out of subjects, which I doubt.
Great Boat of Chris, thank you for showing Leo.
I also use for my trexandiri Iroko for the outside and Mahagoni for the inside.
Great interview of a cool guy. He's got some neat stuff going on and that ferry will be a great example for others if he's successful. With his track record I'm sure he'll find a backer that's interested in saving history while going green. Last but least is thanks to the owners of the cutter. They deserve some credit for banking a build like that and I hope to see her sailing soon.
I'd love to have a T shirt too or even maybe a jacket, hell I'll buy a crest and have my wife sew it on my new leather jacket
Mr Leo, didn't you say your only suppose to paint one side of a timber hull? Let her breath, you said
Another fantastic share. Thanks so much. ,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,fair winds sir.
Drat. I found your youtube channel yesterday and now I'm at the end of all your videos. But the good news is now I can get some work done. Looking forward to your new videos to come.
It would be great if you could do a follow up on the Ferry Cremyll, that looks like it would be very interesting.
Why not do a video of your journey. How you became a builder. Ow you got to where you are today.
Excellent idea. Who knows how many young folks might be inspired to follow suit. For that matter, how many have no idea how to get started. I certainly wouldn't know what to tell someone interested in getting into this field.
I will one day!
I can certainly understand your passion for wooden boats from this period..... Thanks for creating a fabulously interesting channel..
Yeah, battery ferry, thats how I like it! Hope you will cover that big roof are with solar panels.
Chris is doing really nice work. Always nice to see the work of a craftsman. Thanks!
Great episode and interview. Documenting the rebirth of Tally Ho has been amazing to follow along with. I really dig the interviews and meeting the personalities along the way.
Letty's Hull was rebuilt by Scott Metcalfe at Waterfront Marine in Porth Penrhyn, Bangor. I spent about 13 years working with Scott in the late 90's until around 2006/7. He has restored a number of old wooden boats and has his own converted Danish Cotter 'Vilma' rigged as a tops'le schooner.
Only saw your channel when I came across the pouring of the lead keel, (reminded me of doing a similar thing with Scott's old boat 'Tasma' built in 1896.) I am working through from be beginning of you 'Tally Ho' project. Its great to see you doing such excellent work, keep it up.
She’s was rebuilt after that I believe at another yard on the south coast.. I’ve been lucky enough to sail on her and was the first Pill boy to sail her back into the Bristol Channel in over a 100 years! A true privilege following in my ancestors footsteps as Bristol Pilots from Pill, Somerset.
She’s absolutely stunning.
Thanks hope he gets the ferry electric and back in the water. Enjoyed 👍
What an awesome guy. Thanks a bunch for the video.
Why the fins on the back of the rudder on the ferry?
Remember if you run it on vegetable oil , a diesel engine IS green power.
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Jesus if that ferry ran for 88 years it's probably the oldest service boat in history
ye & ye ... goooooood
13:36 noiceeeeeee
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