The 'E' Type Forum

How many of you are aware of the restoration of the sailing yacht Tally Ho by the Englishman Leo Sampson.

It is an epic story over some 4 years when he buys a wreck for $1 and rebuilds it, all detailed in a series of YouTube videos. Brilliant workmanship.

Here is the latest video which also features his chance to drive a 1967 E-type. The restorer even has your engine support bracket, Rory.

A great video and a very talented chap. Interesting to see the cross over of talent between classic yachts and classic cars and the very hands on skills needed to restore and maintain these craft.
As a complete coincidence, this morning I had just come in from the garage making a stainless steel item to fit to my gaff from my 1964 West Wight Scow that I have restored, then saw this video about stainless fabrication for Tally Ho’s gaff ! My craft is somewhat smaller than Tally Ho and would be more suitable as her deck mounted tender. The gaff is a form of rig used on older craft to form the top part of the mast prior to the more modern Bermudian rig of modern vessels with a one piece tall mast. I was getting the side of the varnished wooden gaff chafed by the rigging, so this morning I bent up a metal piece to attach to the gaff to prevent this.
A bit like our old cars, they certainly are pretty things, but wooden boats require much maintenance !
“Grace”, is only allowed into the garage just before the start of the sailing season for a new coat of varnish as the clinker built wooden hull would potentially crack if allowed to dry out in a warm dry environment.
The Jag is laid up for the winter - wheels off and steering rack supported too.
Cheers,
Dave

Nice looking boat Dave. Just wish I had a fraction of the talent which goes into making/repairing those wooden craft.

My Jag too is laid up for the winter but I just put extra air pressure in the tyres. I've not suffered with flat spots - yet!. When I did take the wheels off once though, I put the axle stands under the hubs so that the suspension would be at its normal position, no strain on the rack or long term excess twist of rubber bushes.

Just my way.

Jerry

Thanks Jerry,
During the winter months I support the rear suspension on custom made wooden supports which lift on the extreme outer ends of the lower wishbones, rather than under the alloy hubs so that the suspension remains under load.
At the front, the inner orange axle stands lift on the front of the lower wishbone fulcrum shaft to take the weight, but because the front torsion bars are not then under full load, I place the outer silver and blue axle stands under the protected splined hubs to ensure that the tie rod ball joints at ends of the steering rack are not hanging or over loaded. Although I use the uprated wider angle tie rod ball joints, these outer axle stands don’t support the weight of the car, but just give enough lift to relieve the steering tie rod joints.
I just prefer to remove the wheels and lift the car in this manner over the winter months as it also gives me enough clearance to check underneath and do any work if required.
Cheers,
Dave

Thanks for the video link Jerry, looks like I’m famous at last, at 07.50.

SNGB have sold at least one, then.