50th Episode building our 40ft wooden sailing boat! Finishing the sliding hatch and painting (EP50) 

I continue to be amazed and impressed with the build quality on Tarkine!

Beautifully done guys it’s a pleasure to watch your videos , the love and attention you put into everything is just mind blowing 😎Graham

I admire your wood working skills and craftmanship. Really enjoy your videos.

Every week I love watching You Two work together.

Love watching you guys work together, doing a great job. I really like your animal B-roll, it’s fun.

the ruuhige feeling and care in the videos is a welcome break from the world. the craftsmanship is also nice to watch as a former finish carpenter. the choice of music make the videos seem like a small cinema movie. thank you for sharing.

tape removal is so satisfying! What a beautiful structure that hatch is.

you guys are epic! keep pushing, keep motivated, keep the dream alive. Much love and respect from South Africa.

Putting together 2 curved objects like that without one distorting the other was a real testimony to the accuracy of construction. It would have been very easy to get that wrong, and to end up with one corner of the hatch sitting high.

Shes one beautiful boat that I must admit.

as always, 5 stars!!!

I like the design ideas and thought you put into the project. That’s a what makes these videos interesting for me. The hatch is very neat . Good job.

You pair of gifted talented young lovers bring a tear to this old boat builders eyes. May you both enjoy an ever lasting lifetime of sailing adventures in Tarkine for ever. Cheers.

Just watched your inspiring interview from the Australian Boat Festival. Layered with romance for sailing, building, wooden boats and your devotion to each other. Really moving. And that beautiful sliding hatch!!

"Going your own way" results in exceptional workmanship. Well done my friends..

It's looking really good keep going your getting close to the water every day.

Oh we could tell how happy you were, if I wasn’t watching a guy standing on a boat sliding a hatch cover I might of thought it was a guy doing something else Lol

Hatch looks great. It’s a complex piece to build well done👍

That awesome the hatch is beautiful!! The color on the cabin is so nice, Roll and tip :)

a wonderful episode.

nutcracker was hilarious

Oooooh nice sliding hatch! I really like the slope on it, it's way more beautiful than the flat ones. I love the blue, I think it will be great on the top sides, kind of like the Danish fishingboats.

Love the color! Bold is good.

Each episode is a pleasure to watch!

I love the affection you show to your 4-legged family member.

Another great video! Definitely Tally Ho esque!

Downloaded a bunch of these episodes to watch in the middle of the night whilst sailing to the Whitsundays. Now I’m addicted. Great show.

Top job guys, she will be a solid beauty, and the little personal touches really make her. All the best to you both

Satisfying. Kinda funny that everything you do contributes to the build as a whole, but there are these certain special milestone jobs on the way that obviously keep the stoke alive! A hatch to keep the water out (designed yourselves) is a major one. Reckon you'll get some use of that hatch over the years...

That is a nice blue that Lefke has put on the cabin sides. Rather reminiscent of Victoria Police cars in the fifties and Sixties.

Congrats on the special 50 th episode and 2 yrs. The companionway hatch is a personal design feature, unique to each boat. It will look great when fully finished. I have no issues with the cabin paint. Another example of personal choice and expression. The chicken cameo is an example of that freedom of expression.

Nice job. I like the colour too.

Watching this morning from the other side of the world in Panama I am struck by the fact that despite the monumental undertaking you are engaged in you never take shortcuts. There is always the extra effort to provide detail that will enhance and beatify. Here exemplified by the grooves added to the underside of the hatch cover. My compliments to you both.

nice sliding hatch. well done

Love the hatch design!!

Congratulations on another milestone accomplished!

Очень красивая работа по дереву! Лучшее что я видел)) удачи!

That amazing hatch!!! is I think clearly the work of a master at his craft!

While , not exactly adding to the boat building progress, the chickens performing to the Nutcracker brought on a huge laugh, which was sorely needed today!

Great workmanship ! Your woodworking and so much more shows in the quality and precision that you have when you create,

Beautiful work. Makes me wish I was young enough to try to do what you guys are doing. Keep sending the videos. We love them.

You guys are awesome

Big fan of the beamy low freeboard hull shapes and so at the nose and the apparent shape there that boat should do very well in a big water following seas situation.

Great video. The hatch is coming along great. I'm definitely going to be using the glued down wood planking method on my cabin top.

Tally Ho has it's place but these two boat builders are on a completely different level. (a much better place, in my humble opinion) Great music choice in this episode, by the way!!!

Very nice work

If it's beautiful, it will last for sure

I checked in for the boat build update and was not disappointed. Seeing the hatch installation was wonderful but the chickens sequence was an unexpected bonus !

Another delightful video!!

Nice! All those details will take a lot of time but it is worth it! Good luck with the build!

I like your blue on the cabin sides. I would probably have gone for white, or at least a pale cream to reflect the sun, especially if you are landing to go north. But your blue is nice.

I loved the music. Fits so well with wooden boat building. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and the chickens was inspired. I have a similar hatch design and have found that attaching the brass rails via brass inserts and machine screws allows for multiple removals without damage to the wood. Don't want to make you homesick nor jealous, Lefke, but next week, weather permitting, I'll be sailing my wooden sloop to your beautiful island of Vlieland.

To this untrained eye - definitely looking very boaty 🤣. Congrats on getting to this milestone 👍🏻🇬🇧

Loved this episode guy's. Well done 👏

Nice work

looking good! You might want to consider adding some knees on the tall end of the longitudinal hatch pieces you just installed. They could also act as strong grab handles on the outside.

Awesome content love the channel . Been a long time viewer of the tally ho . Glad to see an Australian builder . I'm watching from Maitland NSW

Love this project, love this young couple…..

The hatch came out Great !! You'll need rubber bumpers as it slides so fast lol

Matt, are you having trouble getting left hand paint brushes and rollers that you get Lefke to do all the painting. Any way you are both doing a fantastic job. It is really good to watch top tradesmen at work. thankyou Graham.

Making the chickens walk the plank

Matt, that trick with the pencil and finger was a round long before you were a sparkle in your daddies eye, and his dad before him

It was gratifying watching this episode due to the change of pace, in terms of the item [the hatch] being detailed out. You're just hitting your stride. Keep going!

It's a dull life to not have at least one vice.

Great work on the hatch . ..can’t remember if you have your motor below already.? Sure you’ve got that sorted. Loved the Sugar plum quail dance. ) was so hoping one or t’other would crow. They have a lusty crow do quails. )) Hi from Sth. Highlands NSW

Hi Guys, awesome work as usual. You keep me motivated on my build. We need your dog.. Maple could do with some wise older dog influence right now. LOL Cheers, Steve and Maple (the PUPPY stage) Ahrrrr LOL

Greetings from South Carolina. I'm 81, in good enough health to think that I could start building a boat and live long enough to sail it. I've watched Leo building Tally Ho from the date of purchase and have binge watched your build of Tarkine and am up to date. I have all the tools capable of handling and shaping large pieces of timber and decent wood working skills. I also have a very cute GoldenDoodle puppy that appears to be a necessity for filming.The only thing I don't have and not likely to acquire is the head of hair that Matt and Leo flaunt. Is the hair that important?

Nice work!

... and in twenty years it'll be fun to go back and watch young Matt and Lefke...

Great work Matt & Ifke. Always look forward with anticipation to your videos. Hopefully one day I might get the chance to drop in & say Hi. My daughter lives in Hobart, so next visit as well as 😢visiting her, I might have the chance to see Tarkine in the flesh (or should that be ‘in the timber’?).

From an old farmer friend, I picked up the line, “that’s as as useful as hen shit on a pump handle”, so in your case it could be revised to….I don’t know, “hand plane”? Anyway, great video and great progress!

Is it wrong of me to want to see those chickens tip the balance of that timber - their reaction would’ve been hilarious, especially to the soundtrack (‘Flight of the bumblebee’?)?

Iefke doing stuff and Matt looking at things at the beginning made my day 😂

Oma en opa zijn nu alweer voor de 50e keer verbaasd over jullie vakmanschap en doorzettingsvermogen. Ga zo door lieve kinderen.

That hatch turned out beautifully, good idea to paint and live with it for awhile. That Obie, no the blanket will not do when you’re talking to a ghost little black box, scary, off to my little safe, comfy bed!!!

Thank you again for a very well made episode. I love how you intersperse the filming of the work with explanations and background stories. Even the shot of the growing chicks on the planks looks great and, in my opinion adds to the overall composition of the recording. Well done and keep up the good work 😊

i really like that grey/blue colour

Nylon pads at the corners of the hatch will make it easier to slide. Nylon appears to be rather good at sliding.

This channel is as good if not better than when Tally Ho first started

Never ever give up, some day you'll regret it. You're both doing an amazing job!

Very nice joinery there.

Love the hatch. As i saw the hatch slide for the first time i had a big smile but it did not compare to Matt's well deserved grin.

Are you going to cover the hull in fiberglass? I imagine the external ballast will be added much later. Lovely shipwright carpentry!

Good size vise for on board workbench.

Great video again. Loved the intermezzo with the poultry on the planks.....hilarious. And...the boat will be gorgeous!

No better way to spend a Sunday morning. Keep it going

Amazed by the quality of your work! No solid expensive wood, but clever construction ans superb craftmanship, and above all the peace and joice that every episode transpires. Thanks from the other corner of the world!

As always thank you very much for a very interesting and informative episode,the excellent quality of your craftsmanship as usual is very much apparent.The hatch looks great.cheers,Roly🇬🇧.

!Justified excitement with the hatch!

She's looking beautiful.

So Matt is a leftie. Understandable. Lefties are creative by nature - and we also live in our right minds

Oh man, that vise is a peach. York bullet vises were (and still are) made in the Czech republic. I think the story goes that there was a tool dealer in Prague that sold York vises that emigrated to the US in the late 30"s that then basically copied that vise and made them here and it's known as the very famous Wilton bullet vise. The original Bullet's came in a range of sizes from 2" to 8" and since they are no longer made in the original style they have all become highly sought after collectors items. There is also a large amount of people like myself that continue to use them as daily drivers feeling that a well made tool should be put to well intended use. I knew right away when that shot opened that that was a York and I'm glad you took a moment to talk about how you came across it. One more interesting tidbit about the Wiltons, on the bottom of the slide is stamped a date and as I understand it that is not the date of manufacture but rather the date that the 5 year warrranty that they came with expired. I also really like how you worked out to attach the hatch to the boat. It's just such a clean and elegant solution. You have every right to be as pleased as you are with it:-)

Nice hatch mate looking great try to stay warm that shoulder will ache a bit this time of the year

That hatch and cover is a work of art, beautiful!

Getting prettier every time I see this fine boat,well done 👌🙂

As always, it's very enjoyable in a laid-back manner. Plus, good work. Cheers

Great. Sunday Morning and nothing(except all the normal chores,) to do, so I'll just sit back and enjoy....cheers...richard

I love the design and craftmanship of the hatch. will moisture and swelling wood hinder its operation?

Hi Matt, as you are glassing, is it marine ply or structural ply You guys are doing an amazing job

Excellent episode as usual. Your work is A1. Thanks and looking forward to the next episode