East Coast Oak and a Pink Fireman (EP66) 

What an honorable man was Marshall. I need to check out that charity. God's speed back home good man.

I am 80 and have serious back issues - so I am pretty much stuck indoors. Over the last two years, I have learned to turn off my TV and watch RU-vid. I spend between 8 and 12 hours a day, subscribe to many channels and follow some of the best - but Sampson Boat Co is absolutely the top of the list! Leo is one of a kind, both in knowledge, wisdom and talent. And Poncho is also a star, the most entertaining pet of any channel. I have no money to send Leo a gift - but I may send him a comb someday... 😏

God bless Marshal & his wife. I lost my wife to cancer in 2012. I know what it's like. Thank you.

That guy Marshall what a lovely man he is and terribly sad what he has been through. People like Marshall make this world a better place blessings to him

I teared up at the end of the episode... Marshall seems like such an amazing person. The world needs more people like Marshall.

Marshall is truly a wonderful human being, his soul speaks through his eyes! well done sir!

Thank you Marshall for all you've done for cancer victims, and the huge help you've donated to Leo. What a guy....... Cheers!

In a world that is trembling and crashing.....it does my heart good to see men like Marshall and Leo who are doing what gives me hope.

Man you really lucked out finding such great hosts. A full workshop to yourself and letting you come and go as you please. Donations make the project possible, but without the hosts it would have never even begun.

The timing of this video for myself is surreal, today we said goodbye to an amazing woman my sister in-law, who was a very bright star and Business woman to breast cancer. Thank you Marshall for all your efforts and what a great video.

So great to see you back on the work site! Marshall was a treat. I actually think that he expressed quite well how, as one of your supporters, most of us feel. I for one know that I too feel a certain emotional attachment with the Tally Ho project and truly with you too, Leo. Thank you, Chuck Jenkins

Never cease to be impressed by how nice people are and for the community you are creating.

I must assume I'm somehow getting some sawdust in my eyes through my internet connection because episodes like this always makes my eyes water up for some reason...I'm forced to keep tissues nearby for the eyeball run off in my nose....Hey, doesn't happen to me very often since I'm just a harda$$ 70 year old Nam era vet that isn't moved by much. You truly are an inspiration to many...which is amply shown by the donations of gifts, money and labor....Sadly, I'm also financially challenged... the type whose idea of a retirement fund is to play the lottery...if i ever hit, I promise to send you a BIG chunk!! Thank you, Leo for showing us that despite any obstacle ....If you dream hard enough and continue to strive forward...you CAN succeed!!!! Also a tip of my hat to Marshall, not only for his donations to you of time and equipment, but for his dedication to saving lives as a firefighter....Your stories and actions give me hope for the future of our Country... despite the political upheavals today.....discussions of which are never appropriate here...even if never far from mind...!

Another great episode, Marshall, what a star truly humbling loved his words at the on the board. As always your choice of music fantastic. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration my son is a Patreon of yours, just completed his RYA Yacht Masters certification and is of to Greece as a flotilla skipper your content does count and I thank you for your dedication, you'd make an excellent teacher, lecturer.

Marshal is such a lovely guy, and what an epic trip.

HUGE thumbs up to Marshall for his charity, delivering the wood all the while giving the white oak slabs a nice weathering too by the looks of the trip. 👌🇨🇦

Absolute Rock Star Marshall, for everything you did and are doing...

The world is better place with people like you, Marshall and your respective supporters in it. Hopefully, your subscribers will be as moved as I was to repay Marshall's selflessness.

Marshall, it's guys like you that are the backbone of your Nation not all those 'high and mighty' folks in Washington. A big thank you from all us folk in Scotland.

Leo, you are building so much more than a boat.

What a great bloke, he embodies everything about the “Good American “ . I wish him well, cheerio mate. Bob from South Australia.

Great to hear the work he is doing to help the fight against breast cancer. Kudos to him and best of luck with the fight. Now your back and it's time to get back to work on Tally Ho. Full steam ahead.

Anyone who has ever drove across America knows just how incredibly beautiful this country is. Every trip is magic, exciting, and unique!

Wow, what a guy, a Big Shout out to Marshall for all the great charitable work he does. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️

Leo, what an excellent community you are creating. My wife and I are considering moving to Portland in the next year. I am former cabinet maker with tons of shop tools and hand tools (SCMI, MINI MAX, Festool etc). I would love to look you up when I get in the area and lend a hand. Let me know what you may need help with.

Besides backing up narrow spots with a big trailer like an absolute boss, Marshall is just a pure human being. What an amazing journey!

Props to Marshall for his help in moving that wood - and for the work in supporting sufferers and their families through breast cancer. 👍👍

The pink fireman what an amazing man

If ever I'm privileged enough to walk on that deck my first thoughts would be of Marshall and his family and how wonderful people can be. Leo you have a talent for drawing out the best in us all.

Leo ain’t just building a boat,he’s built a shipyard! Very impressive,and shows the true spirit of human kindness is still alive and well in America,and all over the world. The bloke is truly a force of nature,and incredibly knowledgeable at such a youthful age. Keep the hammer down fella!👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Also,Marshal,what an absolute legend,blown away....huge kindness ,woulda loved to join him on that road trip!

You know it all makes sense, you get ride of the GPS and soon because of the spirit you nurture and have nurtured the best people are drawn to you! Marshall really touched my heart, with his sadness and his resolve to put it to good use. He is a true human being and his sisters would be so proud!

I’m often dumbfounded by how uplifting your videos are. I don’t know what it is, but they always put a smile on my face. Thank you, Leo, and thank you to everyone who helps this project.

Who would have known building a boat would become such a great story about passions, loss, love, and inspiration.

.Marshall ROCKSTAR! as the son of a 3 time, breast cancer survivor thank you!

Leo, you Marshall, and all the volunteers on this project so far have completely restored my faith in humanity, especially encouraged by the younger people.

Wow, there are just so many fabulous people on the planet.... very heart warming...

What a great human being. My senses tell me that you’ll likely see him again.

Wow - the Pink Fireman! Must admit, brought a tear to my eye in more than one way. A cancer survivor, (head and neck, stage 4), 8 years out cancer free, it was very touching that you are giving yourself to help on the Tally Ho project and help in the battle to fight cancer. I was one of the very fortunate. Thanks

Unlike me to be short of words, but, hearing Marshall's history and all..."WOW"...what a true gentleman. Glad to see you back on Tally-Ho Leo, again, Thank You Marshall and Wife !!

Words fail me of how impressed I am with Leo’s skill and work ethic and also the selfless contribution of Marshal helps to restore my faith in humanity which has been quite shaken recently. Proud to be a patron and help in a small way. Good to see the pets again too

My hat's off for the pink fireman for his great work and helping out with the boat....

Every now and again you come across someone who restores your faith in humanity. You can talk about a person being a one in thousand but I think Marshall needs to be seen as one in a million. To drive across a country to help someone is truly amazing.

Marshall says there was just some weather then shows clips of huge snow storms and many mountain passes. A serious feat with a size-able trailer load. Ha what a legend!

So inspiring to see people come together like this

Marshall, what a man....... Bravo.

The beauty old school craftsmanship can produce,,,,what a work of art !!!!

Thank you Leo, and Marshall. You are both great men doing great work by example!

At 16:55, when the joint closes up perfectly ... that is awesome!

Living in Montana and traveling all of the time, I could recognize just about every spot that the Fireman posted, from the rest areas on the Dakotas to the first views of the Rockys outside of Sheridan, to Homestake and Lookout passes, to Vantage crossing the Columbia. Thanks for the little trip!

One of the reasons this channel is so great is how many people will help pitch in. That was a big deal what Marshall did and he's just so happy to be a part of the project. I bet Leo has a tough determining what part of this journey brings him more joy; restoring Tally Ho or meeting all these great people that pitch in one way or another. Kind of gives me hope in humanity. I salute all you who have become a part of this project and given me a weekly treat in craftsmanship and serving your fellow man.

Marshall is a stand up guy for doing what he did for the benefit of the Tally Ho project & Leo! I can relate to his cause having lost my youngest cousin last year to breast cancer. Keep up the great work Leo & have a safe trip home Marshall. As one of Leo's patreon supporters, I want to personally thank you for what you did! Cheers! 👍👍👍👍

You just met one beautiful man and this project keeps giving in fine people.

Leo and Mike Patey in one day!!! It's a great Saturday!

Thank you Marshall! There are good, humble, nice men and women in the world that pass it along. We count you and Mrs Marshall in that group. Thanks Leo for supporting F3S.org. Thanks again all!

Nice to see you back on your boat again Leo. all the best to you and your helper's

Good guy Marshall! Nice to see you back Leo. Excited for progress in the future!

This channel is everything that that is right about the internet. Thanks Marshall and your wife for helping us all by delivering the wood and letting the project we are all so invested in. Continue.

Grats on the Pink Fireman for shipping the oak across the States. Well done sir. Leo, glad your back on the job.

Leo, your joinery skills are exceptional, so thanks for sharing them with us! I was very impressed as well by the generosity of Marshall (and his wife, of course in letting him make the cross-country delivery), which certainly helped move the project forward. Their NFP movement is a most admirable undertaking.

Welcome back Leo. To see you working is a pleasure. I had a old wood boat, with my dad, and i loved to keep it alive with him. You drive me crazy when you couple two huge pieces of wood and the gap in the between magically disappears, as if the two pieces were born together!

Wot a lovely bloke. Only real men can wear pink. And he rocked it! Great to have you both back on the job. Keep going guys.

Wow! What a group of fantastic people have come together supporting this project!

I am in Covid lockdown with my wife just diagnosed with breast cancer. Going back in December 2020 to see the early episodes. Then ran into pinkman. Good man.

Leo, you're my hero. Love your attitude, skill and focus. Fair winds and following seas.

What a guy! There's hope for humanity yet.

Three cheers for Marshall and his wife. The donation of his time and the commission of his truck and trailer to bring that wood across the country was an amazing contribution to the TALLY HO project. It's amazing how people come out of the woodwork to support Leo in his rebuilding of the TALLY HO. Also a big shout out to the fellow who bought Leo the 7" Makita Hand Planer. That was an amazing contribution and you can see how important a roll it has played in the work done during this video. Another big shout out to Leo himself for beginning the restoration on the bolt threading machine. Getting that machine up and running to produce threaded brass bolts was an impressive accomplishment. I also have to take my hat off to your master craftsmanship Leo. Those scarf joints are the same quality has the most expert Japanese wood joinery. They fit together like rocks at the Inca ruins on the top of Machu Picchu. Impressive. It's exciting to watch the progress that is being made on this project. Well done Leo.

thank you for our Pink Fireman =)

Amazing show case of the beauty of both America and her people. That section through the Black Hills was awesome. Glad your back Leo!

Leo you’re amazing. With love from Holland ❤️ I introduced the 3 sisters into my Facebook group healing cancer naturally. Cheers mate!

I'm truly amazed at the generosity of people. What a great thing Marshall did. Great video, thanks.

Marshall Sir, you ARE the man... Class act.

Good stuff right here ... Your craftsmanship, the community coming together on this project, and inspirational folks like Marshall. Good on you, mate! Cheers!

Excellent story of an epic journey ending in a new friendship of shared values. Recharges the sole!

12 days from pick up to video post! 5 Days travel across the continental US? good job all

Christ, Leo, you've inspired so many people with your project! This will be much more than a boat when you're all done...

That super-mega-heavy transport Marshall showed at 22:00 -- Too heavy for words . . . If you don't watch RU-vid videos about this specialty: that 14-wheel tractor with concrete blocks on it and hitched to the back of the main rig is rigged to ASSIST in BRAKING the main rig on downhill. Also can switch and pull from the front for uphill.

There's a lot of negative stuff said about the internet. Your story is one of great positivity. These positive stories should be spoken of more, else we might destroy the good things with restrictions because of the bad things, however big and bad they might be, or not be?

I think one of the things that has come out of this project is the revelation of volunteers who have turned up from all corners and are individually pretty special people ... in particular the Pink Fireman.

Not only do I appreciate the wood working and the boat building, I love the mix of old tools being rebuild and used as well as brand new tools that makes life good.

WOW! I'm always amazed at your woodworking skills, not to mention your attention to detail. I am also blown away with the people that gather around this project, including the Pink Fireman. Just wow.

Hi good to see you back Leo, I am in awe of Marshal and his generosity what a trip with people like this supporting you should only take two more years great Vlog.

It’s people like Marshall that restore one’s faith in humanity. Your a wonderful man Marshall, and you Leo,great video.

Well done, Marshall. This is the true meaning of 'community'. People helping people. Projects like Tally-Ho are far more than the sum of the parts. Simply building a boat brings together innumerable people who combine in a spirit of support that truly humbles me as a mere observer. Tally-Ho is a symbol of achievement and humanity, more than sweat, blood and tears. Gives me warm fuzzies.

Too cool. We were passing through South Dakota on I-90 heading West bound . We ran into that same wide load. I imagine that Marshall ran into to ran into the same weather in Minnesota and South Dakota that we ran into. I am glad that he made it safely. It was white out conditions at times.

Just dropped $25 on F3S.

Great people! Marshall, my wife is a 20 year survivor now metastatic. I am going over to your website to support it.

Thanks Marshall and your wife for the great support! Your so cool!

damn, that oversize trailer sign wasn't lying :) hats of to Marshall!

Welcome back Leo!

Sometimes, quite rarely you see a person who touches your heart and mind. What a beautiful guy.

That's very kind of you Mr Marshall! We are proud of you and your family!! Good luck And God bless!!!

Welcome back Master Leo! Nice surprise to get a video this week and one so meaningful. This video really speaks for the beauty of the human soul and the kindness of our fellow man which is what makes life beautiful. As for Marshall, man, all I can think is "wow" ~ what a special person and I think anyone who has missed out on this adventure is really missing out on something so much more important than "Tally Ho" itself because it really stands for so much more. Some day Leo, when you're watching the sails and watching a horizon, the amount of reflection and the value of it you will have to draw on is nothing less than awe inspiring I can only imagine. Until then! there is much to do and I can sense your fires are burning! The world is your fan base! Cheers!

just wow, Love to see people helping out others, because they want to, not because they have to, well done Marshall, nice one Leo.

What a kind man Marshall is God Bless him , thanks for the Video Leo .👍🇬🇧

Great video. Be a great tool when refurbished.

Surely one of the RU-vid engineers would take on the restoration of the threading machine.

I'm so jealous. Back when logistics was needed for some live oak boards out of Georgia to Washington, I volunteered to move it but I didn't real;ly have the equipment to do it. I'm so glad you found Marshall or he found you. Great way to move the white oak.

The kindness of the Pink Fireman brings me to tears.

I’m from New Zealand where you can drive from the east coast to the west coast in about 4 hours!

Marshall - Wow! What a sweet, good hearted man.