Don't make the same mistake I did. How I nearly died on my sailboat.

[@Jim-ro5sl]

As an old guy who's been sailing for a lot of years I can tell you that any mistake that you make that doesn't kill you or injure you is very valuable. You can never learn enough but every piece of the puzzle is worth knowing. Best of luck with your new channel

[@SVRestless]

@Jim-ro5sl I believe that 100%. Im enjoying it. Thanks for the words of encouragement!

[@noasailing27feet]

I am on my boat number 47. Bott motor and sailboats . Now i downsized to a 27 feet doublender , and i soli sail this year 6 months onboard. Left her for vinterstorare in Germany 2 months ago. But i miss her and will go back end of january. I am 73 years now. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@JakeDiMare]

Another related tip. Even with a windless, the chain can sometimes get bound up when exiting the locker, and it's tempting to reach in there with your hand to free it up. This is a big mistake. I learned to keep an old broken winch handle up there for this scenario.

[@SVRestless]

@@JakeDiMare ill keep that in mind for the windlass! I've seen what it can do to your hand. Thanks for the heads up.

[@lordfrieza1132]

Captain Niko here... Great work man! Sail now, fix things on the way... That's the best way to go,..... Hello from St Petersburg Florida, cal 27 mk3

[@lordfrieza1132]

Btw. The "sailors at the Marina" don't really know much past the channel markers anyway 😂

[@SVRestless]

@lordfrieza1132 that's when you really learn what's wrong with the boat! Haha it is a risky way, though fs. 😅

[@SVRestless]

@@lordfrieza1132 😆 so true

[@sailingmare6563]

Thanks for sharing. It's a nice change to come across honesty from a sailing channel. You have nothing ro be embarrassed about with your mistakes. In over 5000 years of sailing i doubt you will be the first to make a mistake that hasn't been made before. Cheers, and good luck!

[@SVRestless]

Thanks for you reassurance! Thank you so much! Cheers 🍻

[@vykaart6009]

Install a CO/gas alarm when you have a heater and/or gas on board. ...When mine went off I learned how important it is.

[@josephbrantley4692]

Bro I just bought a 30 footer and have never been on a boat other than twice I went deeper arising on a half day trip. So I think you may just save my life please keep these coming

[@SVRestless]

@@josephbrantley4692 im glad to hear that! I hope to see you out here. Definitely be careful with the anchor road! I will! Thank you!

[@travisperry4515]

If that happened in my line of work (towboats) leg would be gone. Definitely a huge hazard and it happens to people.

[@ericshayer]

Thanks so much for sharing this. It is very valuable. We all make shitty mistakes at some point and it is good to know it end up without more serious consequences. Good lessons learned. There are a lot of people like you (and me) that were not raised on a boat and are learning as doing. Thanks for sharing.

[@SVRestless]

@@ericshayer thanks man, it's definitely much harder if you have to teach yourself the way we do! Cheers

[@andyroach420]

I appreciate your honesty. I admire the courage you have going sailing solo like that. I subscribed to your channel.

[@SVRestless]

@@andyroach420 thanks bro, I appreciate that. Welcome to the channel :)

[@mountainmandale1587]

It's not all sunshine and following seas. We all learn as we go. Think twice, act with tact, and listen to those of us who have been there and done it years ago. It'll get better until it gets worse.

[@tomappel8184]

New subscriber here. If you wait till you're ready you'll never leave the dock. Keep making the videos and I'll keep watching. Best of luck young man!

[@SVRestless]

@tomappel8184 thanks man! I'm going to keep cruising!

[@SVRestless]

@@tomappel8184 I agree with you! A lot of people are too scared so they make excuses why they can't do it.

[@6800891]

Thanks for another chapter in the real time, live aboard instruction course. Glad you weren't injured more seriously.

[@SVRestless]

No problem, my friend, as always, thanks for watching

[@vanseventy]

Conflict builds character! Don’t worry about what others say brother!! They don’t pay your bills! Life is a journey and you’re on your own path. There is no normal life , just life!

[@SVRestless]

@vanseventy cheers to that, my friend!

[@THE46CREW]

"There's no normal life, just life"! I like that.

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

A million thanks for sharing. I've watched tons of video's trying to memorise every possible risk/danger while sailing.. your description of your accident is a new one. Reality can be very unforgiving, that's why it pays to study reality (and not believe the lies one's own brain may wish to believe).

[@SVRestless]

@@laurencevanhelsuwe3052 thank you, that is why I decided to make a video about this very real risk.

[@friarfox]

Congratulations! Subbed and thumbs up. Keeping it real is a super approach to a new channel like this. You are learning as you go and so will a lot of your future subscribers. No back seat driving from me, just admiration for the courage to go for it. Stay safe.

[@SVRestless]

@@friarfox I appreciate that! Thanks for the encouragement!

[@conniedurham9773]

I enjoy watching this and seeing someone learn on their own journey in their own time! Thanks for sharing the details, and even your mistakes!! Great job, keep sharing!!

[@SVRestless]

@@conniedurham9773 thanks mom, I'll do my best.

[@TheForester71]

Thanks for sharing. That’s how we all learn. Everyone should share close calls and talk more about safety.

[@SVRestless]

@@TheForester71 I agree. Thanks for watching. :)

[@mikew3194]

Beginner myself, but maybe tying a line on the anchor chain, then putting it on the winch, would make it easier to raise the anchor until you get the windlass running.

[@SVRestless]

@mikew3194 prob would have been safer than what I did. The stern anchor was caught on the bow anchor chain. I probably should have winched the chain up enough to unhook the kedge anchor. I eventually drove the boat enough to release the tension then pulled it up.

[@solshine41]

Great stuff dude! I love your boat. You living the dream bro

[@SVRestless]

@solshine41 Thanks, man! It really is the dream.

[@brenthann2623]

I imagine that is a common mistake. I glad you’re alright.

[@SVRestless]

@@brenthann2623 that’s probably how pirates get their peg leg I guess 😝. Thanks man.

[@Embracethewastes]

Good stuff man, liked and subscribed. As someone who is just starting out with sailing myself, its always helpful to hear about what happens when things go South. Im restricted to sailing in NC with my Cat 30 for the time being but hope to run into you down the line!

[@SVRestless]

@@Embracethewastes likewise my friend! Hit me up if you are ever close by! Thank you!

[@sethile]

Thanks for your honesty. I've made plenty of mistakes with this boat, and I haven't even left the St. Johns River! My Cape Dory 27 is currently on a mooring in Green Cove Springs Marina. I'm heading down the first week of January, and hoping to have her ready enough to start heading south on the ICW soon. Sounds like I need to rethink not having a windless! At minimum I need to practice anchoring in rougher conditions to see if I can handle it without one. Maybe I'll see you out there you at some point..

[@SVRestless]

@sethile For sure! I hope to see you out here. Yeah, you'll wish you had it. People carry different size anchors for different conditions. Pulling up a big anchor every time is exhausting. Carry a "lunch hook" so you don't always have to deploy the big one.

[@kaiz0099]

I dream of this kind of life, thanks for sharing the good and bad. Its a learning experience that i enjoy being a part of.

[@SVRestless]

@kaiz0099 thanks for the encouragement. It makes me want to put out better content. I hope it helps people not make that mistake I'm thanks for watching my videos, friend.

[@SavorTheJourneyDave]

🥽🏊🏄‍♀️🛶🛥️⚓ Totally Awesome.... I am anchored juuuust above you on the ICW in Beaufort, near~ish Hilton Head ... Luv the area that You are in.... ⛵🚣🚤🔱

[@SVRestless]

Nice! This area seems really great so far. I'm a little scared the anchorages will get worse going into Florida. I'm going to st Marys to get pulled out to do the bottom job. Cheers!

[@SavorTheJourneyDave]

@@SVRestless Considering The State of Georgia tried to outlaw anchoring (and did last I had heard without a permit from their State Wildlife version of DNR) and it is illegal to spend more than 30 day on a boat in that state, while Florida is the meca of boating for the East Coast... I'd say you will be fine. I purchased this ole Sea Ray in Miami and traveled 100kn before engine trouble left me stranded in Fort Pierce for 2.5 months,... I only anchored out and it was AWESOME!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!

[@SVRestless]

@SavorTheJourneyDave that's lame! Haha, hopefully I can move along before they come for me.

[@SavorTheJourneyDave]

@@SVRestless Oh yeah,.... I learned this through the AGLCA Newsletter (I am a Harbor Host for Beaufort)... they claimed to have legal experts working to reverse it so maybe by now, they have.... their goal was admirable, but the legislation was misguided.... they wanted to do something about all the derelict post-hurricane abandoned vessels...

[@cn780]

Thanks for posting. Enjoy this time. You posting this is very helpful. Just popped up for me and I subscribed! Merry Christmas.

[@SVRestless]

@cn780 Merry Christmas! Thank you!

[@alittlerez]

That line/chain incident is always first in a sailor’s mind when handling lines of any type. Thanks for sharing but ALWAYS check your body position prior to starting those tasks. Good luck.

[@SVRestless]

@alittlerez it's not exactly intuitive either that it might catch your leg. I'm never going to forget.

[@alittlerez]

@ watch hand placement when operating winches too. Especially your thumb. A gust of wind can trap your fingers between a sheet and the winch faster than you think. I’m still new to sailing but I do have about 4000 miles under my belt. Good on you for using the manual anchor. It teaches lessons that will extend the life of your windlass once you install it.

[@SVRestless]

@alittlerez thanks for the tip, my friend. I'll definitely keep it in mind. Hopefully, I run into you out here.

[@alittlerez]

@ probably will. I’m under contract for a boat now. Should have it in January and plan to make it to the east coast of FL by mid February.

[@alittlerez]

Some transatlantic sailing from last spring (not my boat, but I crewed): kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5PPe5Wbatx3mrcfeature=shared

[@CRSolarice]

...appreciate your humility.

[@SVRestless]

@@CRSolarice thank you

[@kevinhoffman8214]

smooth sailling my friend

[@SVRestless]

@@kevinhoffman8214 fair winds and following seas.

[@ChrisWeaver10]

thanks for the warning. please keep making videos. subscribed. thx.

[@SVRestless]

@ChrisWeaver10 i'm on it! Thanks bro!

[@DonnaBiggs-wv1ml]

Great video 🎉 people need to see this side of boating and not just the click bait kind that means nothing keep up the good work captain and stay safe fair winds and following seas

[@SVRestless]

Cheers, thank you!

[@soloaquatics]

I can’t wait til I get my own boat and I’m out there sailing!

[@SVRestless]

@soloaquatics ill see you out here soon!

[@tonylynch4280]

you're cool... thanks for sharing... from down under.

[@SVRestless]

@@tonylynch4280 thank you thank you, cheers

[@duaneandkimguillot4267]

The sailors at the bar will always tell you "you're not ready" keep learning, trail by experience. SV Lost Cajun

[@SVRestless]

That's so true 😂

[@duaneandkimguillot4267]

@Johnnyonaboat for future reference before taking advice from a sailor at the bar make sure they've been there done that. It cost us a lot of money listening to sailors at the bar.

[@goatman3828]

I am curious what your skillset is. Drivetrain? Mechanical? Plumbung? Electrical? Etc. Am looking into getting a boat and taking a cruise, but have no sailing knowledge other than Utube Academy. But I grew up on a farm and have good (not great) skills in almost all basic fields. Have but a couple houses by hand, barns also. Including the plumbing, electrical, etc. So the issue is that I don't know what I don't know. Any advice or ideas from anyone?

[@SVRestless]

@goatman3828 I have a pilots license. I was in the Marine Corps. Before getting on this boat i had no experience with diesel engines. They are pretty simple, but there is definitely a learning curve. I feel like I understand my engine pretty well now, and it seems pretty bulletproof. I work on my own cars. Most of all I think you have to be good at problem solving and be very brave/ work well under pressure. You are forced to learn fast or you won't make it. I've been out on the water for 2 months now. When the wind is blowing, it can be scary. Especially at night when you can't see anything. The electrical is confusing at first, but you will understand it after rewiring the boat. I spent 7 months living on this boat at the Marina. The more time you spend on the boat, the More everything starts to be demistified.

[@SVRestless]

@goatman3828 I would say just buy the boat and work on it, they aren't that complicaticated, but it takes time. I'm still very new too.

[@goatman3828]

@Johnnyonaboat Military is the best training in the world. Teaches you that when you don't know what to do, figure it out. Standing still is lethal. Do you still fly? Any complex machine requires a very flexible mindset. Always having a plan B and a plan C ahead of time. Look forward to more vids from you.

[@SVRestless]

@goatman3828 I haven't been flying lately but I fly piper cubs when I'm in Wisconsin. I've been building a kitfox.

[@Syndad]

Great start, it's always nice to see new sailing channel. My only issue is you need to follow through with your videos. The last video you put in a crab trap but never talked about it again, maybe you didn't catch anything but your story becomes very choppy that way. Good Luck and I will be looking forward to more.

[@SVRestless]

That makes a lot of sense! I'm going to try to get better at making these videos.

[@davidhowell7901]

Line handling is a very dangerous undertaking. Saw a video of a USN salvage tug crewman get pulled through the chocks. RIP Sailor

[@SVRestless]

@davidhowell7901 I have a lot more respect for it now. The current was ripping when it grabbed my leg 🦵.

[@genglandoh]

I posted you video at cruiser forum so others can learn this valuable lesson.

[@SVRestless]

@@genglandoh nice! Thanks man

[@Antipodean33]

Where is that you're anchored? I can a pretty impressive bridge back in the distance, also whats your plans, are you thinking of sailing the world or just around your country? Best of luck from Aussie Al

[@SVRestless]

@Antipodean33 that's the bridge is in st Simmons Georgia. I plan to go to the Bahamas after the boat work is done.

[@johnclatworthy1824]

I never caught mention of your draft. Do you have a deep keel? I've been looking at a boat in Brunswick! You might be in the samemarina/yard. It's a Wauquiez Hood 38.

[@sneakyfeet6932]

im still convinced noone knows how to say that boat make correctly. i have had 3 friends with Wauquiez and they all swore up and down they were pronouncing it right and all pronounced it different lol.

[@josephbrantley4692]

How is the second mate handling it

[@SVRestless]

@@josephbrantley4692 he's been pretty good! Took him a while to realize it was ok to pee on the deck.

[@sleethmitchell]

sometimes you just gotta embrace the embarrassment. besides, they make the best stories.

[@SVRestless]

Thats true! It's more exciting that way. 😅

[@xrstopherpopp120]

Sitting in a chair watching sailing video's and never getting out there is actually more embarrassing.

[@SVRestless]

@xrstopherpopp120 it really is. Otherwise, sailing is only for the rich...most the time you can't figure out what's wrong until you go out there. Even new boats need constant maintenance.

[@dennisdickinson8337]

Sounds like a nice s*** moment bet you won't do it again and thank you for spreading the word Yes it is very hard without a windlass but it'll keep you young & Always gloves and always anchor buoy

[@SVRestless]

@@dennisdickinson8337 it hurt bad! I definitely won't forget it.

[@goatman3828]

Try and balance the 'you're not ready' thoughts with the 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' thoughts. I rebuilt my first engine when I was 10 years old. Everyone told my dad that I wasn't ready or able to do it. Luckily my dad hated mechanical work. So he figured what's the worst I could do to a tractor that doesn't run. That was almost 50 years ago. Christ!! How was that so long ago??? Anyway, still using that tractor today. Didn't have any quick answers back then. Just a rotary phone and no one to call. You are doing fine. The struggle is what makes it so worth it in the end. Try and do some Utube research before you tackle a job that you don't know about. Perhaps give us your future plans, for instance, the engine fuel problem. There are plenty of us that can help troubleshoot a specific issue. I understand you were under the gun there. But, say you are going to re-rig your standing gear. Put that out there a week or two first. I'm sure someone will chime in on any possible issues or tips.👍🏻

[@SVRestless]

@goatman3828 Yes, i realized the lift pump was failing.

[@SVRestless]

@goatman3828 I ended up bypassing the failing lift pump with an electric lift pump until I got the mechanical one in the mail.

[@glennthehen]

Cool new sailing channel, Maybe get yourself an insta 360 camera for some nice B roll footage to break up each scene. Regardless love the rawness.

[@SVRestless]

@@glennthehen thank you! I’ve been eyeing the insta 360, They look awesome. At first I wasn’t even sure if people would watch my videos. I’m going to put more effort in fs.

[@glennthehen]

People are watching all the way from Melbourne Australia

[@SVRestless]

@glennthehen whaaaat!!! The land down under! Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@jbird73]

Livin the dream!

[@JOHNALOOPONE]

Don't get upset about stupid things that go wrong. Active things are dangerous. We keep a cheap flashlight and work gloves in the anchor locker. Make sure you maintain your health and eat healthy. when you are alone you skip meals. Thanks.

[@SVRestless]

@@JOHNALOOPONE that's all great advice! Thank you.

[@psfraser9471]

Keep going south all the way to the keys.

[@SV-Valhalla]

Don’t be afraid to use a winch to get that anchor free.

[@SVRestless]

@@SV-Valhalla i should have tried that. :)

[@SV-Valhalla]

@ I still don’t have a windless, so I let the winch do the work when it gets tough. To be honest, I never thought to use the winch until someone mentioned it to me. lol

[@Jason1King1]

We'll be in ur neck of the woods soon. Maybe we can share an anchorage and swap some newbie stories perhaps 😊

[@SVRestless]

@@Jason1King1 sounds good! Lmk when you get here!

[@SOLDOZER]

You will learn by doing, and making mistakes. You wont learn by listening to others or watching videos. Good weather does not make good sailors.

[@daveh5625]

You're not an idiot... you are a kid/person trying to experience life... at 66 I can tell you idiot stories, you learn, move on and have idiot stories to share...

[@joeldurham852]

🫡 A1 content brother

[@SVRestless]

Thank you!

[@BeeTee-hz8hs]

Getting caught in your anker chain...wow maybe get off the boat