Fish Traps, Overnighters, and Attack Roosters WHS E82

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[@jfv65]

That rooster is channeling his inner velociraptor.

[@papounet4842]

This little fierce rooster defending our sacred homeland against aliens made my day !!! Hope he will be rewarded. Nothing less than a decoration 🤣

[@majorpaynesailingscuba4688]

Wooo hooo! It was so much fun making T-shirts for you !😀⛵️🌴 I can’t wait to make more designs.

[@suzannechance5876]

Looking forward to seeing you in the Bahamas!

[@majorpaynesailingscuba4688]

@@suzannechance5876 hopefully next week!

[@pdutube]

Former Rhode Islander here, I hope you guys have a blast!

[@majorpaynesailingscuba4688]

@@pdutube We are having a blast! You can follow along on our channel Major Payne Sailing!😀 ⛵️

[@braithmiller]

Love the art, check it out.

[@chuckduzzie8529]

Major/Paine … what a really good connection. 😁 🦎

[@svosprey]

Take the hose off the pump, hold your finger over the other end and fill the hose with water. Put hose back on pump, stick other end in bilge and pump. Oh, dodge volcano's too.

[@danielbuckner2167]

Seeing your mom skate is awesome... she's so fun. Havent heard you sing or play in a while

[@sullybiker6520]

"Shut up, food!" Is the only response to a pushy rooster.

[@portfoliofotoz]

Your parents are a HOOT! Easy to see from whence Holly sprung.

[@dankyden]

who are her parents?

[@Josh-e2l]

You are changing people's lives, even though it may feel you aren't doing much just sailing around. I have bought a 25 ft sailboat and can't wait to learn how to sail her after watchig your videos

[@BrookePalmer]

Always appreciate a good CHONKY BOI - love the underwater footage!! Plan F 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@jiefflerenard1228]

TIP: you do not have to prime the pump from the bilge if you use the LONG side of the hose on the dischage side with pump near the bottom (as possible ). Good luck ,Thanks for sharing your amazing journey with us.

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

That was so funny, attack of the killer rooster. Hope you don't get discouraged. Your living what people dream about....

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Holly, if you wish to frighten of another rooster just shout "Chicken Soup!" at it.

[@joetindall3887]

You rock! I’ve been learning so much. Hope to get my 2800 Dufour going this year

[@TheSlamnslash]

When I lived aboard I used one of the super soaker type water gun toys that you dip the tip then suck the water up into the gun then squirt it out. It worked very well and could move water pretty fast from the bilge.

[@braithmiller]

Beautiful underwater shots! Hope you can get both an electric and manual bilge pump set up down there. Diesel salt bilge gargle is no joke. Having a wooden boat I have a few redundancies on bilge pumps. Never regretted having both. It is possible to repack the gland in the water if you must. Toilet ring wax outside works.

[@robertnixon3816]

Good solution on the dingy oarlocks! Not so much help from that rooster though! Fun to watch you living the dream!

[@hibvirus]

I was wondering what the deal was with the iguana on the t-shirts then it dawned on me: IT'S A GECKO!!! Duhhh! 🤦🏻‍♂🤣😂

[@chuckhillier4153]

Thanks. Enjoyed the rooster jousts.

[@victor-charlesscafati]

I love the second set of oarlocks solution. Simple, but very effective. You're a minimalist that accomplishes a lot.

[@Kevin-xs6oj]

I absolutely adore you ! Please keep your wonderful work coming! Thank you!

[@klouism1]

Good job on the dingy. Stay well and happy. ⛵

[@rickhunt4487]

Rooster was Hilarious 😅😅😅😅😅

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

what a couple of absolute dolls..... two girls that are totally terrified of a scary C++k❕ I don't blame you those guys can be mean as hell, that was adorable‼️®™️ 👏👏 i'm not even gonna go into the part where you prime the pump❕ 😳😳😳

[@jojacobs305]

Naw the rooster was trying to woo you lovely girls by finding food and making bock bock love noises (at the start)

[@davidmoore5021]

Thanks for sharing

[@naturepetsandfamily833]

It is nice to see you have a friend with you. Cool video. 👍🏼

[@motfc8]

Awww man! Can they do the tie die, on a rash guard? Boat logo on the back, and little circle left front.😁 I think that world be a big seller! Love you Holly, safe revels!💖

[@safehiking]

that rooster is hilarious

[@daveholley2156]

Fun watching Mom and Dad on the pond ! Need to buy Dad some Hockey Skates ! ✌️💜🎸 From Frosty STL MO

[@FelixGarcia-x3i]

Just saw my first video of your channel, pretty cool. Also subscribed.

[@unclebob6728]

Go Holly! Thank You!

[@pdutube]

Wow that rooster was feisty! Reminds me of the advice to new convicts to pick a fight with the biggest guy in prison to assert dominance. As I identify as borderline milquetoast, it sounds suicidal.

[@ggapsis]

The video of the fish trap was gorgeous. Did you ever learn about the people who built it and how often they check it? Also hope you solved the bilge leak and have some peace of mind.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Hi Captain Holly and Mya! Your encounter with the rooster on shore gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "repel boarders!" 😂😂🐓Y'all take care of each other and sail on Captain, sail on! ⛵⛵😎😎🌴🌴👍👍🐓

[@WindHippieSailing]

Haha indeed! We'll swim with sharks, but roosters is where we draw the line

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

@@WindHippieSailing I have an Idea..."We will have chicken and dumplings when she comes..." 😂😂🤣🤣

[@WindHippieSailing]

@@MarkWYoung-ky4uc funny story about that- another sailor had a problem with the same rooster so he he said he caught it and was planning on cooking it. Then some guy came running out of his house and apparently it's someone's pet! It's like a guard dog for that section of beach

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

@@WindHippieSailing A guard rooster...I love it! 😂😂

[@Skyhors3]

You're my kind of girl. lol I inherited a 35' ketch, but it had been flooded for some years and the bulkheads were ruined beyond repair, at least by me, so now I'm a full-time motorhomer until I sell and buy another sailboat. Your an inspiration. I'm curious - being damp all the time, do you get sick - colds, etc. often?

[@ProspectingMonkey]

That rooster needs a Flogging!! 🤣

[@suzannechance5876]

That's fu`nny. Bet most folks don't get the joke!

[@Jmmondeau]

That’s a mean rooster.

[@johnwishart7950]

i hope you are all right with the underwater eruption lovely video

[@WindHippieSailing]

Thanks! No effects here from the volcano

[@oomwat6101]

Is that a Bukh DV10? I almost bought a boat with a DV10 with a blown head-gasket ... I ended up buying the gasket before the boat sale went through, so I have one sat here ... if you have a postal address I can send it to then you can have it ... might be handy to have on the shelf ;)

[@ronschwolsky1626]

Good idea to add additional oar locks to the dinghy! Have you found the source of your leak? Hope it's nothing major.

[@fredziffle6843]

try black tie wraps for dingy, cheap and easy to install

[@georgepeat5269iearth]

Growing your life? Looks awesome. Fair winds for you& company in the South Pacific.

[@atomisum6445]

There is nothing wrong with dipping into your sailboat fund to buy a t-shirt right? 😁

[@kevinwilkinson1510]

Another great video, thank you. I hope you get the water problem fixed.

[@prototype80]

I was curious, what kind of paint did you use for your art by the companion way? It looks really nice.

[@WindHippieSailing]

Thanks so much! I use a brand called apple barrel acrylic. It's only a few bucks and you can find it at any craft store or dollar store

[@mariotremblay8335]

Minus 38 this morning in Québec city

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Put temporary seal around propeller shaft outside hull... Throw a bucket of water at the rooster...

[@sailinggreenpearl2571]

Yeah, my stern gland leaks like a bi-atch. I installed a second auto bilge pump so now i don't notice it anymore. However, i have noticed that it leaks less if i jam it in gear once i have turned off the motor as is stops the prop spinning.

[@robertcooke1774]

have you replaced the packing.

[@sailinggreenpearl2571]

@@robertcooke1774 its some kind of ceramic seal apparently, i have a new motor on the way so ill sort it out then. Just living with it in the mean time...

[@georgegraves787]

I know your boat isn't going to win any beauty pageants. But how do you know what part of your boat you trust, and what you keep an eye on? Like the standing rigging - and tiller. How do you trust them so much?

[@jerryhansen5116]

Very curious if you were affected by the Tonga eruption ?

[@WindHippieSailing]

Nope no effects here

[@Audion]

@@WindHippieSailing we was worried 😢

[@lloydbrown9327]

When are you now?

[@RAEckart22]

Looks like Holly is 2000 miles east of Tonga. Most of the satellite shots show the shock wave traveling NE from Tonga.

[@RandyWHorton]

Love your channel and all your adventures! Do you have Paypal as I dont use patreon? (FYI: Hats sell 25 times better than t-shirts. )

[@jackiegaudette6225]

Who made your Tie Dye pillow case ! It's awsome ?

[@charlesnash2748]

Curious, does the shaft seal have a gland nut ? Tough place to get to.

[@ArchaicHumansWorldwide]

Holly can I ask a question? Have you ever had any problem eating fish you catch? I keep reading about cruisers getting sick from fish toxins. Do you have a little book or something you use to identify the fish? Thanks.

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video

[@byterbit6236]

About the water in the bilge - no doubt you’ve solved it by now :>) and know all of this already: Assuming the prop shaft leaves the boat through a classic stuffing box: Is it dripping frequently with the engine off and the shaft not spinning? Look to tighten the stuffing box bolts. Typically first rotate the lock nut back towards the aft of the boat and then tighten the main bolt in the same direction. While you’re there take a look at the stuffing box hose and the hose clamps that keep it where it should be. They may need to be tightened as well. That hose is keeping water out of course, so be careful - Could also be leaking coolant water from the engine - and of course check the through hulls -

[@happysaylar8263]

Prop shaft stuffing box! perhaps................

[@bryonensminger7462]

You better get that boat out on the hard and find that leak and fix it before , it gets to the point you can't keep up and you lose the boat

[@JimJNebraska]

First couple of minutes of the Vlog....😳😳😳

[@clausbarefeet]

nice to see you, Thought about you after Tonga

[@timhautala9058]

Hey They come to kill the Rooster.......Ya know he ain't gonna die.

[@odysseyofjason]

Ha Ha. You beat me to it !😃

[@timhautala9058]

@@odysseyofjason Yeah...Rooster came back with a fierce re-raise.Lol,She tossed the oar.

[@chuckvanderbildt]

Do you see bio-luminescence out there sometimes, when you're sailing at night?

[@rnunezc.4575]

Hope you are alright and gecko after Tonga's eruption ..bests

[@NasuMeji]

dude you know about the spurs on roosters right? they'll totally take your eyes out

[@unclebob6728]

Everything on your boat is broken, you just don't know it yet!

[@lloydbrown9327]

Did you get caught in the tsanuni? Hope you are safe?

[@_PJW_]

The rooster definitely was the hero of this episode! I almost chocked from laughing.

[@damienlery7550]

Any news from the volcanic eruption ….?did it has an issue for your location …?

[@ChiChi-dy9qi]

That poor rooster.

[@Twelvestonestacking]

A thought occurs to me ... wouldn't fried Chicken be good right about now?

[@robertkowalski9906]

I've pretty much been around the world anchored off sooooo many islands and every one of them have tons of chickens running around and none of the locals would ever think of eating one. So why is it in the US you pay extra for free range chicken?

[@VmaxBR549]

Why not just tighten up the gland nut on the stuffing box. Should only get a couple of drops per minute. (;-) TP

[@ozwzrd]

That rooster's no chicken...

[@rickstevens1479]

Don't know why chicken are emblematic of cowardice, their fearless ...

[@lexjordan491]

There's nothing worse than a leaking stern gland

[@iainlyall6475]

poor rooster, he see's 2 cute girls on his beach and all he wants to do is make friends :-)) do you have a sailing rig for your dinghy?

[@cardinia1]

yay

[@JensMHA]

Fierce roosters has a tendency to be somewhat mellow if given a red wine bath, along with some onions, carrots and a bit of spices...🤔

[@william6526]

What a mess and they don't even have a bilge pump or high water monitor.

[@Sailing.Artemis]

I love their channel that are super amazing people

[@paulchristopherriley7503]

is there il in the water? Thank you again. I am learning sailing techniques from you that i had not known. And am especially enjoying your nomenclature. It is the way I talk. Good sailing to you.

[@michaelmiller6062]

I’d be having chicken for dinner

[@Audion]

Roosters Lives Matter !

[@johanrheeder1640]

Are you safe from the Tonga eruption and Tsunami

[@russellclement2058]

Hi Holly ,, You are looking amazing , must be all the swimming ,, I'm on the east coast of Aussie but doubt you will be going any where to soon with all the covid ,, take care ,,

[@amagabber1]

What a cool wee character, between you an sv delos, you show us whats possible, defo buying a boat when i cash in my crypto 🤣

[@stephenmahoney9531]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@andybrands1883]

I like to go solo sailing at the weekends and when i leave the marina i dress up as a lady !! i love your vlogs so inspirational to us lady sailors x

[@michaelkearney7923]

My bucket list does NOT include sucking bilge water to prime a pump.

[@_PJW_]

1:26 : 😳🤭

[@underthetornado]

Did you say you Poisoned yourself sucking that water out? Always take like a huge swig of whiskey or? Right after doing that and sterilize your mouth...lol. I enjoy your videos. I'm down with some type of Covid even tho I was double vaxxed with Moderna. So. I get all happy when your adventures turn up. Thankyou. Ps: I know you have dingy but do you carry an emergency raft if? You're really brave. I really like your tats by the way.

[@rexx9496]

I thought chickens were supposed to be scared of people??

[@jakeoddmonic2956]

🍻🍻🍻

[@rogeranderson6668]

Awesome about the shirts Holly I don't usually buy stuff but I'll have to scrape together a little coin and get one for me. I'm thinking about a hoodie actually. God bless you young lady and your parents who are groovy too and as always much peace and love from northeast . Texas. 🤠✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✨🧸✨

[@WindHippieSailing]

Amazing to hear! The hoodies are so soft.

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

FIRST‼️®™️ 👏👏

[@andycoppes]

Was also curious about volcanoes and tsunamis

[@andycoppes]

Glad you're safe*

[@js-b783]

Fish traps on reefs are not sustainable fishing. They're nonselective and lead to removing important grazers and predators of the reef ecosystem that keeps them healthy. Fish traps and excessive fishing on reefs have caused numerous reefs to become overgrown with algae which smothers the corals.

[@s.v.gadder1443]

The rooster was trying to court you, until he seen himself in the camera.....

[@s.v.gadder1443]

You should really think about a manual bilge pump yo install behind you engine "just incase" shit happens lol....

[@bayardtaylor2990]

You left your camera