My Anchor pulls up more than I bargained for..⚓️

I try out a fun little sailing dinghy on my neighbors boat. I score some parts from the local sailboat scrapyard. On my way out of the harbor my anchor gets tangled around a big piece of junk. I sail up to Boothbay and install my new water pump. I also fix a bunch of other stuff.
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[@crustycobs2669]

No matter what breaks, or whatever happens, Sam sorts it out and keeps smiling.

[@Eric_In_SF]

Watching you on the dinghy and seeing you cruising so fast so close to the water and so silently it finally clicked in after watching dozens of videos of sailing what it’s all about. The big boats don’t really give you a good idea. So peaceful and it does look really fun

[@cygnus1179]

Sam: the guy who has spare parts for many things I've never even heard of

[@bobwall3]

Your ability to overcome adversity is amazing.

[@markpaolano8231]

You're ingenuity, your calm under stressful circumstances make me enviable. To do something you love in life is something a lot of people myself included only think about. I hope all of your journeys are safe and memorable.

[@caylynmillard76]

Instead of writing this just to do what you want…

[@Jbmc65]

Wow,that guy did an awesome job on that little boat. Worked awesome.

[@dsabre4990]

Must have been feeling more powerful with the engine back on line AND the outboard working. :) Enjoy your content a lot.

[@samholmessailing]

Almost makes life too easy!

[@snowscapephile4709]

The dhingy looks pretty much like what we call an "Optimist" on the baltic sea.

[@jesperwall839]

Yes. But the Optimist has a boom also. Very fun little boat to sail 👍😀

[@ianmangham4570]

No boom

[@thibs2442]

Thats cool you met a buddy Sam. It's awesome there are others living the good life like you. It makes me want to get out there on the ocean even more now. That was one hell of a save on that anchor man. Now it will always feel light. The rocks in New England are no joke. On a family trip from New Bedford to Martha's Vineyard my dad hit an uncharted rock in Vineyard Bay that caused a large enough leak that the boat had to be repaired on Martha's Vineyard before we could sail back to MA.

[@chuckmader9333]

Very cool to go along on your adventure. I can’t wait to see the port light install.

[@southerntexashomestead5028]

Great fun sailing the Chesapeake light craft. I have a Trinka as my tender and enjoy sailing it. Those nesting dinghies are great. Thanks for sharing the adventures. Looking forward to the next one.

[@johnmhuberty71]

Should have just anchored right in the mooring field as a big middle finger to the mooring ball capitalists. Re the nesting pram dinghy, if you're looking at building one and have the room look into the Ozona X nesting pram, which is 10 feet long vs. 8 feet for the one in your video, the Eastport by CLC.

[@rmccarrillo1759]

That bronze portlight idea is awesome. I've been looking for two myself. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Full sails away. God bless

[@RonOhio]

Just a suggestion, pick up a can of Kroil for unfreezing bolts.

[@Inamorata.367]

Great ingenuity and fortitude, you never panic.You are truly inspiring.Look forward to see next video. Take care,stay safe

[@apackwestbound5946]

What a great attitude dealing with all the things that go wrong in a boat/boating!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Dude, great vid, nice craft, good seamanship. 3 things. PDF when in the dingy please. An overpowered soft inflatable crossing 50° water. You have the inflated vest, it's not so hard. No one is immune to drowning Spare anchor off the stern when wrestling the main anchor. At all costs prevent drifting in confined waters esp the off the rocky Maine coast. You're alone on board, risks increase exponentially esp with a breakdown Stay in the boat. As mentioned above the water temp there is 50° or less. Snake out the thru hull or as mentioned below blow it clear with the dingy pump. Finally, going offshore you should be carrying either a spare or a rebuild kit for your water pump. The failure rate is high enough to warrant either. Ok, 4 things Other than that excellent job from a sailor and merchant mariner of many years

[@TASMAN-1]

No worries DAD!

[@jacksmith8002]

You have to be the most good natured guy on YT, I love your attitude and your videos, keep at it

[@kevinh935]

Great stuff Sam. I'm glad you took that trip up the East coast. Lots of "Lobstah" pots near Boston Harbor and rocks off the main coast make it a bit more challenging.

[@davidc6510]

Great episode Sam! Thanks for sharing!

[@soggybottom3463]

Greg you're a rock star!! Wonderful stuff Skipper Sam, ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, many thanks!

[@bake162]

Thanks for posting the video!

[@samholmessailing]

You bet!

[@rhett7716]

Excellent vid Sam Thankyou and a bit longer too 😊 a lot covered in this. U in that dinghy, didnt think yr smile could get bigger until then 😁👍

[@trippontwowheels]

Yay junk on the sea floor!

[@rbrown3164]

Make sure you keep the old one. You can buy rebuild kits for not much money. And the rebuild is easy. Then you have a spare.

[@daneulekowski929]

Good stuff Sam, all useful stuff. Thanks

[@rmpbrown01]

Good stuff Sam!

[@centermid7mb]

I first ran into this channel with the solo sail to Hawaii and enjoyed that and only just now found all these new videos. This guy always has a smile on his face - that's for sure. I'm going to subscribe and do some bing watching to catch up.

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks for the sub!

[@davestelling]

Me, too!

[@dosquats]

Well done with the engine, have fun

[@dbentley2195]

Yeah water pump and dingy motor heck ya! Be safe my friend. ❤👍

[@stephenbinion6348]

I was anchored off Kelley’s Island Ohio in Lake Erie. The anchor was STUCK FAST. I pulled and pulled till it popped loose. There was an ancho rode fouled in my anchor with a nice Danforth anchor attached.

[@stevewhite791]

Another winner, great video. Nice job on the projects.

[@williamoorejr]

Great episode- little sailer reminded me of an El Toro my dad built in the garage Keep up the good episodes

[@lukesweet1737]

You are inspiring encouraging and motivational I appreciate your content so much.

[@eshootziscrs2868]

Brazing rod, cheap shear pins in quantity. Soft enough to shear without damaging the prop or gears. Always keep two taped to the tiller of your motor. Just a suggestion.

[@Landman1]

Hell yeah!! Been waiting!

[@BillChild2njoy]

Really nice full episode Sam.

[@snakeeyes4424]

Nice Sam it’s getting chilly up there time to do south my friend

[@ultramet]

Love your videos. I always wanted to learn how to do this. Amazing.

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

Good practice in case of emergency with the ⚓

[@silasmarner7586]

Your channel is EXCELLENT, Sam. The top three failures I see are #1 the water pump impellers, #2 the autopilot, and #3 the water pump impellers.

[@timburnett6729]

You got mad skills sam

[@466047]

What a delightful video. Many thanks.

[@samholmessailing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@skulijakobsson5116]

You are doing great kid!

[@mhannibal60]

What a nice surprise to find this video of my present home turf. I found your channel because of the Solo sail from LA to Hawaii. Then when you were in the sailing dingy I thought I recognized Southern Maine Community College on shore, by Willard Beach in South Portland. Capt.n Jims is the shizzzle!! Thanks for sharing your time in Maine. Cheers.

[@kurtislucien9052]

Cool stuff

[@petermundy4824]

"We made it out of *something that was never intended to be used for this purpose*" "Welcome to Maine" Haha. Yeah, pretty accurate.

[@PedroPepeDk]

Aloha ! I have been following you since you left LA to Hawaii , always a pleasure to catch up with you wherever you may be in the planet ! Stay safe & have a good one ☝️ 👏🥇🤙

[@thedanyesful]

I liked this enjoyable video. The sailing on the dinghy footage was great and you seem to always have something nice to say!

[@3006turtle]

my old 3.5 nissan use to go through sher pins all the time. finally made one from a ss nail.no more problems

[@TurkishLoserInc]

Shear pin is designed to shear before damaging internals.

[@3006turtle]

this is true. but after breaking 5 in a season I made me one.10 years later ..no problem.. and that is a small motor.

[@todmills]

When I first got my Honda 5, the shear pin would shear all the time like that too. I think it was made of sintered brass. When I went to get some replacements from the Honda dealer, they were different...maybe stainless.

[@bradfordbarrett3681]

Great video!

[@unclebob6728]

In 1995? I sailed an Island Packet 38 to Bermuda with the Maryland School of Sailing. Part of the Offshore Cruising Course was to deploy a drogue. What a Chinese fire drill. My storm advice is to heave to if you can't handle it any more. It's fast and simple. Instructor Tom Tursi taught me to tie a bowline with one hand. I did my coastal cruising on my J28 "Scooter", which is a similar size to yours. Good Luck!

[@Yeaitstemp]

I love your boat

[@lv21987]

It's a pram! I learned to sail in those things on the Hudson.

[@melaniesimmonsphd]

Thanks!

[@dpo628]

Casco Bay. I grew up sailing there. My parents still have there 30ft Baba in Portland. Enjoy your videos!

[@paullaviolette2610]

Dealing with the water pump makes me think back to a video I once saw where a guy hooked it up so it could be switched to hoses that sucked water out of the bilge. This was done because if taking on more water than your bilge pump could handle then the water pump on the engine could help out. I could see in a real energy this water pump could save the day.

[@fantabulos1]

Hey Sam! Welcome to Maine! Great, tough vessels we have for the Maine Coast! We also have a '79 CD 28 - SV SENSIBILITY. We are still in after the first snow fall. Regret pulling it out of the Weskeag River next week. You are welcome to the mooring and to make a stop here for a lobster feast! FAIR WINDS my friend! Carlos & Karen.

[@elbob3631]

surreal - was just ordering the same dinghy plans

[@mickey1299]

Hah , I only found out about it recently myself . Pretty interested , but i wondered how it would sail . Seems the answer is pretty good , could do the dock run without the iron topsail .

[@reallyhappenings5597]

CLC nesting dinghy is excellent

[@stefanandersson5604]

Thanks fore shareing your day with us! Nice dinge! Love frome sweden ✨💖

[@coryvm74]

Dang that’s a pretty decent sized dingy.

[@Brucev7]

Important fixes in the motoring segment of Sailing.

[@wjstewdog]

PB blaster is also good for losing things

[@Velo1010]

I like your videos. You get right into them unlike those other KZbinrs who over do it with canned music and drone shots. They waste too much time with those introductions, where as you start off at the starting line. I do have a suggestion- man you need to work on your organization. That forward room is a pigs sty.

[@Munkeez]

I like how machine gun style your vids are Sam. Sometimes I get a little bored with how artsy fartsy some other sailing videos get. Keep it up man!

[@cavemandancer]

Great one, really enjoying your journey. Almost got through one w/o drilling a hole in you boat...almost. lol

[@ColinsMarine]

The outboard probably has a place to store the spare shear pin on the inside of the cover or somewhere kind of obvious. Take a look. Also you should always have a multi tool with you, it can save you in so many ways.

[@MatTheGameGuy]

another great video

[@gnohn9366]

Nice job on the diesel engine repair.

[@TASMAN-1]

I tuned in 'cause of the title....& 10 seconds of footage is it. What a drama you've overcome.

[@SailingSarah]

Mankind has a history of pushing his fellow man around if he can't extort him.

[@topknotchtom]

For the folding dingy floorboard consider Chicago screws for Hill Saddelry.Stainless sex bolts

[@giantELF]

Sailing Bacchus Home has one of those dinghies. They have a cool video where they build it. I might get one to sail around the lakes in North LA County (Castaic, Piru, etc). Looks like a fun project.

[@jodyssey9921]

I've been thinking about building something like that. It's going to be five years before I can buy a boat but in the meantime there's a big pond five minutes walk up the road from me. I could build one of those to practice sailing and then use it as a tender when I get a boat.

[@samholmessailing]

Sounds like a good plan

[@elitedavidhorne8494]

Looks like fun. kzbin.info/www/bejne/haqnmnmZpt14jtU They did same thing. Built their own dinghy before putting it on their yacht and sailing away.

[@theislandpackrat]

Use your pump for your dingy to blow stuff out of a thru hull. Won't be so cold!

[@samholmessailing]

Good idea!

[@cleggsadventures]

That damn water pump is your worst nightmare. 👍

[@davidfuller764]

@8:49 “up near Maine now, lot of rock far out here, gotta be on top of my game” 🧐🖖🙏

[@corporalclegg914]

Dude. Sam. Out there...enjoying some Unfamiliar Dinghy. Seriously though, it looked like you were moving well on that starboard tack clip. That’s a cool & well-functioning DIY stitch’n’glue build. Tender Dinghy (OK, I’m Done)

[@blacksand357]

Love how you showed more video of the water pump repair than the mega yacht delivery. That motoring business can be so mundane...

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video

[@oceanbnd]

I enjoy your content as well Sam. I hope you learned how to build that little boat from Andrew, cause you seemed to enjoy it a lot. Your video here seemed to change quickly about mid-way. Must’ve got REAL busy.

[@tomgreaves5549]

The bane of stainless chainplates is crevice corrosion which can result in catastrophic failure. It looks like there's enough surface corrosion on your new-to-you chainplates to warrant polishing and very close inspection. It can be really challenging to be certain the corrosion does not run deep. If it is drogue time, you really won't want to be wondering if the chainplates are reliable.

[@rahnlawson9463]

you need a backing plate for that port light

[@mariajordeman7629]

Your sailing are so inspiring- please show more about keeping watch at night and how to stay safe on board. Also - did you in any film go through and told us about your mast and rig arrangements?

[@davidcox8961]

Hey Sam ! You may know this but in case you don't.. WD 40 is not a lubricant. If you use it to unseize a thing be sure to lube it properly or else it'll seize up even worse.

[@randymcmeekin1955]

Great technical video once again! Mc-Gy-Ver!!! Where is Zoe??!

[@petestevenson3317]

WD40 is good for unsticking joints, but it also washes out any oil or grease. After freeing a joint, you need to add some type of lubricant.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

WD40 is more of a rust inhibitor. Get you a can of PB Blaster for loosening frozen parts.

[@strappnast1]

nice

[@spymaine89]

your videos should be a class in all schools. ''genius has universal application''..

[@paullaviolette2610]

If it’s not one thing it’s another and another and another !

[@pierrewoodhurst]

I wonder what that cage was for...You pulled up a piece of history!

[@nevillemag1]

When you do get to the UK, you should get in touch with the KZbinr Roger Barns. He's an avid dinghy sailor.

[@SteveWrightNZ]

The key is supposed to be of soft material so it protects the engine

[@samholmessailing]

Its already broke again. Got the prop tangled in fishing line and broke the sheer pin and key. New one on its way!

[@SteveWrightNZ]

@@samholmessailing 4:48 This key has to be soft material too - in case the engine takes a hard hit, it will break the key off so the crankshaft doesnt snap

[@edfrhes]

Leaking water pump causes many issue. Rusting out oil pan is one of the worse ones. Might want to wash it with fresh water.

[@MrBernie101]

Hi Sam, thanx for another interestingly varied video. With fouled anchors, you got it right, if possible always support the offending foreign body and then work your chain/warp free. Dropping a kedge may have prevented you from drifting so far. Also, you might consider when fixing thru the hull, a wooden (Teak) backing pad or an aluminium backing plate, just to beef things up somewhat. Is it possible to tell me just what it was, that you fixed in the OB motor? I couldn't work it out. (probably left on the cutting room floor). Thanx once again, Kind Regards, Barnacle Bern S Y Cadbri.

[@DLJ2890]

could you tell us about the stuffing box maintenance, the cutless bearing maintenance and the zinc anodes? would be appreciated.

[@DarlnDar]

I hate to say it but better that fishing line was wrapped there and not a ***SEA CREATURES!*** Maine is so beautiful!! Can't wait for you to take us on a journey around there!! ***Fair Winds Sam!!***

[@velotill]

had the same thought!

[@XplorerSteveDIY]

I thought the waterpump rebuild kit came with a gasket that you decided not to put on because of the rubber o ring. Maybe it needs the gasket. Maybe I don't remember right....