Prop shaft victory 🙌

[@terrybest3036]

I believe the yellow powder is sulfer. There is sulfer in diesel, and that's a diesel heater. Does it smell like sulfer? Also a heat gun works better than flame for solder sleeves. We use those all the time for aerospace cables. The flame is too hot too quick.

[@Grantly]

I agree, probably high sulphur red diesel.

[@repairrestoreandrebuild8974]

Came across your channel a week or two ago. Watching your old videos and I'm up to where you painted the hull before the trip across the Atlantic. I am learning so much more from you than reading books on sailing and feel confident enough, now, to buy an O'Day 30 footer I've been looking at. Now I know what to look for when looking it over so I know what I'm getting. Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge.

[@PineappleAdrift]

Just make sure you research your boats well. I don't hear the best things about O'days for venturing offshore... though maybe that's not the kind of sailing you are looking to do.

[@repairrestoreandrebuild8974]

@Pear Overboard from my research the smaller ones, 22 to 24 feet range, were decent starter boats, but didn't do well in rough seas. The 222 even had issues with the keel snapping often, I was told. From what I've read of the 30, "A review in Practical Sailor described the design, "All things considered, the O'Day 30 is a boat that performs well under sail. She’s not really a racer, but she will stay up with almost any boat of her size and type, and is easy to handle, to boot." The review conclude4d, "With her good performance and big interior, the O'Day 30 makes a reasonable coastal cruising boat. This is a low-maintenance boat, with little exterior wood. Along with low maintenance, you get pretty plain-Jane appearance. The boat still looks modern. If she appeared in a boat show today, she wouldn’t look dated." A coworker has been sailing 40 plus years and said he'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@PineappleAdrift]

@@repairrestoreandrebuild8974 meaning no offense, but why buy a "reasonable coastal Cruiser" when there are some great blue water boats from the 80s like the Cape Dory 31 for pretty cheap? I'm biased though, that was my last boat.

[@repairrestoreandrebuild8974]

@Pear Overboard no offense taken. It should be noted that I live in Northern Ohio and it sits and would be sailed on Lake Erie.

[@KlingonCaptain]

Yay, I've been binging your videos for the past week. I've watched most of it before but it's like watching reruns of a classic TV show. 😊

[@richarnaud7794]

I've never sailed myself..started watching sailing vids a yr ago..I cant stop..that and woodworking videos.. Would love to get a boat and say F it and start cruising..make videos of my idiot self and live the life...maybe I should ask the wife first..lol

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

This may have been stated already but, the trick with those solder tube connectors is to apply less heat and for longer. A butane powered mini heat gun is ideal, as direct flames tend to be too intense, burning the insulation before the solder has properly flowed.

[@GarySmith-up1un]

🙌 Praise The Lord

[@geoffgeoff3333]

Shockwave mold/mildew remover is a Spray-it/Forget-it product that will save you time as you can use it throughout SYPH. Great for bilge, too. Hospitals use it for Operating Rooms, etc.

[@Kit2Canada]

A tip worth sharing if you have leak coming through via a stanchion or a bolt. Rather than squirt in Sikaflex and hope for best, wrap the bolt in teflon tape to take up the volume, then apply the Sikaflex to the BOLT over the tape but wait for it to skin over before tightening if fully, Solved all my stanchion leaks.

[@Davidhamnett]

Thanks Sam!, this inspires me to tackle jobs that need doing in life! You are awesome!

[@geeolds]

Love your commentary and the fun in your labours you are having.

[@johnfoley2617]

For the connectors, use a heat gun, not a flame. That way it will not compromise the film before the solder melts. Just something I've found based on personal use.

[@itsclearasmud7718]

Hi Sam. I have found that a latex paint can be applied to a cleaned interior fiber glass surface on my boat. I even painted the bilge with exterior grade, Killz mold resistant primer ; might just be worth painting your interior surface and lockers. It would look great but also might help with mold. It also dries fast and easily especially when you are hauled out. Over time if you are not sensitive to mold now it has a way of working on you. Those areas of the boat with moisture, warmth and poor air flow are a breeding ground. My bilge was mold free for years and provided good beer storage.

[@rdrider04]

Nice work! I highly recommend countersinking any holes to be sealed... that gives the butyl tape somewhere to sit! On my R23 I have also cored all the holes and filled them with epoxy to isolate / protect the balsa core. Anyway, keep at (at least if you are not sailing!)

[@michaelwilliams5132]

I think you will legit become the biggest sailing vlog out there. Certainly the most quality entertainment hands down. Keep it up

[@TeemuSa]

As you are starting from Sweden this season, I would definitely recommend visiting Finland. At least the Åland archipelago is BEAUTIFUL during the summer.

[@stephenkillick5812]

After leaving Sweden where are you headed? If it were up to me, I would head for the Med then out again into the Atlantic and South past Brazil and again cross the Atlantic, around the Cape Of Good Hope ťhen up the East Coast of Africa with the ultimate aim of sailing past Ceylon and back to California. Try miss Cyclone Season until March in the Indian Ocean but a skip across the Pacific will complete a circumnavigation. A Cape Dory is the kind of boat I aspire to but maybe a 30 to 35 footer assuming these sizes exist.

[@stephenkillick5812]

The Suez is apparently a vast cost!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Wish I had learnt to sail, looks like you have so many cool adventures.

[@joshstevens6678]

Not too late.

[@MrAndrewClaycomb]

Look for a local sailing club, and find out when they have race nights. Skippers are always looking for extra crew to help out, and they aren't too picky when they're short handed.

[@fespa]

Please don't take this the wrong way. Erik has his no bullshit sailing and you have no bullshit editing, and I LOVE it. Yours must be the truest-to-self YT channel there is. Good thing you're taking care of the "little" projects. They all seemed good source for big problems.

[@davidc6510]

More Sam Holmes Sailing magic. Great update & thanks for sharing!

[@petteriponkamo2135]

Awesome! As someone already commented, would be awesome to see you sailing to Finland as well! The Turku and Åland archipelago is beautiful and definitely worth visiting. I’ll be spending my summer vacation sailing and looking for Pickled herring! 😅

[@SteifWood]

Good choice wintering at Orust, an unique area with a sublime standard for building sailboats (Hallberg-Rassy, Najad, Arcona, Malö, and the now closed Vindö and Sweden Yachts). Not saying that your little Herring will ever match their standards, but maybe it felt good to be in the neighborhood.

[@jt_lancer]

You’re only supposed to use a heat gun with those low temperature solder connectors. The torch will (did) melt the heat shrink. Great channel!

[@Boatyarddog]

hahah FIRE!! Go for it. NO Mistakes here😍

[@jt_lancer]

Is this the same joint that failed more recently and caused all the smoke?

[@braithmiller]

Agree any boat maker patching wire directly to structures rather than a conduit tube is unacceptable as well as it is common.

[@timerickson7056]

A marine electrician told me that about the solder butt connectors. If the circuit gets a large load the solder melts and the connection fails

[@beatlejuice13]

Hey Sam. Love the content it’s truly inspiring. Got me looking for a boat !

[@georgepeat5269iearth]

Nice work& videos, liked the game of the steady as she blows throne…. Most important, that and hot plate.(I suppose no leaks is #1) looking forward to more sailing. Lots of channels are kind in flux of some sort or another. Good Health to you.

[@scandaloustoothpaste_vods915]

Broke both my arms the other day happy to see another vid to cheer me up(:

[@calvingarrett3245]

Wow that's sad that you broke both your arms I hope you recover fast God bless you

[@rivernet62]

Well you can’t say that and not tell why/how. Sorry!

[@sleepindragon179]

May I ask how? That's painful. Motorbike accident?

[@kevinhildum9186]

Well what a bummer I hope your recover sooner rather than later I cannot even imagine what you are going through. I will say a few prayers for you even if you don't believe in it.

[@scandaloustoothpaste_vods915]

ok to awnswer all questions i jumped over a chain fence and caught my foot, buckle broke both wrists

[@stevenross3577]

Sam you are the quintessential free spirit! I really enjoy watching your exploits! Fair Winds, sir!

[@spelunkerd]

That's a telling demonstration of how you can mistakenly underheat those connectors without realizing it. A real solder joint would never have come apart with that tension.

[@snorungar70]

Best boat channel with a cool dude..happy travels my friend!

[@hmspain52]

A good mechanical connection, solder, and cover with heat shrink. Works great!

[@Bri-wi8kq]

Hahaha.... We're going to reuse that, take it to the machine shop! Very dry Sam! Thank you for sharing. Bri TopHat 25' PS Love the mustache!

[@sailingelectricgitana1286]

Maybe crappy diesel? I have some ideas for boat inventions. One of which is to use solar power for a small hydrogen generator, then burn the hydrogen and capture the water and heat for other purposes. Just something small like a pilot light and then a still like contraption and condensing coil. Very small, all outside the cabin area, of course. Maybe you can run with it and get some backers. I get kicked out of most marinas I try to hang out it. Share idea with your Swedish friends.

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Great one , Sam. Pickle looks all ready to go. I once read a book set on an island near Stockholm; perhaps it's the one you are on? It's called The Fly Trap, about a naturalist who collects a small species of insect, hence the title. You might like it.

[@robbyroyal10000]

Got some good news Sam it's Robert I watched you near on first videos mark of excellence 💯 on your sailing etc...anyway I just completed my solar dingy took a little time but I gain inspiration from your videos thank you just using the solar dingy for birdwatching, leisure boating and caretaking etc I'm hoping to travel the world like you cheers🌍🤑😴📰🗞️🙂🚣🚣⛵⛵🌍🌎🌏

[@erikwilliams7009]

Will you get a new Jetboil too? I thought your swing system for that was quite clever, and and those are SOOO much faster than the alcohol stove.

[@goofy4birds]

You definitely live a very adventurous life. ❤️ love that you share it!!!

[@hogfishmaximussailing5208]

You need to use a heat gun to get the solder/shrink tubing to work correctly. If the joint is not totally shiny, it's not going to be a good connection.

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

1:18 - "Yeah - that'll buff right out."

[@mrofnocnon]

You should have split the bearing then rolled it rather than beating heck out of the hull. Love watching your channel.

[@davidpearson2581]

Sam: I re-dehydrate hash browns by soaking them in hot water cover for about 5 mins before cooking. That might work on the other hydrated foods. I have a Catalina 25 on the lake here that I am fixing up for a weekender. I was wondering if there is any difference in Butyl tape for an RV and Boat?

[@antoinegruner2327]

you have to cross wires and then twist them just a little bit before heating the soldering sleeves. also make sure to use the proper section for it. Then you have aluminium corrosion on your electronic. watch out. for the cable, you can use heat shrink sleeves with glue inside to waterpoof your terminals... and avoid water inflitration in the cable. you can buy tape for automotive harness, you can also use fusion tape to cover and zip ties. if you do well, it should last 10-15 years. good luck

[@KwilliamsFLA]

3M 5200... Need to check this out for all Marine uses... great stuff!!!

[@andrewbrown2063]

It is best to use an electric heat gun on electrical connectors and not too close, rather than a naked flame up close. You can reduce mold by adding 1cm of closed cell foam to every inner hull and roof surface, and fixing all the leaks. It is best to buy (usd10) or make a bearing extractor to remove the old cutless bearing, rather than violence, they didn’t use violence to put it in originally. I enjoy your videos very much, thanks.

[@Velo1010]

As always great video. No fluff. No canned music. And no 5 minute intros. You just get straight to the videos.

[@robheirbaut8525]

And most importantly: no bloody Nord VPN commercials every two minutes. Or begging for money. Or selling video NFT's. Aaaargh

[@Velo1010]

@@robheirbaut8525 being honest, I have stopped watching these other sailing videos because these just seem too commercialized. Sam is just making sailing videos not trying to win an Academy Award. And I like that.

[@robheirbaut8525]

@@Velo1010 Agreed. I really hope his videos stay this way. Thanking Patreons is just fine (one has to make a living after all), but if you want to rake in millions, do that without me. (Looking at you Delos, Erik Anderaa etc)

[@symphonyfarm2009]

I would beg you to put the wiring in half round conduit - with mounting brackets every six inches.Or at least zip tie them together. When you go to sell Pickled Herring a surveyor may cause a hissy about it! Not to mention insurance. I just went through this with my Bristol!

[@alias2263]

Thank you for one handing all this for us glad your back love your show

[@roncanizares9966]

Good to see you back on the boat. Do you have help on it? For example, how did you tighten down the bolts on the base of the traveler if you did not have someone on deck with a philips screwdriver?

[@jimbranch7312]

Winter there seems really tough on the cape Dory. Still, it seems to respond well to you putting in the time. I can see now what a good choice it was. Enjoyed the video.

[@christophermccann6529]

Sam, please tell us more about your bucket head. Do you add anything after using it? What kind of bags? Why do you use the bucket vs other options? I've found that pine pellets (horse bedding) are amazing for odor control in the bucket head.

[@bellwether9496]

Use a heat gun not a flame on those solder connectors. And marine grade heat shrink over.

[@danshepard5083]

Yes. It can be hard to get the solder to melt completely and distribute well through the wires with a torch. You also can do a braid instead of a simple butt and get some added strength.

[@dkastop]

Great video Sam! You are looking recharged and in ready for more adventures.

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks. Ready to tackle the baltic next!

[@hodadyou]

Great vid. Please post your C02 setup!

[@jameshampton8730]

Great progress. Great tinkering and fixing jobs completed

[@mwcinci]

You are hilarious. Factory wiring almost burned down the boat, again. Lol

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

So happy to you back at the boat

[@fitter70]

Almost always use it with a liner.. I hope so. Good video Sam keep up the good work.

[@sailingreality]

I find that if i use a regular lighter to heat the self solder heat shrinks that it will leave you with a better solder joint with out burning through the heat shrink

[@samholmessailing]

I will try that

[@sullybiker6520]

Did your diesel heater have any kind of intake filter? Looks like particulate got in there and gummed it up.

[@PavelessAdventure]

Wooo hooo night shift and a new video!

[@Nightlifeimages]

So happy you are back with pickles!

[@vinceglauser4770]

Look forward to watching you and the Pickled Herring out on the open ocean. Godspeed.

[@MrBluoct]

Post the purchase, fit out, travels … Do you now have an overall assessment of the CD 28?

[@lowrads3653]

I'd be tempted to add a chain pipe to the forepeak, then run the chain down to a well nearer the center of mass. Some of those forward lockers are big enough to store a spinnaker, provided it is divided from the chain. Crew aren't quite as disposable as in the old days.

[@therealNSB]

Finally caught up on all the videos!

[@robertpendzick9250]

Careful, might want to regulate the CO2 going into the bottle. Pop bottles can explode, with force. Also make sure it is food grade CO2. Some CO2 may contain oil or other impurities. Never knew that until I started looking into using dry ice, for a science lab and was 'coached up' by the supplier.

[@Ash-cy7yw]

this... THIS !!!!!!

[@braithmiller]

Do I get grades right: fire extinguisher, lowest then welding /food near equivalent then scientific?

[@johnnycook6348]

I'm gonna give you props (pun intended) because I wouldn't go out on a lake with some of those mech issues...and you crossed the Atlantic solo with them..

[@edmongeyt]

i hope you don't regret fixing that bucket with screws ... i guess you can always unscrew and epoxy the holes ... also, wondering if the miss going to make an appearance in your vids anymore? good luck with the projects :)

[@Ozziesboy]

starting to come together..... excited to watch the sea break it all over again LOL

[@bassomatic1871]

The CO2 carbonation thing was genius and looks a whole lot cheaper than those ridiculous home soda macines.

[@braithmiller]

Works for food storage also.

[@samholmessailing]

with mine i can also get way more carbonation into it than the weak little soda streams.

[@braithmiller]

@@samholmessailing try the carbonic acid water on the mold cleaning

[@derekp6636]

I uh...stopped home brewing but the keg + fizzy water is awesome! Flavor it with the water drops (mio) or whatever you like

[@Teppishc]

Highly reccomend an equivalent system if you like carbonated water/home made soda. I get a 4kg/10lb tank of co2 at less than 20% the cost of a soda stream refill and the regulator and hose fittings cost less than the official machine. If you make beer it's even better, but a good price either way....

[@Monkeywrenchmotorcycles]

I’m in the market for a cape dory so I’ll keep the electrical in mind

[@stephenkillick5812]

I admire how you manage, especially before you had the surgery needed on your Poop Tube. How much easier is it to handle than the stoma you used to sail with. My cousin in the UK (flat overlooking the Medway) uses Stoma Bags and I wonder if her surgeon has even considered your avenue?

[@11THEFEZMAN11]

I know it’s a little late but, when using that type of heat shrink “cold solder” butt connection use a heat gun and not an open flame, it took me almost an entire box of them to figure that out. Also they want to be kept “level” or else the solder will run out.

[@Pyrolysis2142]

Exactly they are called "heatshrink" not "flameshrink". However flames are hot and I've had no trouble using a bic lighter on these for about 10yrs. I wouldn't use a butane torch on these

[@stevenlarratt3638]

Sam, if any holes where something is in there use a socket as they are different sizes, you can hit them through holes 👍

[@CptAJbanned]

Man, it looks so easy taking out that bearing in just 30 min of video. Boaters know the absolutely massive headache it must've been banging your head against that one trying not to destroy the boat in the process

[@tuckerdukes]

What cleaner were you using with the scrub brush to get that mold off so well ? Looks great

[@magnuslundstedt2659]

Hi Sam, I have been watching your channel for a while, and I realy like it. Do you plan to sail in Sweden this summer? I could recommend you to go up the Baltic to the sea of bottnia. It's realy nice up here. I launched my boat last week far up north and will gobout next week and sail to Haparanda, on the border to Finland.

[@samholmessailing]

Yes sailing to the baltic next

[@magnuslundstedt2659]

@@samholmessailing nice. I can highly recommend the northern parts, the high coast and Luleå arpechiolago for a great experience. And this time of the year it never gets dark up here. 👍

[@tommycheshire5508]

What cleaner do you use to remove the mold? Do you use just a general cleaner?

[@bdmenne]

Lovely Sam video! 👍🏼

[@michaelosmon]

Holy cow there was just an old spice commercial on this video with Trevor from gta

[@randymcmeekin1955]

Great video Sam! Why Butyl tape versus silicone or 3M 4200 etc?

[@samholmessailing]

Silicone residue prevents epoxy or varnish from sticking and is time consuming to remove. 3m 4200 is expensive and had a limited life span after opening. Butyl tape is cheap and doesn’t seem to have an open shelf life limit and is east to clean up.

[@Grantly]

Aye you using high sulphur fuel by any chance? That's a pretty dirty combustion chamber!

[@peterh.3008]

...it doesn't' look perfect, but its better than before.... Magic!

[@marcderveeuw]

You nearly escaped a fire with that old wiring…..

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Those connectors are not ABYC approved. Crimp, heat shrink is the best way.

[@SavageCatPhoto]

A small pen style heat gun is the way to go with those little heat shrink solder things. The torch introduces too much heat to quickly.

[@samholmessailing]

The heat gun attachment on that torch didn’t seem hot enough to do anything even after a couple minutes.

[@SOLDOZER]

Would not use those solder/heat shrink gimmicks. Just use old school crimp and heat shrink.

[@paulholmes489]

Very good video!

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

ok, so how exactly did you get the shaft loose? did you get the bunged up key/pin out? confused.

[@snorungar70]

Btw have you named your moustage? Bra jobbat Mirko!

[@CRFNiklas]

Mirko is fabulous

[@lowellmccormick6991]

You might consider tinning the wires before inserting them into the connectors.

[@trippontwowheels]

Woo hoo! Sam Holmes -1, Prop shaft - 0.

[@DerekHardwick]

Before I watched this video I was removing a bad rawl plug from a wall, and went through exactly the same steps to remove it as you did that bearing 😂

[@tommycheshire5508]

Next thing I see for you is working on the America’s Cup boat!!

[@karstenhyldgaard9039]

Hey Sam I'm looking for a video where you visited a person with a great dane sailboat, can you point me at the right direction?

[@outputcoupler7819]

3:45 Seems like the connection is about as strong as you're going to get out of this sort of connector. But man, it really gives me the heebie jeebies to be able to rip apart a soldered connection like that. Solder really isn't a good mechanical connection on its own, it's just too brittle. Not that these wires are going to be subjected to much load, but over many years the vibration might be enough to make the solder joint fail. It's unlikely, but in something that could set your boat on fire at sea, I wouldn't be happy with just "unlikely". For any future wiring projects, you might consider using the "lineman splice". Strip an extra long section from both wires (an inch and a half or so?), make an X with the stripped ends, and then wrap the free end of each wire around the base of the other wire. You're looking for 4-6 wraps on each wire. Get that nice and tight with no space between the wraps, trim off any sharp bits of wire that could pierce the heat shrink, then solder it up. NASA tested it and found that the splice was stronger than the base wire, so the technique is appropriate for all applications no matter how safety critical. Takes a little practice and extra time to get right, but then you can be 100% certain that splice won't give you trouble, ever.

[@samholmessailing]

That was my go-too splice in the past but it just takes so long so I thought i’d try some new things.

[@MrMilothedog]

According to Practical Sailor mag: Soldering can work, but there are concerns about corrosion and fatigue, and both the U.S. Coast Guard and the AYBC don’t approve of connections that use only solder as the sole means of connection. You are free to solder a crimp if you like, but the wire must be physically restrained in case it overheats and melts the solder.

[@samholmessailing]

@@MrMilothedog hence the adhesive heatshrink…

[@MrMilothedog]

@@samholmessailing I do not believe the heatshrink fulfills the requirement of being “physically restrained”. It helps for corrosion control but as a restraint? Not like a crimp.

[@MrMilothedog]

The self solder heatshrink connectors also do not pass the restraint pull test (lbs. required to separate) parameters “recommended”by ABYC. Boating mag tests 2019. Your boat your choice…

[@jandoodle6769]

Hi Sam, you’re using a to high heath source. Try using a air heat gun

[@hmspain52]

Gotta heel over pretty far to dislodge.... Sam! Stop tempting fate! LOL

[@patric3917]

lol... This used to come off super easy angle-grinder...

[@joshstevens6678]

Rock and Roll big dawg.

[@rivernet62]

This is the first time ever that electrical problems arose in a marine environment ;)

[@Robotooo]

What do you do with the poop bags after they are full?

[@samholmessailing]

I throw them in a dumpster