PSS shaft seal, paint touch ups & Sailing!

[@davidc6510]

Another great episode of Sam Holmes Sailing also known as "How to Drill Holes in Boats!" Thanks for sharing.

[@inventiveowl395]

Correction: "How to drill holes in boats, and how to fix those that shouldn't be there!"

[@robertanderson6929]

He should really rename the boat "Swiss Cheese."

[@davidc6510]

@@robertanderson6929 LOL great one - but needs a fish theme. Holey Mackerel would be better.

[@robertanderson6929]

@@davidc6510 That's good too. He should probably do a poll.

[@robertanderson6929]

@@davidc6510 On a serious note, I did exactly like he has done for a long time. I had hundreds of holes on every surface with something mounted to it. During a refit I filled what had to be over a thousand. After that I was very selective about the holes I drilled in the fiberglass. I made grab rails out of scrap sepele plywood by epoxying strips together and shaping them with a router. I tend to throughbolt these with backer plates anywhere I need to mount small things. This way I can mount them on the grab rail instead of drilling holes in the fiberglass. And plugging holes in the grab rails is fairly easy using a plug from the same plywood with sawdust and epoxy. I filled a seal-a-meal bag with a 5 lb coffee can's worth of sawdust just for that purpose. If something needs wiring I drill a third hole in the fiberglass for a grommet near the middle of the grab rail and just mount the wires on the back side of the rail. I actually like doing that as I can pull the whole rail off and troubleshoot wiring or mount something which needs to be though bolted then just bolt the whole rail and its contents back in place.

[@pontoonrob7948]

Love it, swedeish dude is in a short sleeve and you are in a thick hooded sweat shirt. Awesome

[@jasonpotter4702]

Love your videos - but your friends boat is perfect - because he takes his time and works correctly and to the exact specs of installing and maintaining each part of his boat - ask questions- I would learn from that guy !!! Safe sailing!!!

[@giantELF]

“Not my prettiest job but it should work.” Classic Sam and why I love this channel.

[@WolfandCatUnite]

yes

[@norrismedina7337]

Been watching you for a while periodically and have been inspired... I am going to take my first sailing class on the 20th and 21st to start working on my ASA101.

[@TheCorsair]

Your prop exhibits the rosy pink color that indicates it has been heavily compromised by electrolysis making it quite brittle. If you strike something with the prop it could shatter.

[@WojciechP915]

That is interesting. I know zinc will leach out of brass and leave the copper behind, but bronze is supposed to be fine in seawater. If he sands a small patch and it returns to normal color below surface, it is probably fine though.

[@achosenman9376]

That is one possibility, the other and most likely is a reaction to cleaning chemicals. To check, just sand lightly and if normal brass colour returns it is nothing but a surface reaction.

[@jonstivers]

My two pet favs on a boat are good sails and no leaks.

[@craigross5945]

I had that shaft seal on my boat 25 years ago and it was amazing. It really was maintenance free. And every once in awhile just for giggles I would pull it back and let a whole bunch of water come out and then giggle. I did have that hose connected for lubrication properties. No more stuffing boxes to constantly need tightening repacking and leaking

[@samholmessailing]

Ive never had a stuffing box but based on what ive heard from friends who have stuffing boxes they seem like a pain. I love the pss is Pretty much maintenance free

[@craigross5945]

@@samholmessailing yes they are the benefits of modern technology. I've had stuff in boxes before and as long as they are stuffed correctly, they're also pretty maintenance free for a long time. The trick is not to spiral wrap the waxed rope but instead use short sections stacked on top of each other with the split at opposite ends alternating. That will prevent the water from climbing up the screw sort to speak. The benefit of a stuffing box is that it's pretty easily maintained at sea. There's very little to go wrong all of a sudden. That's why they were used for so long and still are in some cases.

[@peteroestroem9959]

Hi Sam. Thanks for yet another great video. Come over to the Finnish archipelago and the Alandia islands on your tour in the Baltic, and don't forget the Estonian coast either. Be seeing you, Peter, Helsinki, Finland.

[@bernardklooz6980]

Sam, I'm always inspired after spending time watching you, through your experiences!

[@flex-cx9bi]

Ven is absolutely worth a visit. Rent a bike to go around the island. Make sure you don't miss Tyco Brahes observatory nor the locally produced whisky.

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

Cool yesterday i checked you tracker and seen you on the move nice and just check again to day and seen you at Anholt island love it your back sailing rock on cant wait to see more.

[@bake162]

Nothing like a fresh crispy sail

[@chasingsunsets380]

Official Sam video, got the drill out

[@MaShcode]

Drilling & Filling the Sam Holmes way.

[@paulpuckerinGM]

Thanks Sam link to KZbin worked. Be well stay safe. 🙏

[@brettbful]

Good job Sam, enjoyed your diy projects, especially since I am that guy as well.

[@svantegbergman]

Great to see you in my home country. Love your attitude towards maintaining and sailing your boat. I hope you will visit the east cost of Sweden in coming episodes.

[@harryjohnquest7102]

Great stuff. Glad to see how you maintain and upgrade your boat

[@Freqtraveler]

Really pretty shade of blue you chose for the hull paint.

[@namesalvaje]

Don't know if I spelled it right but that Ida Drust sailboat looks awesome. Great video Sam.

[@mileshurst7359]

sail on dude. enjoying your videos. be safe out there. NM (aka Nautical Miles)

[@dboboc]

Next time leave a little cutlass bearing sticking out so you have something to grab when replacing it.

[@tomkiefer2386]

PSS prop shaft seals are the best!

[@caswal]

Once lithium cells drop below their minimum voltage, it causes critical damage to the internal chemistry, causing a high likely hood of an internal short and fire once recharged again. This can happen over the next few months.

[@ArcolaBridge]

The plastic battery is on it's way.

[@craigross5945]

Many lithium batteries have charge controllers built in that will actually cut the battery off before that state of deep discharge ever happens. However if stored for an extreme amount of time, a lithium battery May deplete itself to that point but it does take a long time. Lithium batteries do not lose power over time as fast as just about any other battery technology.

[@caswal]

@@craigross5945 he bypassed the bms to charge it directly as the bms had cut off.

[@mammaholmes]

The embedded link worked for me. Thanks. Really nice video, Sam.

[@MrShankwheat]

Thanks!

[@MrShankwheat]

For hole repairs :-)

[@geoffgeoff3333]

Shocked no comments so far about Sam holding the sanitary tank vent hose and thinking: "Is this where that sewer smell is emanating?" Then, sticks his nose in it to confirm! LMAO Thanks, Sam!

[@atomisum6445]

Love all your videos Sam.

[@stephenhollinshead4890]

Hi Sam...I love your videos...! Well done on all your great adventures and your great attitude. I do lots of work on my own boat, one thing I only discovered recently is cutting oil...it makes drilling, tapping, cutting so much easier and your tools last much longer...Happpy sailing and fair winds!!

[@FollowTheJohn]

You are living! Keep doing it.

[@Nightlifeimages]

Awesome Can't wait for the videos to be up to date

[@markbailey6051]

I prefer the old school stuffing box for the prop shaft. It drips but it's simple and unbreakable. The dripless on the other hand relies on pressure to keep the water out.and for any reason if the pressure is absent, water will poor in fast. My boat came with the dripless so I will live with it for now.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Thank you Sam

[@cosmodog4845]

Similar shaft seal in my ski boat but it’s greased with white grease. No leaks!

[@jamesmaddox7565]

Welcome back teaching us all your economic/logic boat repairs backed up with ocean crossings!!!!!!!

[@doughunt5175]

Most BMS's won't charge once the batteries are below a certain threshold. You may want to try it again now that you have force charged them.

[@samholmessailing]

Unfortunately even after the battery was charged the bms wouldn’t come back on.

[@87sport]

I don't know a sailor that after time has to do the same repairs on the bow because of docking. lol . I touched up my bow this spring too. love the videos. nice to see the end with Pickle back in the water, another season of great adventures!

[@jasonpotter4702]

Sorry I cringed in a few of the maintenance steps !! Great adventure- all good !!

[@mdomnich]

You don't need new BMS, it didn't allow to charge because the battery was completely discharged and BMS didn't power up. Once you gave the battery initial charge BMS is working again.

[@hoogaba]

Did anyone ever find the hobie cat?

[@2112acj]

Great video. "That will be ok". Make a t work.

[@mrnickisntaprick]

Looks like the Swedes are treating you good.

[@robertcalifornia4821]

What's a boat without some Bow Dents! The Coast Guard Cutter i was on had its fair share that's for sure! Lol!

[@weekendcruiser]

How to sail videos would be awesome! Let's meet up when you reach Vancouver Island, Canada.

[@boooshes]

thanks

[@lanceneuman9528]

Thanks for the content.

[@terrygauvin3961]

Love your videos super interesting ❤️ 👍

[@paulholmes489]

Very good video!

[@dbentley2195]

Looking good!

[@kcted]

Make certain to turn on Closed Captions CC,, thanks :)

[@skaraborgcraft]

Why do you think there is a water cooling nipple? Could it be the rubber seals need a water supply in order to not burn out in a short time?

[@wyattdavis2678]

Does anyone know what paste/putty he used to fix-up the scrapes on his bow?

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

Great episode. What an unusual combination of shoddy craftsmanship and drilling holes in the boat.

[@Kit2Canada]

Yes, that’s our Sam, sailing the world solo while the rest of leave crass remarks on social-media.

[@casybond]

Are you aware of the preferred rotation of these bearings? Yours has a ridge in the rubber almost at the bottom, which is wrong. The shaft must rest on a wide rubber segment.

[@Tiki71]

Unibomber sighting at 10:45 🤣

[@timkiwi]

I’m sure that new drip thing on the shaft needs water or it will fail earlier.

[@samholmessailing]

Only for boats that go over a certain speed.

[@samholmessailing]

Only for boats that go over a certain speed.

[@ericvonwiegen5672]

Nice 👍

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video

[@BKBeachLabs]

What’s the purpose of the zinc on the prop shaft? Does it protect it somehow?

[@MikeMike-er7kn]

The zinc is a sacrificial anode. Basically it will corrode instead of the other metals like the shaft and propellor.

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

LIKE 497 posted early in this episode of "The One-Armed Mechanic"... let's go sailing. Bust out the sax, and play along to "How Many Holes Does It Take To Fill My Boat?"

[@markb4078]

Go getem sam.

[@richg3411]

Good to see double clamps!

[@MrA1582000]

Great to see the PSS replacement. Peace of mine.

[@Pillowcase]

that bronze seacock is beautiful - they don't make them like that anymore.

[@craigross5945]

Thank God they don't.

[@samholmessailing]

They actually still do. The exact same ones. Spartan Marine.

[@DutcherDog]

I can’t believe you’re able to cross oceans . Your maintenance is really Mickey Mouse !

[@LostYogi]

Sam let me know if you need any help while in Denmark, I'm in Copenhagen but got a car, and know people all over.

[@a.w.820]

Hey Sam, where do you wanna go in the baltic? I live in the town of Rostock in Germany, come over here!

[@dogmom6010]

Not buying drilling a hole and using tubing. Lots of fittings are available to make sure your water tight and this is electrical wiring. Boats sink with too much water inside and boats definitely burn up with improper wiring technique. Be safe starts with you doing the job right

[@trippontwowheels]

Howdy Sam! When are you going to turn your tracker back on? There are a lot of us who would love to follow your progress daily. Also, your new tracker has a feature where you can post a daily message for your viewers. Any thought of taking advantage of this feature? Again, a lot of us would love that. -Tripp

[@samholmessailing]

It’s been on for the last couple days

[@fredmertz1791]

Hey Sam, why not a three bladed prop ?

[@itsclearasmud7718]

Drag.

[@fredmertz1791]

Wait a minute, if you have a two bladed prop and the engine stops so that the prop is perpendicular to the keel line of the ship, do you not have the same amount of drag ? Because with a 3 bladed, at least one of them will be close to centerline, Some of the time. We are not talking about a lot of drag here. And I believe the 3 blade will increase your causing speed and efficiency.

[@itsclearasmud7718]

@@fredmertz1791 all three blades are still in the water. If you go three bladed the drag is significant. Feathering and folding props are used in situations where increased pitch and less drag are a factor. And on a power boat your point is well taken. On a sailboat cruising is by wind power and any and all friction, surface area and hull forms are taken into consideration. Yes its a compromise. But if you are making 85 miles a day, 15 extra miles is significant.

[@fredmertz1791]

@@itsclearasmud7718 ok, but the old two bladed does neither fold nor feather. So if you have a total drag contributed as drag/ each large blade(2×) Is that drag a greater detriment than the benefits of increased speed and engine efficiency?

[@fredmertz1791]

@@itsclearasmud7718 I'm just envisioning an Atlantic crossing where you're forced to cruise because of a no wind condition. Obviously, I think the outboard well would be best, you can hoist the engine up when sailing and drop it down when a cruise is needed.

[@heatherw260]

Love your vids but hate that they are so short!!!

[@samholmessailing]

10 minutes is a pretty manageable size for me. Longer videos are really hard to edit and upload so I only use them occasionally.

[@airakmi1]

I hope you won't empty that bucket overboard. The baltic is very vulnerable and can't handle extra nutrients, as you will notice when the toxic algae season rolls in

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

He might want to move south and out of the baltic unless he takes the canal like RAN sailing did . Theres a lot of big boats playing hide an seek with each other in the Baltic at the moment. And Russian subs are very accident prone.🤦🏻‍♂️🇬🇧🧙‍♂️

[@mikekubassek4987]

B-ust O-ut A-nother T-housand 😂

[@MrBluoct]

The scenery …

[@jerrysmith3515]

Hey Sam, Good to hear from you again. Do you intend to head towards America soon? Have fun and be safe. ⛵

[@ba4648]

Careful when you float boat have shaft seal bolt fitters and opened up so you are ready , as can be discrepancy between bellows and new shaft seals.

[@mhub3576]

For the hatch lock why not just use a regular old hasp and padlock? The type you're using have always seemed kind of chintzy IMHO. Just my $0.02.

[@patdogs]

Agreed. Could also use a combo lock to avoid the need for keys

[@mhub3576]

@@patdogs Indeed. Actually, thats what I use. I keep the combo stored in my phone. Once I locked the phone inside and luckily was able to recall the combo after several tries. Should probably write it with a sharpie under the settee storage locker lid. 😃

[@samholmessailing]

Yeah thats what ill replace it with

[@staguar]

Eventually you'll drill enough holes and add enough epoxy that the original boat will be gone and a new one will have taken its place

[@joekavanagh5708]

😂😂

[@dwormon4591]

Replace prop

[@beatlejuice13]

I found a boat just like sams for $3k Not as custom though lol 😂

[@pontoonrob7948]

As a marine mechanic that dripless is always installed. You need the cooling water is my understanding. Now, caveat, this is in inboard ski and wake board boats.

[@patdogs]

As far as I understand it, for low hp diesel engines it's not required. Less friction = less heat to cool

[@dboboc]

Oops, forgot yours has a cover…

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

👍👍👍⛵️⛵️⛵️💕💕

[@stephanievegter5438]

🇿🇦😁

[@terrysmall1421]

mmmmm are you absolutley sure the seal isnt supposed to be connected to water supply, usually from the engine cooling saltwater. it will burn out or melt otherwise and then from my own experience water will quickly fill your bilge then........

[@samholmessailing]

Only for boats that go over a certain speed

[@markb4078]

Omg on the setscrew

[@Aberbrokolifindichsupi]

What job do you have to finance this just out of interest?

[@trippontwowheels]

His job is KZbin. His money comes from KZbin, his patreon (you should join), and any paypal donations he may happen to receive.

[@chhindz]

Designer of Disney magic mountains

[@Aberbrokolifindichsupi]

@@trippontwowheels thanks

[@giantELF]

“Battery Management Doodad.” I get lost with all this tech lingo….

[@russellthomson5571]

maybe a simple padlock.? just saying.

[@richg3411]

That lock will do exactly nothing.

[@billwilliams9527]

I'm always curious what happens all the females that drift in out of your life, they are there, and then not. Oh well, none of my business. Be good to see the boat back in the water.

[@Hotbulldozer]

Dude, your propeller is very cupper colored, that is going to fail soon...

[@echokiloecho]

Quick question: Won't venting the shaft seal introduce oxygen and salt inside the seal? Causing oxidation and damage? Would you not be better off NOT venting it? Just sealing it to maritime conditions? Disclaimer:. I know nothing about shaft seals. I did notice the one you originally had installed was not vented or cooled and lasted a WHILE. My bet is you're better off keeping it sealed invented.

[@ratandmonkey2982]

you're going to set your boat on fire in the middle of the ocean without a functioning BMS

[@kaikidtn7627]

i dont know if anyone noticed or has said but you kinda look like mr beast with the stache you have now,

[@gravis00]

Expensive for a shaft seal? Its like $360 dude. Kind of important. I think it’s reasonable.

[@samholmessailing]

In Sweden stuff cost more.

[@GreyMaxim]

Worst comment ever. Would you consider doing a severe compressor limiter to your audio before posting for us apartment dwellers who want to hear what you have to say without waking the neighbors up when the audio changes?