Because of you I’ve quit my job on a farm and decided to get back to sailing. Tomorrow I go to look at a compass 29 here in Australia, with the plan to sail around the country and then sail her back to my home country, Scotland. In fact, Findhorn marina is where I got my first job on the water, you would have sailed past it on your Inverness to Lossiemouth trip, I have done that exact sail a number of times myself. Thank you for changing my life Sam!

@tyrotrainer765

7 ай бұрын

Lovely part of the country. I sailed out of Findhorn and around the Moray Firth when I was based at Kinloss in the 80s. Good luck with the new boat.

@lewisstevens8590

7 ай бұрын

@@tyrotrainer765 cheers mate, the tides in the mouth are mental aren’t they! I recorded 7.4 knots of current on the corner at spring tide once. Not sure if you know the raf base is now an army base, think it was about 10 years ago it changed. Thanks for the good luck wishes too!

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Right on. Fair seas for your trip.

@lewisstevens8590

7 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing thank you mate! Best of luck with the new prop and those fresh sails look sweet as

Sam Holmes Saliling changed my life. I had lost sight of purpose and was wasting time. I’m now laser focused on executing a 2 year plan to leave my corporate job, and set sail in Sam’s footsteps.

@triggerfish999

7 ай бұрын

You could do it in stages. Move to a smaller company first, maybe in accounts….😉

@SunshineSailing84

7 ай бұрын

Did you ever sail? Overnight? It’s not for everyone.

@jodyssey9921

7 ай бұрын

Same, but for me it was Uma that got me started. I always thought sailing was for rich people, had no idea you could get a boat for so little. Had I known I would have sailed around the world years ago. Where I live hardly anyone sails, boats everywhere but they have motors. Just didn't have any exposure to them, any time I did see a sailboat it was really expensive and owned by rich people.

@mikejelinek1413

7 ай бұрын

Sam's Sailing channel was the first one I found on youtube. I feel the same I'm going to retire in a few years and buy a sailboat. I've had several power boats but that's totally different. Good luck to you.

@MarketingStrategies28

7 ай бұрын

You could do it in way less time with the QFS reset around the corner. Just buy as much Silver as possible. It will go into the 1000s oz soon

Sam, the wiggling indicates a misaligned shaft. You’ll want to leave the shaft attached to coupling, pull coupling from trans and adjust the motor mounts to align the two faces perfectly. If not you risk dropping the shaft (happened to me on my CD33) or damage to transmission.

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

thanks for the feedback. Here’s some more info to get up to date. the alignment was off so I realigned the motor in greece while underway and it ran great for a few hours but then the vibrations came back and the alignment was off again. When I spin the shaft disconnected from the motor the shaft spins true from what I can observe so I think the motor mounts (pretty much disintegrated) are the first thing to change. They dont seem to be able to maintain alignment if thats a thing. I’ll try to swap the motor mounts in Venice. I appreciate any suggestions though because I don’t really know what I’m doing. In the meantime I’ll continue using the engine only sparingly until I know it’s running true.

@lerkzor

7 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing Although I have never owned or worked on a sailboat, my first thought was that the motor mounts either needed tightening or replacing. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

@albertcaro6191

7 ай бұрын

Highly recommend just swapping those motor mounts out, they can cause a lot of wear on components if left unchecked too long.@@samholmessailing

@lepermessiyah5823

7 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing My first thought when you showed the engine running was the engine mounts looked worn out.

Excellent job on the new prop Sam. Great price too! The engine wiggle is because the engine to shaft is not aligned properly. It's a bit of a job but can be done if you have the right tools. Once the two are aligned you are going to be amazed at how smooth the engine will be.

In regards to your mainsail. Depending on the room you have above the dodger, you could drop the boom down to account for your …. ahhhhh, possible measurement error. Good luck.

Pickle looked great going back in the water. Listening to you trying to explain your sails construct really shows your go-anywhere try-anything attitude - it's a unique ability to say - "who cares why it works, it does - let's get after it". Your ability to work out the issues that result from your attitude are fun (and sometimes exciting)!..All that to say thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best.

Sam, they installed your prop nuts backwards. The half nut should be closest to the prop. Common mistake. Great videos! Fair winds!

@bobhorne8410

7 ай бұрын

This comment is correct.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

7 ай бұрын

Wow and 500 bucks for labour. For that I expect top notch work... Sam has 100k+ people to scrutinise everything but how many people had this happen and never noticed...

@grahamatsea3575

6 ай бұрын

Is there an engineering reason why the half nut should be closest to the prop ? My prop just has a castle nut and split pin through it.

@davidgoodman8730

4 ай бұрын

Good observation, and you help us all to! Thanks

@davidgoodman8730

4 ай бұрын

No doubt, these yards should consider there reputation when dealing with sam😅

1.2K+ subscriber LIKE; 10,236th tag-along fan view. New sails!! New prop!! WOOHOO!!

If I’m being honest, this guy has balls of steel. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi Sam! I've just discovered your channel. I love that you actually talk about sailing and share specifics like that invoice from the boatyard. I really like your style; during the whole new sail monologue at the end, I felt like I was sitting next to you enjoying the conversation. Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏽

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Folks are driving on the wrong side of the road over there!!! CHEERS from HERE!

Sam the man, fair winds and calm seas

such a small issue, it happened so fast, and then it evolves into a financial disaster OR end the dream right there and then. You really feel the pressure of getting the boat in the water asap, because you know the price is building-up and your boat is not going anywhere until the bill is payed. Well done Sam im so impressed with your resolve and strength of character!

I’m binging your videos/catching up and man it’s good to see everything working as it should again. Your excitement also adds to this video!!

Arent we all just living vicariously through Sam and his incredible adventures.. Thanks for keeping the dream alive for all of us who will be waking up monday early to head to work. You give us all hope that a life of adventure is still possible. As i always say unless your a hindu you only get one life so make the most of it.

Hi Sam, what is that noise that appeared when you had the boat back in the water and under sail - it sounded like the worlds most unhappiest cat ! Possible the tiller movement ? Hope you enjoyed Greece, I loved our weeks' sail around Corfu this year - we hired - we sailed. no cruisin done here haha

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Lol not sure. Maybe my auto pilot or sheet winches. Both are failing pretty bad now and kind of sound like that. Lewmar’s sending new winches though!

@samholmessailing. Sam, I’m a pilot with a Cessna 182. We recently overhauled or engine and prop. One of the first things we did was to get the prop balanced. They put tiny weights in just the right place to reduce vibration. For airplane owners, this is one of the best things we can do to make everything last longer. I hope there are similar places to go for balancing for those with boats.

@12345.......

7 ай бұрын

Paypal only takes 3% of your donation while youtube steals about half.

@bradzeigler

7 ай бұрын

Shout out from a fellow SHS fan and 182P owner (getting ready to do an overhaul myself). Living my sailing dreams vicariously through Sam because my wife won’t let me acquire any more toys to maintain, lol.

Suks when things break but feel great when you get them fixed

Welcome back! Lol

Hey Sam, just watching the vibration of your engine after the new prop was installed. That doesn't look right. Did you get the shaft checked for being slightly bent after you bent the prop? Even a slight bend can cause vibrations. You may be able to check the runout using a set of calipers along the shaft to double check. Cheers mate!

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Yes that has been really bothering me. They did find some bend in the shaft but it was at the end and the said they machined it out when they redid the taper. It appears the shaft is straight now. I realigned the motor in the water myself later in greece and it was running way smoother but then it started vibrating again after a few hours. I think my motor mounts might be shot, they look horrible.

@shanep5121

7 ай бұрын

​@@samholmessailingwould bad mounts cause a new vibration that wasn't there before? How do you check to make sure the alignment is correct? Is the stuffing box tight?

@mgevirtz

7 ай бұрын

Sam, FWIW, i agree with Shanep. That vibration looks bad. When you had the motor off and you filmed the motion it looked like either a bent shaft or a misaligned engine or both.

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

@@mgevirtz thanks for the feedback. Here’s some more info to get up to date. the alignment was off so I realigned the motor in greece while underway and it ran great for a few hours but then the vibrations came back and the alignment was off again. When I spin the shaft disconnected from the motor the shaft spins true from what I can observe so I think the shot motor mounts are the first thing to change. They dont seem to be able to maintain alignment if thats a thing. I’ll try to swap the motor mounts in Venice and then I can look into a new shaft, next haul out, if still an issue. I don’t really know what I’m doing so I appreciate any suggestions. I’m using the engine conservatively until I know its running true which I’m fine with.

@shanep5121

7 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing I think it makes sense to get new motor mounts. I don't want to add paranoia, but if the problem is a bent shaft, that would show up at 1k rpms, but might not be noticed at "Sam" rpms. Tying the engine down with good mounts will not fix a bent shaft issue, but put more stress on the transmission and perhaps the stuffing box. However, you might be totally right that the motor can move around to be aligned properly and bad motor mounts would let the motor get out of alignment. I don't know boats, but my knowledge comes from working on cars: drive shafts, etc. Have you tried taking it out of gear and increasing RPMs? I do not know if that would demonstrate bad mounts or not, but if you get the shakes when she's out of gear, it directs your attention from the shaft.

Sweet Pocket Sailboat. Sharp looker.

Mykonos and the south shore of Ikaria have some pretty good snorkeling! Mykonos is generally overpriced, but the old town is a must see!

Sails look great. Glad you got most of your issues sorted out and could get back on the water!

Keep an eye on the slightly bent shaft. It might do a couple of things... cause the cutlass bearing to wear excessively, cause the transmission seal to wear faster including the engine mounts. But on the other hand, having worked on boats for over twenty years, sometimes I have seen it do very little...

@captvdub330

7 ай бұрын

If he's running with a bent shaft and a misaligned engine, he will be hauling out again and spending a lot more than 1900 Euros sooner rather than later.

@chris47374

7 ай бұрын

Ya running that bent shaft is only gonna cause problems besides that bent shaft.

You and Erik are my favorite single-handers (I wish he'd make more videos), and Project Atticus is my favorite couple, although New Kids On The Dock are promising newcomers.

@lonniepee9804

7 ай бұрын

I can't forget GBU, but they haven't been sailing lately since they bought a cool makings-of-a-homestead in Puerto Rico.

@1240enzo

7 ай бұрын

You should also check out the sailing brothers (Luke and Adam), two lads out of Wales who are sailing around the world on their Rival 34. They are totally down to earth guys.

@bbrockert

7 ай бұрын

What's Erik's channel called?

@bbrockert

7 ай бұрын

@@dangraf4249 thanks, will check it out. I wish YT recommendation engine was better.

Sails look great. Old ones were so bad!

Thanks! Really enjoy each of your posts!

@12345.......

7 ай бұрын

PayPal takes only 3% while youtube steals about half

Thanks!

good to see you back here on youtube!

It's cool to have new sails and new propeller... ❤

Good repair! Might make an interesting video subject: were you ever beached because something broke and you couldn't afford to get it fixed? Or the part wasn't available.

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Haven’t had that happen yet fortunately

thanks for the great video

The taper machining added the spacer and a little more clearance. Just what the Dr. ordered!

Thanks

Oh my goodness Grand Central Station in that harbour…..

Beautiful sunsets,. Well consider the heavier sails a good work out! Ha ha. Love ya Sam thanks as always.

Good to see everything is back on track.

Don’t know for certain but a mis aligned or out of balance shaft /propeller could cause the vibrations. Be careful it could shake itself to damage. One more thing…

Previous owner put just one reef point in the mainsail. He said, "Either you're reefed or you're not."

I noticed you have many sunglasses, make sure that their polarized due to the reflections of the water. Such as vuarnets, which is one of the best for snow reflections

Hey,Sam is back Great!!!🎉

Padded luff on furling headsail is totally worth it.

A fair price indeed

Thanks Sam! I love your videos

After your boat was launched, rather than get underway immediately, you should have tied up to a dock, tuned your rig and performed a no less than perfect engine/shaft alignment. If you dont tend to this immediately, you will be spending more Euros.

Sam, I am so happy that Pickle is running! Your channel is so important to my sanity with all the terrible world events.

@danoalex2977

7 ай бұрын

I concur, he is a world away out on the water from the chaos most countries are experiencing currently in one way or another.

Try sailing upwind in heavy air with just the jib

Love your videos Sam. Thanks. You just tell it how it is. No bull shit, no ads etc

So intrepid! 😎✌️

After seeing your Bill I decided Im gonna quit sailing and go into the boat repair business, lol! They sure know how to tack on charges. $1,600, or 85% of the charges were for everything BUT the replacement part! But you made out great on the Sails so I guess its all a wash, lol! The sails will do you excellent so you can do a victory-dance on that, lol!

Glad to get details and progress report on new sails' dynamics, prop swap, yard bill, etc. Good show! 🎉

Such a great show...

nice prop!

Well wear with the new sails!

6:00 Looks like you need ReRig the Boom to match the Cool Foot Slope on your new MailSail.

The new sails look so good! its great to see you back out on the water

I just saw your video about your calitis. I am so sorry I hope you are doing well. God bless you.

Sam, dont forget to apply for your Malta VAT refund. There is a website for it and youll get all of the VAT you paid back. 🎉

We wait for you in Greece!

Awesome stuff ✌️

Hello Sam, I think settig up a Cunningham would solve your mainsail shape problems.

Enjoyed the video 👍

Hey Sam ... it looks like you have adequate clearance over your dodger ... have you considered moving the boom down 3" - 4"? I just recently watched someone adjust the height on theirs, and it was fairly straight forward (drilled out rivets, held the boom at the new desired height, marked out holes, pre-drilled the holes, and then mounted the boom with new rivets in the new holes). Just a thought ... then you could really see what that new sail could do!!!

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

7 ай бұрын

Would the boat heel less for the same force in the sail? Since the centre of... windforce? Would be lower and the sail is larger towards the bottom?

@robertscholz4486

7 ай бұрын

That is a valid question, but as we are talking about 3 - 4 inches, I'm sure that the forces on the sail would be minimal -- of course lowering the boom would also be lowering the center of gravity marginally (not sure how heavy a boom Sam has on Pickle). Either way I doubt it would have a negative effect on performance the way that raising the boom would for all of the aforementioned reasons.@@user-lv7ph7hs7l

Good to see you get your prop dilemma sorted out and the new sails are looking good also.

That seagull squawking 🦤🦤🦤🤣🤣🤣 (auto-pilot).

Wow Sailor 🥳🥳👍

I love your videos Sam!

Setup is certainly looking better now. Im off to get another set of feeler guages today to try and get a better alignment between flange on gearbox. Im actually a bit suss on my engine mounts also but that's another can of worms. The good thing is that the best place to align is with your boat afloat so you can do it at your leisure.

Was just in Malta this past weekend. I guess we missed the worst of the tourist congestion, but all the moorings still looked packed.

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

The med seems to be calming down a little

@snakemain

7 ай бұрын

@@samholmessailing awesome! Going to Sicily in a couple weeks.

that is a beautiful place.

I was going to suggest a tack line, but I see you beat me too it!

yay Sam! subbed to the Patreon when I saw KZread revenue was being weird! Fair winds

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the support

The boat sails so nicely , birthday sails 👍👍

Sam. Maybe you can lower the boom some inches to tighten up the sail?

Rolly Tasker also gave Wind Hippie a sail 👍

Thanks for brilliant videos! Just a tip: quick-fix for your mainsail until it gets corrected is to trim it with a cunningham.

@bergrosendal

7 ай бұрын

...and congrats with your beautiful new sails too!

Samtastic❤⛵️

New sails are nice

I really enjoy your videos! I am almost ready to try it myself in the near future (the sailing, not the videos) :-) Wishing you the best! The new sails look great! Stay safe and well! Happy sailing!

I would strongly recommend going to Croatia. I'm there now. It's very beautiful in amongst the islands

Great looking sails and it looks like they perform perfectly. You prop shaft looks like it's bent or misaligned. Hopefully that can be fixed easily. Great videos sam keep up the great work.

Great camera work. It’s just an amazing part of the world. Stunning vistas everywhere you turn. Thanks Sam for your video journals… we get to see a little bit of paradise …. made possible by your lens. Places to which we viewers would have never gone. Sail on.🇨🇦

Great content 👌 good luck 👍

@user-qb6cx7cd3e

7 ай бұрын

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Sails look great. Did I miss seeing a zink I saw what looked like a locking collar . Time will tell on the sails. You are good to go. Thank you

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Thats a low profile zink not a locking collar

Looks like the set from "The Long Ships" :-)

The sails look amazing Sam. Pulling the clew below the boom is a great idea, especially since with your sail cover set up at that point is protected from the wind.

@johnmclachlan1023

7 ай бұрын

The tack.

The vibration might be from a misaligned motor (after putting the shaft back in), which could be fixed by relaigning the motor (or a problem with the engine mounts that might have been exacerbated by the recent damage etc.) or it might be that the shaft was bent more than could be corrected by the machining done in Malta (in which case that wont fix it) good luck!

Shame you don’t have a flattener and Cunningham cringles in the sail you could have rigged it like a small reef. Onwards and upwards Sam. Looking forward to Greece.

The new sails look great, I would imagine it’s a lot more comfortable, you don’t have to keep monkeying with them to keep your SOG up. Way cool. I love seeing these places in the med and North Sea, it’s highly unlikely that I’ll ever get to sail there, and they’re all so lovely.

I am not a "sailor" in that, I have never even been on a sailboat but, I find it interesting. I will never have a sailboat, I am too old (78) and not smart enough to figure out many sailing must knows . Through you're adventures and others that I have watched, that is my sailing,lol.

@Sincity6996

11 күн бұрын

You're never too old to do anything. If you feel like you can't do the actual sailing yourself, just hire a crew to take you out. At least you'll be able to say, " I've been sailing."

Wobling engine. I have the same on my long keel HR Monsun with a large 2 blade. Love your channel👍

Always makes me wonder in the 80’s when I first went to Malta the roads were all potholed they’d just cut down the traffic lights as every one ignored them. The castles were crumbling and growing grass now all looks brand new EU membership has its perks. Fair winds

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Nothing like being a tax haven to bring in some money.

I like that dog house on pickle

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Thanks I made it myself

To account for the main sail luff edge, can the boom be lowered? Maybe slide the attachment point down the mast a bit?

Looks like herring was in a pickle and sailed on in style be safe Sam bound to cover just a little more ground

new sails look stunning, are you planning to make your way up to northern adriatic sea?

Sam, as to reefing lines. Consider, if possible, running all lines back to the cockpit. That’s the arrangement that I have on my Ericson 32-3 and it makes for a very safe and quick way to reef underway.

@theowenssailingdiary5239

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure this might have occurred to him? There are pros and cons, of course.

That’s right, put the Herring back in the water :) I was thinking about your propeller, the old one. Do you think that the shaft could have come out a bit and that’s why it hit the rudder?

I wonder if it’s a good idea to keep sailing into eastern med with all the military presence out there. Just curious

@samholmessailing

7 ай бұрын

Turkey was as far as I went

Hey Sam, what's the beam on your little ship? Fair winds