Glassing over the devil seam 

Sam is the guy doing what alot of us wish to be doing

I was heading off to bed and then the best sailing channel on RU-vid posted.

"Filled three holes in an afternoon..." Sounds like a great afternoon!!

Just a "Hi" from Ensenada, Mexico, where I live aboard. Me: 1972 Mariner 31 ketch with electric motor conversion. Boatyard is doing bottom job, re-fiberglassing rudder and replacing shaft seal. I would love to have your workshop and do it all myself. My projects include making a 12v fridge from parts garnered from a 12v ice chest so I can have cold milk and keep my vegetables fresh, and cold wine (hehe). Also just got my cheapo LiFePO4 batteries and "playing" with them (balancing, etc.) Previous owner did the fiberglass work so I haven't had to worry about it. You videos are usually playing in the background while I do my projects. I won't bore you with all the details, just know there's some homeless boat hermit guy in Ensenada, MX doing a lot of the same stuff...even 3d printing (on boat though, no workshop).

I feel itchy sitting over here a few hundred miles away.

This brought back not so fond memories of working on River Patrol boats in Viet Nam.

It's about taking care of the vessel that will take care of you. Well played sir.

That seam is the weakest part of that boat for sea work as originally built. This is a major contribution to making her a true sea boat. Well done!

I started watching you last year (2023) but I wanted to know the history of you and Pickle. Here I am.

Love that Sam isn’t afraid of the hard dirty work of old boats.

You would think it would have been cheaper from the start for all boat makers to just seal that seam with glass. Much stiffer boat, no leaks, no hardware. Just seal that puppy up. It was always a dream of mine for my boat. No boat anymore, so I live vicariously through your sailing and your projects. Keep up the good work! Loving it here now in the Arizona desert.

I am pretty sure that you are a better sailor than I was, but when it comes to repair, you have the mentality of a fighter pilot. You rip, grind, and glass with great skill and you are unafraid to take on any project with boldness. You are skilled with boat repair and modifications. I admire you. You run circles around me, and I have built five wooden boats.

holy mackerel, sardine, lutfisk, herring, whatever-kind-of-fish.... That was amazing. I get frequent updates from Sam, because he's my kid, but nothing replaces this kind of visual aid. Amazing. Just amazing. Who knew.

2.46am in the uk..... Can't sleep.... Watch a bit of Sam. Hello Sam🖐️

One pickles a herring to preserve it...I feel like all of this boat 'pickling' will keep your boat running for many years to come! Keep up the great work Sam.

Another interesting video. Thanks Sam. Reminds me of reoccurring thoughts I used to have when working on my boat. "How can such a small boat require so much work?"

and the Volunteers are really good. Nice Job

I love this one, I love all the people coming to help!!!!

Glad to see that extra prep. being done . Always thinking. Crossing Oceans ........

The smile you will have when this is all done will not fit on your face :) Can't wait to see it.

some effort boys well done. Sam your projects vids are just as enjoyable as the sailing ones. a testament to your affability sir.

That Sir is a hard dirty; job. Most would shrink from that. Good job.

what i appreciate about these videos is the reminder that on an old boat, anything can be fixed... you just have to lean in and do it!

This was awesome! We're barely going to recognize Pickle when it's all done!

That's a lot of de-construction and repair. Well done

I have to say, watching your boat being worked on is almost as much fun as watching it sailing. Really nice work. I've said it before, Fiberglass isn't easy to work with. You make it look easy and fun. The Pickled Herring is looking good.

Super video! I applauded for $5.00 👏👏

Wow. More Holy than a relic. Good to see Pickled becoming less leaky. It's so good there are some great people able to help.

I subbed after the LA to Hawaii video, I don’t know anything about sailing, but it is amazing to watch someone who is passionate about what they do. Keep up the good work!

Well done Sam's helpers. Thanks for getting Pickled Herring a bit more Ship Shape. Good progress on the refit Sam. Thanks for sharing.

Great to see this old girl getting some TLC.

Really enjoy your videos, your attitude, and your sense of adventure. I enjoy watching your channel not because I like sailing, but because I enjoy watching you. Keep it up brotha. Keep living the dream so us 9-5 guys can live a little though ya.

You’re the man. That’s a hell of a project.

Me and my friend did the same thing on our 44feet Wasa 55 a few years ago, the old toerail was leaking and was damaged. "Fortunately" we did it at the same time as changing the foredeck and it didn't have much interior left/built by then, so it was fairly easy to partially lift the deck, glue it with vinylester based glue and laminate on both in and outside of the entire joint with Biax glass and grind out a fairly nice radius (before laminating). Feels like the entire boat got a lot stiffer, and it's completely waterproof :)

Gear wrenches are worth their weight. Perfect for tight places where rachets don't fit.

I cant wait to see the boat when your done fixing and changing everything on it. I think its going to look amazing.

Did you know there’s a CAT. named Pickle? Their channel is something like “Sailing Pickle Family”. Maybe you will cross paths one day. Yet another great project. Thanks for sharing.

I would recommend using a roller to get the bubbles out and everything lays down nice and flat.

Really dig watching all the project videos. Thank you for taking the time to post them -- and so many of them.

You have taken on a lot of work this time Sam. But you are the man that can do it! Thanks for your example.

Great work Sam! Put a small fan by you while you’re sanding, keep that dust off ya.👍

It's awesome watching you do all of this. Thanks for sharing your repair process.

I'm amazed about how much you are accomplishing even in the cold weather.

Always fun when the epoxy kicks off faster than you planned for! Great progress Sam... 👏

It is enjoyable to see a regular refit once in a while instead of "we bought a sinking boat" or "our boat is sinking" or "we bought this scrapped boat with no hardware on it." Looking good, hopefully you stay a bit drier with all the cracks and holes fixed.

You make me crazy sometimes Sam, but you're always enthusiastic and never cease being fun to watch. Keep being you man.

Wow that was a lot of filling, must be relived its behind you.

Love the way you're getting rid of as many though hulls and screw holes as possible. Those are the things that destroy boats, cause massive amount of upkeep and are just problems waiting to happen

Good to see you are using epoxy resin.

Love love love watching you build, refine, and improve your vessel, Sam. Thanks for going through all the trouble to share your progress. It seems like no project intimidates you and it also looks like the shop’s tools are growing! A new home base has been built for boat works!

Hello real sailing channel,Sam always smiling, Too late here but a good advise is to cover everything in your boat with lots of cheap clear plastic , you'll thank yourself at cleanup time,itchy stuff indeed . Hard to believe they do not fiberglass that joint at construction time??

Positive attitude, reasonable expectations, no whining. Great recipe for happiness. That boat gonna be DRY! A pleasure to watch your vids Sam. Thanks dude!

Great job Sam, fun watching you work with a ton of patience. Know you're anxious to get back to the sea.

You are an extremely cool inspiration

Outstanding work - boat will be a glamour 👏🏻

Yeah the weather is crazy here in NC looks good wish i had your energy man i have so many things i need to get done

If you ever need a great example of what the opposite of perfection is, this would be it. Love it tho. This man has 0% OCD. Congratulations.

Good job to you and your crew.

Frikin amazing work. Really informative. Thank you Sam and team.

Looks great, so much labor. Stay safe and healthy . I cannot wait to see her back in the water ⛵️⛵️⛵️👍😘

Yeah I'm glad you posted ! This is the best sailing channel on RU-vid ! I wait eagerly for the next one to be posted ! That's a bad-ass router . BTW I loved the new sailrite sewing machine, wow ! Table and everything ! Cheers and thanks for sharing !

Keep plugging away Sam looking great

Your video composition and editing has really leveled up! And I like the music on this vid- nice touch.

For screeding, what works really well is the back of a standard saw blade. Just take the handle off. It will conform to the compound curves.

Such a great video! I love all this work you're doing and the way you present it is perfect! You show us how you do it and explain it in a simple and easy to watch way without being overproduced.

Before mono hulls were a thing. Very interesting video.

Great episode 👍👍👍 as always really.

That looks like a really gratifying job. Years ago, I spent a summer doing this kind of work on an old boat I restored. It was really a lot of fun. I think it's time to do it again. I bet you'd spend many thousands of dollars if you had this done at a boatyard.

Sam on land: filling holes in his boat Sam on the water: drilling holes in his boat

Yes sir, Samm is the true inspiration!!! Video production excellent! Showing how its done on a budget!

Awesome (no fear) Sam. Going to be interesting to what this boat looks like when she is relaunched

Perfection is the enemy of progress

Wow quite the refit project you got there. Keep up the great work sam

I am enjoying seeing this refit as it progresses.

Looks like good times fixing up the boat. I wish I could get down there to help, but I'm in Minnesota, so it's far. But watching you and a few other boat channels is making me itchy to build a boat of my own. I'm a decent woodworker, so I could probably manage something simple like a flat bottomed skiff.

You're inspiring me to just accept most of the leaks in my 1970 Columbia and just sail her LOL!

Nice effort guys!! Can't wait to see what she looks like with a fresh coat of paint.

4:11 ~ ..."that was a day and a half of work... maybe took 2 days with the volunteers"... lol...

Wow. Great job. Not only will it be more waterproof. It will be stronger!! Hull deck joints are a common weak point. “Uma” did a similar treatment to their boat.

Great video and good fix on the hull deck joint. Years who when we had our steel boat, I hiredma drywall plasterer to fair the hull. Quarter price of the boat shop and the hull was flawless. The guy doing the job didn't care what he was,using. Imshowedmhim how the fairing two part is done and he and made the whole project stress free.

Great job Sam . Your doing a hell of a good job //take care

Wonderful video! Thanks (from the cheap seats) to all the volunteers! Working on the boat is hard, working on the boat AND video'g is incredibly difficult!

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Sam! I've been told that every time you put a screw into wood or wood you have glassed over, it's a good idea to put a glob of sikaflex on the screw. Water is always going to find a way into and through the wood. And then your glass can de-laminate or separate frome the wood. I thought of this when you have screwed in the deck rails and other deck hardware.

Good job ! Your hard work will pay off!

Kudos to all your volunteers...job well done!

Sam, I've been watching you since your cruise to Hawaii in the 23 footer. I'm 59 and grew up in kayaks, canoes, powerboats, and variations, some in southeast Alaska, have been rescued by the Coast Guard in a helicopter. I am now a newbie sailor with a rare 27 foot Sun yachts. I served 20 years in the military, have been on all seven continents, yes including Antartica. I've learned by many untold mistakes what I do know and have to say you make me feel like I know nothing. Thanks for the humility.... Much respect. I'm a forever fan. Don't ever hit the pause button.....

loving this series man! I can't wait to see all the hard work pay off. Keep up the great work!

Many hands sure help with work of that scale. Looks like it’s gonna turn out real nice. 👍

You’re killing it, Sam!

That’s the way to tackle it 👍

Great work ,and those volunteers are gold dust , well done .

Excellent work and loving it ☮️

Awesome vid! Looked like a ton of work getting done, and lots accomplished. Nice to see how all this stuff is done, never know when the same or similar skills might need to be put to work. Thanks for sharing.👍

Great job on the exterior, Sam. Would love to see you restoring what you ripped out from the cabin. Cheers from 🇨🇦

Sam, looks like you are "on the hard" at work! Nice progress, I enjoy following and learning from your experiences ; ) Thanks for the tip about the dry toilet (Homer bucket with seat), indeed it works great and without the stink and hassle. I have a 1977 S2 9.2 C and will be removing the head system soon, yuck! I did a full bottom job on my boat last summer in Stuart, Fl (DIY) Port Salerno Marine, and it came out great. However, boats of that age can have a lot of blisters which can lead to delamination in the hull. I recommend you look into it in detail, but I'm sure you already have. Besides, now you have the fiberglass skills you'll need. Great work, lot's of problems solved!

Another great one! Keep posting!

Nice job. I like learning from your channel

After watching you take that toe rail off, I suspect there is a cloud of obscenities hovering over your boat! I know there is one over mine ..

Great work Sam! Looking great!