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

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

Your ability to overcome adversity is amazing.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

I like your videos. You get right into them unlike those other RU-vidrs 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Good practice in case of emergency with the ⚓

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.

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 😁👍

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

You know what I like about you Sam, I like that as my generation / younger generations (gen z/ millennials) you aren’t sitting around being a loser in an urban area living at their parents house. Its good see others in the younger generations being self sufficient and actually living life.

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.

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.

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

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

Dang that’s a pretty decent sized dingy.

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

Yay junk on the sea floor!

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

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

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

Important fixes in the motoring segment of Sailing.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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?

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

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

Thanks!

surreal - was just ordering the same dinghy plans

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.

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

Cool stuff

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

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 ☝️ 👏🥇🤙

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.

PB blaster is also good for losing things

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.

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

Thanks for posting the video!

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

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.

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)

CLC nesting dinghy is excellent

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.

That damn water pump is your worst nightmare. 👍

Well done with the engine, have fun

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

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

What a delightful video. Many thanks.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Great episode Sam! Thanks for sharing!

Really nice full episode Sam.

I think you should build one.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!!***

You are doing great kid!

Good stuff Sam!

You got mad skills sam

It's extremely rare that cheap engine parts are actually a bargain. I wouldn't trust dorman in the middle of the ocean, just as an example.

Good stuff Sam, all useful stuff. Thanks

Hey, try using PB Blaster on stuck bolts etc... I ditched wd40 after I found PB Blaster.

you need a backing plate for that port light

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

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

A dingy designed to come apart and become a wooden dodger when stowed might be an awesome idea.

So live in a sail boat and for fun sail around in a dingy. Somethings off. Your spare shear pin should be siliconed or taped under the shroud.

Sam, At 9;14 in your Video as you were talking about the rocky coast of Maine. The light house is showing you the (RED SECTOR). You probably know this but for those that do not. As most red lights that is the DANGER sector of the light. If you see the red light you are sailing in very dangerous water. If you look closely at your chart you will see a dotted line on either side of the Red Sector out into the sea. You should avoid sailing in any area were the red light is visible.

Try some ballistol Sam...works better than wd40 for me

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.

Cloe comes and goes without much mention....is she still onboard?