I like that you don't just show the blue water and sunny skies and brag; but go into nuts and bolts and show how to disassemble stuff or improvise and show failures and your thought process. Very educational. Thank you.
Im glad you’re enjoying them. The third reef important for sailing in strong winds when you don’t want a lot of sail area up but still want some to keep the boat moving under sail.
Sam Holmes Sailing excellent thanks. Enjoy The Keys! I’m from Clearwater and we used to vacation there a few times a year. Lots of great places to snorkel while maintaining social distancing.
@@69canarycamaro8 it allows you to bring the sail down (and thus smaller) and hold it there in gradual increments when the wind picks up. This keeps you safer since wind can actually topple a sailboat with full sail up.
Good job, It was fun watching someone else do one. I do mine a little different. Instead of a knife and awl I use a hot knife to cut the hole and a drill to make the holes for the twine. I also make two rows for the twine. Each hole about 1/8" a part, then on the second row put the hole between the holes on the inner row. It really sucks the ring into the sail. I also do that to get more wraps and spread out the load. You did well with the dead blow hammer, I use either a press or most often a 5 lbs hammer. Good job making the patches that is not easy. Nice work, not an easy job. PS I could never use my knee on the foot pedal, all my work is done on a table. Way to go, nice video.
A man of so many talents! The 3rd reef placement seems spot on! And you've already put it to good use! PS. Glad you got to work out all that pent up aggression by stabbing and hammering the crap out of those new rings. 🗡🔨
My man your old sewing machine has been put to good use. I've made a sail pack for the main and another sail cover. Many more projects to come. Glad to see your doing well!
That was so nice of you to comment! I hated that Sam had to give up that machine so it's good to hear it is being appreciated. Sailrite rocks. (From Sam's mom)
Possibly putting a small block of wood on top of the die will make it easier to hit so you can direct more force down. Just a suggestion, I have never even sailed, so high probability i have no clue as to what I am talking about.
Sewing machines seem so confusing and hard to use. I think some people, like me, lack the sewing machine gene that makes using a sewing machine possible. I humbly tip my hat to you, sir, as your sewing machine skills impress me.
Sam, I enjoyed following your tracking bread crumbs on your way south the other day. You had a nice reach going there until the wind laid down. Then with typical Sam Holmes luck, you had another reach tracking to Key West. Well done. There are a few good arguments to be made for using the engine. It'll help keep your fuel fresh by cycling it through the tank and filters. As diesel fuel ages, asphaltenes precipitate out and end up on the bottom of your fuel tank, in fuel lines and filters. I always thought it was better use the engine on a regular basis to keep fresh fuel in the system. Plus it sure helps making way in very light winds. You can make good headway to weather with only the main and engine too. And maybe the most important reason to motor regularly is to keep the part of the prop shaft that goes through the cutlass bearing clean. If the shaft isn't turning on a regular basis, marine growth will form on the shaft inside those groves running through the cutlass bearing. Then when you do motor, that growth cuts the cutlass bearing, which is not a good thing.
Good points. I think I’m stuck in the motorless mentality. I really need to go through this fuel quicker though. I try to run it for an hour whenever I go out but I’m not even making a dent in the 18 gallons.
@@samholmessailing Your engine probably burns about 1/3 gal/hr while making 5 knots. With $2.68/gal fuel, that works out to about $0.18/mile. With good maintenance, your Yanmar should last 5k to 10k hours before overhaul. Maybe more. Not likely you're going to wear it out. Main thing those engines like is clean fuel. Just keep changing those filters. That'll protect the injectors. My 34' boat had 20 gallons of fuel. When I sailed through the North Pacific high in late summer on the way to California from Hawaii, I took along an extra 90 gallons. We motored for almost 150 hours on that 23 day trip. Didn't think to mention it before, but I really like your forward view mirrors.
Brilliant mate, just brilliant. I watched a few of your long journeys and loved them. It's great to see all this additional work you do, you are inspiring. Safe travels.
I've been binging your videos after seeing the solo to Hawaii that went viral. I've gone small boat sailing years ago when I was a kid, but never anything more. Your videos are inspiring me to join a boat club when the world returns to normalcy!
You are a man of many talents. Grats. I have enjoyed watching you fix, repair and modify your new boat. I guess as with most things, you need to be able to depend upon yourself to do it right. I have really enjoyed your video's. They are inspirational (creative part of the meaning of this word). I do agree with the U. S. coast guard. I think the thing you attach your harness need to be stronger. bolted instead of screws. I don't want anything to happen to you. I would miss your video's and great person too.
Aloha ! Amazed watching your videos, you have loads of talent and and are an excellent communicator & sailor ! Look forward for your next video , until then... have a good one Sam 🥇🙌🤗🤙
I'm finishing up my boat in st pete..heading for keys next week...maybe il see you , but in case I cant tell you in person your video and demeanor (and effort) are A#1. Thanks!
I put a third reef in by hand in a worn used sail while sitting on a beach at Cape May NJ about 15 years ago. Worked well. Saw North Sails at the Annapolis boat show a few years ago and asked if they could build a shorter luff sail so I could stand at the helm of my Cape Dory 25. I asked for 2 reefs. The sail well but needed to ad a third reef for 25-40 knot winds in spring and fall here in Norfolk VA waters. I’ll pull out my Sailrite machine and add a third soon. I enjoyed the way you put in your cringle(grommet) and will do as you have. Thanks for your help. Enjoy your sailing adventures.
Nice. If i did it over I would have just used simple triangle shape reinforcements. Maneuvering the sail while sewing that curvy shape was a challenge. It sure looks cool though.
Sam Holmes Sailing I have to recheck my old bolt rope footed main and my new loose footed main. I asked North for a bolt roped foot. They said loose foot was better than a bolt rope foot to the boom. I will recheck if they put reef point grommets to tie to the boom. My old said I did. I noticed your sail has leech and luff crinkles for reefing in a jiffy. Any pros or cons. What are your thoughts. I guess it makes it easy to shake out a reefed sail without having to untie.
@@samholmessailing The curved shape is to avoid gathering stress at a point, which would become a more likely site for a future tear. That's also why each layer of the reinforcement is a different size. For the same reason, it's good that you ripped the seam along the luff, to insert the patch underneath it and attach it there with a single seam. By doing so, you avoided a tear in the future between two seams in close proximity. Someone had patched a sail that came with my boat, and seamed the patch parallel to the luff seam, about a quarter inch away. When I saw it, there was a rip between the luff and patch seams, for the entire length of the patch.
Awesome. Thanks for putting that up! My landlord has a hydraulic press that I’m planning to use for the grommets. I don’t have a sewing machine for the patches though...
I'm always impressed with someone that can do something that I can't. And Sam doesn't let me down. Hahaha Hope to see you back in Hawaii soon buddy. 👍✋🤙
So delighted you made this video! I have to add a reef to my sail this winter and now I can learn from what you did here! Thanks! Also, where do you get your sailmaking materials?
Yes, your editing has improved but it doesn't matter to me...your vids have ALWAYS been just as interesting. So edit, don't edit, music, no music...I'm watchin it!
Glad you made it to the Key(s). Do you have a second set of sails for this boat before cutting, altering this set? Grommet/reef point doesn't need reinforcing too? Or did I miss that? What kind of snakes? At least not Crocs/alligators, it's Florida, no Sam wrestles Crocs/Gators vid being planned, mate. Too southern hemisphere, Aussie, you call that a knife (saw one guy recently w machette opening coconut in swell, then infections MRSA, Whatever, but circumnavigating, named: _Routes of Change_elephant, biking, cute shemate, dancing, etc) Tutorial on threading & starting sailrite machine, there is sewing machine oil, maybe what happened when wd40 your old machine, not the right oil. Ymmv
Very cool, did you have to rotate the patches so stress is carried in different directions by each layer or is the fabric omnidirectional and therefore a moot point?
Depending on where you are you may find community sailing center, some colleges and universities offer to the public as well, and there are also commercial ASA accredited commercial outfits as well. asa.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-YT1BRAFEiwAd2WRtsD51x4RA6eu4SdlRO61u09AjuHLMU4TM7tuNSJrc3bhZJg8BjzvqBoC3tEQAvD_BwE
I'm getting a boat this summer, then I'll be doing the same thing you're doing except on a bigger boat. I'll be retracing your trip to Hawaii before continuing on. Anything you want me to say to Henrietta on the way?
Hey just letting you know when starting the engine you need to leave that key on until that noise goes off. Also if I was you I would get a new set of glow plugs for the engine.
Looking good Sam. Looking forward to the videos of your recent trip South. Watched your tracking some. Did it take you longer than planned? Hope you didn't encounter any serious issues!
Decent. I don't know how you get so many videos out so fast! Do you do all the work yourself or you got help? What is the exact name of those sail eyes if searching to buy some?
That reef looks profy. Skipper Novak has a nice video about a fourth reef point on his main. He sails the high lattitudes and uses it as a stormsail. You mite wanna check that out.
@@samholmessailing Yeah, he's a walking encyclopedia LOL. His excuse is, when you need that storm sail, the seastate is most likely to rough to go fiddling about on the foredeck.
Mahalo Sam! Is it hard to learn to sew? I want to add a bimini & eventually a dodger to my Beneteau 23. Do you need the Sailrite sewing machine? Chris in Hawaii...
How deep is that 3rd reef? I am just installing my second and 3rd(well mother in law doing the sewing, ha) I think I am going with 52, 102, and 152 inches above the clew. Also was thinking about sewing in a ring then sewing on leather inside that. What size ring and eyelets did you use and how much does the corresponding set tool go for? Looking good! No snakes on the ocean thankfully
Yes, it’s astounding how many comments are made which ignore this question. Please share with us the make and model as well as the range of quality and how to select which model sewing machine for a DIY person who is frugal.
Sure it works fine. I’ve also had great luck with west systems g-flex epoxy and no stitching at all. I had a repair last over 3000 miles and still looked fine when I sold the boat. Its not super pretty though.
