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.
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)
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. 🗡🔨
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.
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.
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.
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 🥇🙌🤗🤙
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.
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.
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. 👍✋🤙
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...
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!
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?
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
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!
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?
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
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?
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.
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?
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
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...
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.
Wow, Sam! That was excellent in every way.the video. The audio. The pace. The instructions. And of course getting to see your smiling face. Love, Mom
Thanks mom
You done good Mom..What a great young man!👏
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.
Thanks. Glad you’re enjoying them.
I've never even stepped foot on a sailboat lol
Yet here we are,
The power of youtube.
XxMasterLemmyxX you and me both. Sams videos have sucked me in. I’m trying to figure out what’s so important about having a third reef.
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.
Really enjoy your project videos!
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.
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)
Thats great to hear. Hope you’re doing well!
The best thing I love about your videos Sam is you don’t have a super annoying UA-cam intro !!
I stumbled across this channel this morning and found myself binge watching!!!
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.
🗡🔨
Being a cruiser at the end of the day you're a mechanic, plumber, electrician, carpenter, sailmaker, navigator, cook, fisherman, etc. Luv it!
You are a gentle person with great patience, it seems. Patience + knowledge = great projects.
Thank you! Exactly what I needed to tackle this project
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.
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.
Never thought you'd have pent-up aggression.Hope you got it all out.You inspire me
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.
Letttsssss goooo! Boat man you got skills!
Great job putting in the 3rd reef! It's difficult in a full loft with all the tools and a huge table. You made it look easy.
Thanks. Its quite a lot of effort positioning that sail around under the machine.
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!
Nicely done Sam. I can't think of any other channel that showed a project like this one. Thanks and well done! Congrats on surpassing 40K subscribers!
Binged watched a lot of your videos, hope you can stick with youtube full-time now and keep pushing out these videos!!
Great video showing the process. You've got some talent, sir. Very crafty and very skillful. 10/10!
Sam I must say you are a really handy guy to have around. I would think most guys would not know how to operate a sewing machine. Good luck to you.
your editing and filmography is so much better
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.
Awesome video Sam I have always wondered how to put reef points in a sail .....now I know thanx to you ! Keep up the great work mate!
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 🥇🙌🤗🤙
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.
Hi Sam! Glad to see you made it to anchor off Key West.
Hey there
Nicely done..kinda expert level
Wow, you make using a sewing machine look so SIMPLE! And you can do it while sitting on grass... with SNAKES! F
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!
Wow Sam - love that sewing machine and those super skills of yours ! Enjoy Key West - Cheers
Good man and saving money on doing all the jobs yourself
Thanks for your time and keep safe ☮🤟
Great job! Glad to hear all is going well. Wish we were there.
I just watched your LA to Hawaii video. I'll be excited to see more of your new boat.
Nice job on the third reef point install. It should be a good thing to have on that small boat.
Nice Job Mate!!!
Your content is amazing it makes my day So much better ty
Great job! I used to be a sailmaker. You make me want to go back to doing it 😃
Excellent video, I was thinking of installing a second reef in my Coronado 25, you gave me some encouragement
You are a genius
“This is a good way to work out some aggression.” From the most easy going sailor on the planet. 😂
A nice chill DIY vid, sewing 3rd reef and such then Ahhhh SNAKES! suddenly appear 😳😯😳😲🤯 hehehe
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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.
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. 👍✋🤙
Nice 3rd reef, have fun in the Keys, hopefully the Bahamas will open sooner than later.
Great now I want a sewing machine
You know everything. Safe travels.
I love this video, awesome work
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...
First again! Super excited to see another video so soon!
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Great practical content🙌
Really enjoying your videos.
I don’t sail, never been sailing, and no one in my family sails. For some reason I can’t stop watching ur vids tho
Nice work, Sam!
Ayyy an outro!
Good job, Sam. Enjoy the Keys
Excellent video, cheers!
WARNING: QUALITY LEVELS VERY HIGH
Interesting. Thanks.
Thanks for showing us how its done
You bet!
Nice Job there! And hella lot of work! But one day you will need that third reef and even 10 times more work would have been fine :D
Absolutely. Ive done this project on three different boats and got many hours of use out of the third reef each time.
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!
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?
Sailrite
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
I do have a spare mainsail. I don’t need the reef points ties because the sailpack collects the excess sail. Cheers.
Looked like a black racer, harmless, and a corn snake, harmless, great video Sam
Nice to see your channel growing! (40.2K subs)
love the videos man! you've come a long way
This is great content man
You are a man of many talents Sam! No task seems to be a problem for you. You are making the rest of us look so very bad!
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.
nice work nice life!
baby copperhead and homeboy goes to grab it lol
I feel like ive let myself down if i see a snake and don’t try to pick it up
That was a baby copperhead? i am deathly afraid of all snakes
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!
Thanks I ran out of wind and opted to drift instead of motor.
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?
Just noticed... 40K !
Woo. 🤩
thank you
where can i learn to sail. i want to buy a boat next year
Id recommend joining a dinghy club
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
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?
Very helpful! Thank you
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.
Interesting. I will check that out. That guy seems to know a thing or two😁. I’m also a proponent of a deep reef over a try sail.
@@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.
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?
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
Nice video
Love the video! Straightforward, informative, and high-quality. I'm planning on adding reefs to my own new sailboat, where can I get the ring/grommet?
Sailrite
Guess if you end up ........disliking sailing
You can always change the channel to .....
Sam Holmes SEWING......🤣🤪🧐🤦♂️😁
Actually, he definitely could! He has put those skills to work in tons of ways. Camping, paragliding, home, patio, even clothing
💯would watch.
well done Sam - what design boat are you sailing
Cape dory 28
hype close to #1!
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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...
:)....... Shit Sam, you look like you know what you're doing :)
Haha. Wing it long enough and that tends to happen. This is the third time I’ve added reefs to a sail and they come out better each time.
Noticed you had a couple wiggles in your course line on the way down to the tortugus. We’re you reefing?
Disregard, you mentioned drifting in windless conditions.
Keep emptying that phone. Keep the videos coming.
I am wondering if they let you land in the Tortugas? Did they hassle you in Key West?
No the beaches and islands are closed so just anchored and snorkeling 🤿
Sam, what type of snake was that? poisonous?
What dacron did you use for the third reef? What oz/thickness?
what kind of sewing machine were you using?
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.
I have not a sewing machine. What do you think of sail tape and hand sewing for a sunday sailor.
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.
Hey Sam, have you ever heard of Sea Base?
Why do snakes like sails? Interesting.
sorry add lock tight to the bolts and nuts.