Outfitting the hobie 16 for cruising
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Be double sure to seal all the holes for the anchor mount. That area of the deck is where most delamination occurs. Looks like a really fun project. Good job on the turtle preventer.
That area of the hull also is under the most stress so I would epoxy them .
Did you watch the video?
@@xploration1437 It was so good!
Sam - Please do overdrill and backfill those holes in the deck with epoxy and colloidal silica. That is the worst area not to do so, and will make that Hobie into either a real PIA project boat, or worse, disposable. just more landfill plastic in a few years, if you don't.
No boat deserves that fate.
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Also, velcro tape on inside of boom pool noodle for mounting would be a better solution. You'll get maybe 2 years in SoFla before it the UV turns it into powder, an getting that GG off of the boom is going to be a major pain.
@@leaveonlywake Did you watch the video?
Nice work. If I can give you a tip you may or may not know about, try to make sure that no water can get into the mast, just seal all the screws and rivets. At the top sheave, pull it off and plug the mast section with foam/silastic, whatever. Even just litre or two in that mast at the tip will make it very hard to right. Your awesome float will stop you going turtle, but a couple of kilos at the tip of the mast might keep you from righting.
For your anchor, another half decent spot is under the trampoline, just behind the dolphin striker. The hulls are very weak, 1/4" of foam with bugger all glass on top, and even less on the inside, and where you placed the anchor is a particularly high stress area with jib tension constantly trying to fold it upwards just in front of the pylon. I used to also keep my admittedly smaller anchor in a milk crate attached to the front of the dolphin striker and forward beam. It would get smashed by any swell though if you go too fast in chop. None of this is a worry if you are going to stay on flat water, or don't intend on pushing things to the limit. Although pushing a hobie to your limit is what makes them so much fun eh.
There is a Facebook group called "south East Queensland hobie sailing", those guys and gals do a lot of camping in their hobie's around Moreton Bay and also do trips to the great barrier reef. They are a great bunch and would be a really good resource for you on setups for camping.
Anyway, I look forward to more of these hobie camping vids, I love small boats and dinghy camping sort of content. Have fun!
glad someone mentioned sealing the mast. I was solo on a hobie 14 and capsized, then turtled when the mast filled up. Was not a fun day.
I’ve used this stuff called Dicor lap sealant to plug up any screw holes I’ve drilled to weatherproof them. People who drill holes in their rv roofs seem to love it because the sun doesn’t break it down. they sell it at every rv and camping store.
No fancy intros or long winded pledges for likes and subscribes. This guy's content speaks for itself and what separates him from the mainstream. Get it? Main-stream.
Funny... I remember the words "I don't want a project." great project video!! sail on bro!
Once I was in the Dry Tortugas and there was a group camping that had sailed Hobie Cats from Key West, and I thought that was impressive. But sailing one to the Bahamas?!? You are a very capable man!
Your a master at improvisation and always a pleasure to watch !
HAHA 🤣 Sam drills so many holes in boats, I'm amazed they still float! LOL
On one of my sailboats I chopped the rods protruding from an anchor so it would fit in the cockpit locker and it still worked fine in sand and mud. Hope this helps!
Bud, I envy your optimism with the Hobie. However, those of us that spent time sailing them are cringing. 1. Seal the hulls!!!!! hulls will delam and deck will fail. 2. Mast was sealed to float, NO HOLES If you capsize the boat, {very easy to do) it will go turtle. You will not be able to right it with a mast full of water. Either of these will kill you offshore. Good luck and be safe!
This is so fun to watch! Love your sailing boat projects! :)
Another fun video.... Very creative with the DIY mast float. After nearly sinking coming into Grand Bahamas, I hope you found your pontoon leaks. More of Zoey, she's a cool spirit! Thanks...
greetings Sam et Zoé nice vidéo as always. A jack of all trades you are. i'm so glad that you're sharing your USA adventures with Zoé. Her commitment is noteworthy. thank her daily for it too please.
You've got the sailing bug big time Sam.
Even when your boat is on the otherside of the world, you buy another one as soon as your home to get straight back out on the water.
Although the continuing success of your UA-cam channel almost dictates it!
Have fun and best of luck Sam
Nice additions! Only thought on that anchor... if you're out on the trapeze and the boat slows abruptly or you slip, you'll take that protruding bar straight in the legs. I'd have put the anchor as close to the base of the mast as possible. All good stuff, looking forwards to see your adventures.
That freaked me out when I saw it, one wrong slip and you've got to go to the ER. I bet you could 3D print some sort of cap.
In a perfect world with no anxiety this man would never hold a knife.
Hi, I’m Sam Holmes and I am in my happy zone when I am drilling holes in my boat!
Love all of Sam's videos.
I am so inspired by you. I have never sailed, being a NYC Brooklyn boy. It’s something that I have forever wanted to do. Ever since watching the movie White Squall as a kid I’ve always had the idea of some how buying a schooner and take city kids sailing where ever the wind takes us. I’m sure it will be something of an adventure to them. People look at life totally different when they get to see the world. Wish you all the best. All the blessing on your journey.
Love the indoor sanding, glad I’m not your landlord.
Great upgrades to Hobie Won Kenobe! Thanks for sharing Sam
Nice work on the cat! It's really shaping up and looking good. I just picked up the Insta360 Go 2 myself a couple of weeks ago and I love it. It's a very capable tiny camera and great for blogging or hyperlaps. The horizon feature is amazing. No matter which way you turn it the horizon orientation is always correct. Very cool! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to your next adventure. Be safe!
sam is the tom brady of creative sailing.
I think Peyton Manning is a better analogy for creative, since he was known for the audibles.
LOVE the name of the boat!! Epic!
I wondered how long it’d take you to drill holes in the Hobie cat LOL!!
Same here, I was beginning to worry that he'd lost his touch!
Look for a place at the bottom of the mast to store the anchor, at the bottom of the inverted T.
Great& enjoyable work vid. Good health& sailing.
Knitting would be a great hobby while be-calmed ! ☀️
Excellent vid again. Stay safe good peeps
Talk about a Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana smoooooooooooth..... Even Doctor Seuss knew that
Sam is the man!
You could probably extend your existing trapeze platform by mounting a pedestal on each hull and use the fore end of the trapeze then blend together. I imagine you'd want your fore end pedestals raised a little to keep out of the water. I don't know anything about sailboats or boats really but from looking at what you have, this seems doable and practical. Also, it'd be cool for one of you UA-camrs to have a viewer guest and teach them sailing and do a cruise together.
Wow, what a to-do list! Shakedown "cruises" really make a difference. Just curious though, have you EVER returned from a sail (even a day sail) without a to-do list? LOL
Best sailing channel on youtube!!!!
Can't wait for the Bahamas trip. Actually, you could just keep island hoping all the way across the Caribbean. Maybe go for South America.
Love the noodle on the boom, I am going to look at that one on my boat.
Its working really great. Highly recommend
You guys are the absolute best!
I hope you do some tarpon fishing when you're down by Marco Island :-) out there around the Thousand Islands area... A good one will drag you around while Zoey steers the boat in that catamaran 😍
Your of of control, keep it up!
Loving this side adventure! Although it’s not really relevant, props for that sweet Sportwagen, and bonus if it’s a TDI, go Zoe!
Nice work! This info may help with future projects, Lowes kingspan XPS foam board isn't made with the pre cuts that homedepots owens cornings boards have. Im not sponsored or anything, but if you ever do larger foam board stuff, its good to have unbroken panels
Hey my Hobie 16 is named Hobie Wan Kenobi!! It's a great name.
Sam, if you ave not already done so, please immediately find another storage solution for your anchor. That is quite literally a real deathtrap, especially for anyone on the wire. Just makes me cringe thinking about this!
Agree, I felt really uncomfortable just watching that, so hopefully he finds a much better solution, before it causes damage to somebody.
Yeah. Imagine being on a screaming reach and that anchor comes out. You would pitch-pole immediately :D
Somehow don’t think screeeeming reaches are in mind
Very good video!
Build a central hull and use the cat hulls as the amas then you would have a cool cruise tri!
Man that looks like a Blast!!
That masthead float needs to be pretty strong, it will hit the water with quite a force.
Our local sailing school has floats built into the top of the sail, sort of a thick panel, much neater.
another great video!!
Looking good ⛵👍❤️
Sam channeling Yrwind! Most excellent
If you did tip it over there’s a riding line system that makes it really easy to tip your boat back over otherwise you need some kind of handles to hold onto so you can stand on the hall and hang out and then your weight pulls it over we used to tip ours over for fun all the time in the lake
It was cool seeing all of your handy work. Zoey also makes a great partner.
Many upgrades!
Add abucket or container on the other side for the anchor rope and chain.
I love the name Obi-Wan Kenobi love it
You're really gonna sail that puppy to the Bahamas aren't you? Aren't you damit!
balls of steal!!
Looking good! I am sailing in Marco Island now with my Hobie TI if you wish to meet up. Doing a day sail to Cape Romano Monday AM.
Hobie 16 rig is super powerful, you need a jib to fly, especially in any upwind/reaching work. Show us the backwind tack!
yep, meant to fly a jib to run right. 20 Knots easy in big wind!
Just shut the front door!! A drinking Sunday night and Sam comes in to my party? Yes!!! 🤣👍⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
Thanks Buddy!!!
Have you used the product "Sugru"? It is an amazing application for securing things! Sail on Sam!
Yes!!!! Hey Sam, at a moments notice (almost) I can be there to do the same dare in my Flying Scot! ?
Those nylon fish stringers have a “splicing tool” on one end & you don’t have to cut anything, just pull it off. Walmart has those too but the knitting needles might be cheaper.
A good cheap multi-sizeable fid is a plastic drinking straw. Slit it down one side, fit your line in one end, then twist the other end to a point. One of those fat Boba straws for thicker rope. I reverted to this when I'd order a fid (man are they expensive), it would arrive and be too small or way too big for the line. For a Bury (pull) I have some thin straightened stainless steel wire. Any wire will do just fold it in half. The fold is the bury, line end holder.
Genius!
- you can’t ever have enough cleats in your mast - you can apply that to anything you do - thanks Sam, keep up the good work
Hello Sir Sam Good morning Watching from cavite Philippines 🇵🇭
More holes!
Oh my, I love You Sam....you look like an office-man, but behind that smile and those eyes there is a true adventurer :) Those Hobies are fun sailing but to Bahamas, open sea and all that?!? I want say it's viking-level on it, like it has been on some of your other sails - but serious island people-level.
As an avid catamaran sailor, that set up is awesome!! Get some reggae music playing
We had a bridal with our anchor between the two bows After raising it we’d pull it back and hang it up on the strut below the mast it was so easy to launch
Great idea
just about ready to cross the atlantic again
Bahamas?! That sounds crazy. I love it!
I'm assuming a crossing from Miami to Bimini?
DM me if you're interested in some FPV drone footage of your departure.
Maybe put 2 hollow aluminium tubes (over the threaded rod) in your foam floater for your mast and then epoxy it. Feels like the threaded rod is going to cut right trough the foam if you ever flip the hoby.
I wonder if a square strong tarp like in the back and then a collapsible tent on top of it to hold all your stuff and then to sleep in away from mosquitoes would be better?
It did get cold this morning. This is why I moved to Florida in the first place. I don't want to be cold anymore
You’ll be taking that thing to Bermuda in no time!
That is the same name we gave my Hobie 16
Sam use that trick u learned from that old sailing legend u met with the rope a resin handles he made if u remember what im talking about lol
Adding a simple "Cajun Anchor" to your kit might come in real handy. Make one for next to $0 with a piece of rebar and some good paint.
What's that exactly?
Seal those holes you drilled into the pontoon. Prevent water intrusion.
You are a national treasure ⛵️
I hope you put a sealant under the anchor hardware or it will leak and fill that pontoon
Any woman who allows you to work on boat parts, including foam, inside the house, is a keeper!
It’s when you fill her kitchen with oily motorbike parts …
Good to see again.
You are doing a lot of work on your Hobie when you have the real thing, although in storage for the winter. Maybe you should rather plan to sail Pickle where the air is warm all year round! I have never seen an anchor on a Hobie before! When one wants to stop sailing for a while, one unusually just pulls the boat up the beach! Are you looking to make a way to put up a tent on the trampoline?
Hobie one kenobi is an elite name.
Looks like a south Cape effeciency
Dude really loves drilling holes in his boats.
Good testing 🤣🤣😆🍻
Cool
Do you have to register that boat I don't see any numbers on it. Florida is strick on registering vessels.
Sam how long the stainless screws last in carbon ?
Is that a hotel? Or a studio apartment? Looks perfect!
Should of just zip tied that noodle on for future replacement. That thing is going to fall apart fast in the ocean breeze.
I wanted to go Hobie camping in the Bahamas before buying a bigger, slower boat that is a lot more of a pain to get out on the water. Will be looking forward to seeing how your Bahamas adventure goes!
I am a sailor wannabe and completely ignorant. What is the purpose of the styrofoam on the mast head? I assume to make it float but why is that necessary? I love your videos. I like your laid back approach to sailing, unlike so many sailing channels that make it look so stressful. Keep the videos coming, please.
For if it flips
Sam or Anyone: I live in a different part of the country. When we camp we always make careful to not attract bears. Having watched your last camping trip in the Hobie I was wondering how serious the alligator threat is. If I am sailing camping in that area of the keys do you run the risk of having alligators steal your food?
its very rare to find an alligator that has been habitualized to humans for food -- they usually ignore humans.
You may regret gluing the Noodle to your boom. Those disintegrate in the sun pretty quickly.
Man I miss the other sailboat already.
Why are you not at your property with your building?
That is in NC, not Fla.
Cool homemade Hobie Bob!
Careful about adding too much weight up front. When you get any sort of speed on the H16’s they’re prone to pitchpoling. If you want to learn a ton of Hobie stuff real quick, see if there’s a Hobie Fleet in your area.
That was fun. Do you and Zoe get married on one of the islands?
What's the purpose of the ball at the mast top?
Supposed to help prevent the boat from going 'turtle' in a capsize. But he'd better at least Glass it otherwise that foam will likely just break apart under stress at the mast connection. I'm also not confident it's large enough to provide the right bouyency needed. Normally they are made of a poly material. Hobie makes them properly.
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