E5: Solo Sailing to Antigua when my Traveler Breaks and I have to Jury-rig a New Mainsheet
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I am a 27-year-old female solo sailor beginning my circumnavigation.
My boat is a 27 foot sloop named Gecko. Follow me on my journey as I
learn about heavy-weather sailing, the trials of being solo, and my
adventures in paradise. This week I sailed from St. Martin to Antigua
on the best transit yet! Follow along on my (not successful) fix of my
traveler (and subsequent jury-rig) and my clearing out process in St.
Martin. I also answer a few more questions about my boat.
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As a dane (danish originated person from the land that produced this Grinde 27 boat) I am quite frankly shocked that the traveler is not through bolted with at least three bolts or more. I apologize on behalf of my people.
Haha you're so nice! I'm surprised too! Through bolting it is my next step
Dead right DaxDax. Next stop, a bag of nuts bolts and washers. Buy them long and cut em short. Part of the learning curve. X
Holly, bolts not screws! That traveller needs at LEAST a through bolt at each end with a good sized washer or steel plate for back-up at the nut end. Think of the fun if the traveller was to fail in 30+knots in the middle of the night. Sail safe Holly.
i wish someone had told the previous owner of my boat about that. ive spent weeks replacing screws with bolts. and the few that had bolts had non-locking nuts with no washers or backplates... even the main mooring cleats... just consistently amazed this thing is still afloat before it got under my care.
I read your folks’ articles in Cruising World and was living in Oriental when they arrived to get a bigger boat as you were about to enter the world and they had plans for arctic cruising. So glad to see their joy in life carried forward by you. Loving your videos and blog!
Plastic bag like a sandwich bag with the corner cut out of it makes for an easy way to fill those holes with epoxy, think cake decorating piping set
Holly, you have such a great sense of humour! Love you positivity! A daily dose of Holly is just what I need to inspire me to get on with my seemingly endless refit here in NZ...😀
You have a beautiful, kind, peaceful way about you, which emanates Maine and your upbringing. What you are doing here is extraordinary. Only very few humans are capable of it. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us.
I am loving your videos! You have a smile made of sunlight. Thank you for allowing us a glimpse into your truly free beautiful life at sea.
Sanding with the knife handle.....priceless! Your like a diamond in the rough slowly getting polished and buffed with each salty mile sailed. You have lots of charm and a happy go lucky persona that radiates outward. I believe as you develop into a seasoned solo explorer you will capture amazing adventures whether from the deck of a heaving boat or on terra firma. I hope the main sheet traveler can be fixed permanently without too much difficulty. Be safe out there and may you always have fair winds. Cheers
You are like the female Captain Ron. "Well we'll just throw some goop on that and use a blanket" . No worries boss. Totally love your vids. Fair winds.
friarfox get us brewski there swab .
If it breaks........ it will break out there.....
Incentives are important... learned that in rehab.
I do not know if anyone has mentioned it or not, but the way you MacGyvered the mainsheet is commonlly called a double mainsheet system. I do not know if you knew that of not, but great work.
You are truly amazing. After understanding your bakground you must have moore miles than most so what i find most amazing is that your positive attitude and skill of just doing what you do is based on true skill.
Just discovered your channel and am so enjoying it. As a long term subscriber of Cruising World way back in the day, I always looked forward to your family's adventures; was tickled to learn you are part of that adventurous crew. Love your videos.
Yup you are my new favorite sailing channel keep up the great work ... fare winds and safe sailing
I laugh so hard during your videos, i love your humor, the pickle coughing really got me.
"Fuck up a lot and still be OK, Usually". 😅. You're AMAZING!
"This is not a how-to, this is just what I did. So... I'm using this stick that I found on the ground"
Haha! xD
I really enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing! I've been adjusting my life so I can work remotely from anywhere with mobile internet, and succeeded last summer - so I moved to Montenegro and bought a 28-foot sailboat. It's perfect for getting some more practise with maintenance and sailing before I start cruising across seas and oceans. Your videos are an inspiration. Have a fantastic trip!
This channel is currently in my top three favorites! Refreshing to see the minimalist approach on this journey. I’m pleased that you shared some of your childhood experiences sailing. It makes much more sense now and I feel like I can understand better the confidence you display.
Another charming video. I love your spirit and attitude. Know that many of us think you are great and are with you in spirit. Good luck to you!
Great videos girl. Keep up the good work. YOUR parents raised a very independent and intelligent young lady. :)
I'm really enjoying your videos Holly. Thanks for bringing us along. For the traveler, I would suggest thru-bolting two bolts on each end and at least one in the middle. Longer stainless bolts, stainless fender washers and cap nuts for inside the cabin. It would make the traveler pretty bullet proof.
You've known all along but your videos make it quite clear for us to see as well that you simply belong out there doing what you're doing. It's lovely to see and thankyou for sharing it with us...
Only 5 minutes in. You are awesome! Can't wait to see the rest of your journey.
Smoking marijuana
Daily dose of Holly. Lol... No issues here your vibe is fantastic.
Sweet style. Love the part you showed of your moment of bless sailing. That's way we do it. Stay simple/stay happy
Love your video's. You are a very competent, you attack all your issues with complete control Holly. Go Girl!!!
You certainly epitomize “The Self Sufficient Sailor” with your background and knowledge to jury rig when necessary to make your destination. Two thumbs up👍👍 and safe passages.
The Mossback sailor.
Yes , your amazing Holly.
That was a good fix on the traveler.
If your compass fails to work , you can use a bucket of water and some straw with a nail on top of the straw.
Lol
Great Video Holly. I follow a lot of cruising You Tubers, but this is the best. Glad you set up a Patreon.
Can't wait to see your next adventures.
That traveler has a lot of force! Not surprised it failed. You’re gonna have to get longer screws and through bolt them into the cabin top. With enough goop, it won’t leak 👍
You're building a meta community, a manifestation of human culture, an emergent translation of many human minds acting together. Also, I'm trying to comment on all of them for the good of the algorithm. Kid, I'm never going to get tired of your sense of joy in life. So, trying not to look like a perv, really enjoying your journey.
You are building a super life that is built on simplicity and joy. Would you ask some commenters to be as kind to each other as they are to you? As fresh as your channel is, it is so sad to read people ganging up on someone who is simply sharing their gratitude for your family's inspiration. Sorry, just needed to ask.
You are awesome, thank you for the inspiration!
I read the Dove book when I was a kid. It's been my dream to sail the ocean. I spent time in the Navy in the navigation division. I hope see you out there some day.
Is the book Dove about her family?
@@lydiaajohnson "Dove" is the story of 16 yo Robin Graham who circumnavigated in the mid 1960s. Great book.
Can I give you some hard won knowledge? Even though you're just motoring, keep your sails uncovered and ready to hoist and an anchor ready to go. This comes in handy when your in a channel with a lot of wind and current and your diesel quits because you added a fungicide to the fuel the day before and now your Racor filter just plugged up and you're heading for the rocks... Oh, did I say that?
Tee Hee...
You are a good narrator. Will be cool to follow your journey.
Great fix! I hate those pickles too.
Here's a tip. Buy cucumbers boil sea water with some extra salt, pepper corns, clove of garlic optional. Add cucumbers to a jar fill with brine and open the lid once a day. In about 3 days you got pickles, in 5 days you got great pickles! They keep for a couple of weeks in the cooler.
Happy sailing!
First Patreon. Love the channel.
I had a Niagara 35 with a double main sheet set up. Each at the end of were your traveler is mounted. Find two good Hobie setups. More control and easy-to-use. Other wise your traveler should be thru bolted with washers and nuts. If you go with the double setup then definitely thru bolted.
+1 on bolting through !! It will be the end of your issues
Love ya Holly, your cheerful attitude and your love for sailing and adventure, also like your can do mindset and working with what you have. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
You are one hell of a gutsy woman . so impressed , may the spirits shine on your path . Follow that smile on your face and in your heart ... 🌸
I'm sure your Parents are so very Proud of you. You are a very Courageous Person and a Pleasure to Watch. TY
I'm an anything aquatic vlog junkie. Your is like a breath of fresh air! Definitely a new favorite! Wishing you Fair winds and following seas. Thanks for bring joy to my Monday ☺
Hey Holly greetings from Shelter Bay Marina, we love you ,& miss you stay safe ,fare winds .
Eddie Dockmaster!!!!
Hey Eddie! So good to hear from you. How's life at Shelter Bay? Miss all you guys. Tell everyone I say hi
Life at Shelter Bay is busy as always ,keep on sailing Holly , Fair Winds honey !!!!!
Holly thanks so much for your parents link. Great read and gives a better look at why your on a small boat sailing the world and your out look on life.
lol, those pickles are my favorite :-) You rock young lady. Thanks sharing and best from HKG
I'm glad to see your subscribers are multiplying faster than rabbits. I can't wait until your next video!
Excellent attitude!
Your MacGyver attitude will take you far sailing and possibly save your life.
But even MacGyver had a Swiss army knife.
Your my new favorite sail hippie.
Peace and love.
Fairwinds and calm seas.😊
I fuck up ALOT! Enjoying your vids. Refitting my O'Day 34 for Caribbean cruising in a couple years. See you Mondays.
You are one brave soul n i love that, safe traveling ❤
I like your channel and the casual way you tell your stories. I agree the AIS receiver can be a great navigational aid, but think it would have been better if you bought an AIS transponder. It's nice that you can see other ships, but it's even nicer if these other ships see you and get out of your way. I know they are a lot more expensive than the receivers, but I think it's well worth the money. What many yachties don't realise as well is that ,with a transponder, you can be followed by satellite as well, which might be a safe feeling during long crossings. There are also Wifi NMEA multiplexers available, so you could integrate AIS in for example Open CPN on your laptop, which makes it a great chart plotter. Also just a cheap USB-GPS antenna (connected to your laptop) would give you another backup chart-plotter as redundancy for your iPad. Charts to be used in Open CPN are easy to come by in the cruiser community. Although you probably already know all this, since you grew up in it yourself. Fair winds and welcoming shores.
Sounds like a gift someone might get for her. Who's going to upgrade her batteries?
Great to see someone just saying fuck it im goin sailing . Id like to do that one day . Awesone video
I read your parents book when it came out. You have an amazing adventurous background.
What is the title? Thanks.
Into the the light by Dave and Jana Martin.
It IS indeed possible to follow your dreams. Thank you for sharing yours! Xoxo
Nice watching you around the globe!
A lovely video again. You prove to us all we don't need every material thing under the sun to find the courage to just leave. Fair winds to you!
Wow. I just binged your channel. Never done that before. But you tell a good story. Have to take a break before I continue. This is really making me wish I were younger.
Holly, you're a breath of fresh air. Have fun, be safe, God bless!
The shade blanket looked like it was helping the sail , awesome video
Natural & down to earth, wish I was in a position to be a Patreon.
For now I'll just have to help out watching & liking your videos.
Be well, watching from Brisbane Australia 👍🏼⛵️🇦🇺
Titus Cato 2 here from brisbane
Just stumbled on your channel...It's awesome. I subscribed....Happy Travels from the California Sierra!
Thank you for going through the hard work and hassle of sharing your awesome journey. Living on a 31' Hunter myself I very much relate to your videos. I love Mondays now!
Stay safe, God bless you, and peace be with you!
Your fabulous, you're a joy to watch and listen too. I hope you have many trouble free pleasant sailing miles, and continue to post your very nice videos. See you next week. Fair winds young lady.
When you were doing the traveler repair, I was thinking that a piece of aluminum to reinforce underneath and using nuts and bolts that go all thee way through would be stronger. Perhaps there is not the clearance underneath?
So fun to watch your videos. It's also nice to know I'm not the only one who kept silly blankets from their childhood :)
I did what you are doing about 9 years ago, the videos are still up on my channel. Love your videos and your boat, especially the nice white interior. My cabin was all dark wood and I found it a bit depressing, but undoubtedly classically nautical. Now I have a wife and 2 kids, but I'm determined to get a boat and do it again with them a few years from now. Fair winds!
I like it when she has her hair down. Beautiful
Thank you so much for your vids. I am loving following along. Keep the dream alive! Fair winds
Funny my last comment to you was to get a VHF with AIS. Knowing where ship traffic is in your vicinity helps you sleep at night literally. Good for you, your next upgrade will be a systems 2 AIS, the difference is a 2 series transmits your location so they see you, but so glad to see you're becoming more safety conscious.
Holly, you have become my favorite as well! Well you and Sam Holmes you guys both just sail deliver it honestly you guys are the best God bless you
Thanks for sharing your story, very inspiring 👍😀
I'm super envious of you young lady....
You're gorgeous and knowledgeable and I'm loving watching and learning!
holly, here is a helpful tip from robb white in an old messing about in boats magazine: vinegar.... really good for cleaning up epoxy that is up to the point of partial cure. much better and safer than paint thinner or acetone for if you get it on your hands, etc. used it when refitting the tiny mini-yacht that i use.
Another good video young lady. Love&Blessings
You’re awesome. Love your videos
Holly, you have to through bolt that traveler on both ends and the middle flat head bolts with washer and something to spread out the force on the underside. Losing your boom or the aft side of your mass tearing out where the boom attaches is not a good thing.
I spoke too soon about your nav gear, but you're STILL as awesome as they get.;-)
Thank you for the awesome inspiration to go sailing! I am about to go on a adventure up the east coast of Australia in a 25ft boat very similar to yours. Admittedly not single handed. If i achieve half as much as you do i will be stoked
I am loving your videos.Wish you could post even more. Sail well
The end of this video is just want I needed to hear! My boyfriend and I have a Catalina 22 with dreams of getting a 30 to live aboard and travel. You are such an inspiration and absolutely hilarious. Happy sailing & stay safe! :-)
You are an inspiration to get out and live life.
Such a refreshing video.what it's like to be young and free!!!!!!! Enjoy your life.
Love your vids, great presentations, you rock... you radiate positivity, really great.
Maybe a tip for the future... 😀
If you ever need to put some epoxy in small holes again, put the gup in a plastic bag and cut the corner of, squeeze the gup out directly in the hole. No plashing around.☺
Didn't give your fix time to set...oh well...lesson learned...there are also some great two part epoxy systems for setting small bolts and or anchors...have fun and happy sailing!!
If there’s still a restaurant on the cliff overlooking the bay , you should check it out. Great night views and entertainment !!! Cheers !
I am thrilled with your product, your attitude, and your beautiful personhood. Also, anxious to know how you resolve the traveler problem.
Have all possible fun!
Thanks for sharing your journey with everyone. Can't wait to watch more of freedom.
Wonderful journey, delightful presentation
Any room for a stowaway aboard Captain, ha ha..... I just love watching this new sailing channel, you make it look so adventurous, keep up the good work and may the winds forever be in your favor
In relation to that traveler, and maybe as an interim solution, it might be possible to move it over to one side by an inch. The traveler would no longer be perfectly centred, but it would give the screws some ‘fresh’ fibreglass to bite into. Obviously, through bolts with a backing plate would be a preferable long term fix.
Good work with the traveler. I did the same work on my boat but it had a leak, I don’t care was not that bad.
Well. Very impressed. And I’m getting or shall I say I have gotten old. I remember an article years ago about a young couple sailing on a cal 25 and later with kid(s) and here you are one of them all grown up. Good on you for getting underway.
I own a boat and this is my third. I had a similar traveler arrangement and suggest that you through bolt it with washers below. You will need fewer bolts than screws but it will be significantly more secure. Do not use any permanent bonding on the bolts. Just standard boat caulking like boat life will do. Stainless bolts and washers are best but if you can’t find them galvanized will do until you can find stainless. I carry lots of spares on my boat so find some old fart on an a cruising boat and he will likely have some to spare.
I love you attitude young lady.
What a free spirit! Very inspirational.
Thanks for sharing.
You are having so much fun! What a way to live life, you are extremely lucky. Looking forward to more videos, a great outlook on life.
I've been following you for a while and your the real deal. Gecko has a Waterworld/Road-warrior thing going on !
You're a fantastic sailgirl! I love you videos! Please keep showing us in that wonderful and simple way your life at sea. Greetings from Portugal!
Keep flowing with the wind
Great channel, thanks for sharing
Lovely