Tore down oilfield tools that had been sitting in wells for years. Nothing breaks stuck joints like pb blast, heat, and vibration/impact. If that doesn't work a 36" pipe wrench with a 8' cheater bar and a 200lb person jumping on it with do it.
Sam, if your 3D-printed parts are PLA, the hardware will likely continue to come loose, as PLA compresses over time when under pressure. PETG should be much better suited for that application, but may still be prone to compression. I own a machine shop and I am more than happy to make those clamps for you out of aluminum if you think it would hold up better. I'll get them shipped to you, as well. Let me know here and we'll make it happen. Good luck out there!
Goid to see you're back to drilling holes in your boat! Just unsubscribed to a bunch of channels today, but kept you, Kevin Boothby, Sven Yrvind and captain Perry.
Best advice for drilling in stainless steel - slow drill speed, pulsing it. Heavy pressure. And in a pinch, a dab of dish soap will really speed things along!
Hi Sam, it's nice to see you back on your sailboat, doing odd jobs and taking care of her. If I can give you some advice, avoid heating the prop shaft too much with the torch, you risk burning the O rings inside, and the bearing lubricant, the heat is not good for him. I hope to see you soon at sea, I can't wait to follow your next adventure ... maybe in the Mediterranean. Good wind from Turin
A trick for the shaft is to put a bag of ice on the actual shaft beside the attachment point until it cools it, then remove the ice and blowtorch the attachment. The cold shrinks the metal and the heat expands it.
Hey Sam. Welcome back. I didn't see a "vent" on that dripless shaft seal. Without one, I assume you know to "burp" the seal periodically. I didn't know to do that and ended up breaking the shaft because it got so overheated and brittle. Good luck with that cutless bearing.
Great videos Sam. You are among the humble sailors which is why you might get less views than others but you are one of the most adventurous one. Your odyssey on the Hobie 16 was quite a chutzpah.
Hey Sam, a set of left hand twist drill bits are pretty handy for stripped screws. May be worth a shot. As far as set screws go, anti-seize is your friend. A small bottle lasts a long time.
Went through this with the coupling, myself. Ended up using a whizzer wheel to cut the coupling off and replace it. If your jig doesn’t work, I would advise against hitting the prop as you could damage the transmission. I’d also second the PB Blaster recommendation. Another good fluid for this is mixing acetone and ATF 1:1. Soak a rag in it, wrap around the coupling and let sit overnight. Some people have had good results with this. Good for stubborn fittings as well. Good Luck!
Polyethylene is something that nothing else wants to stick to - water tanks and fuel tanks. 5200 may act as a gasket, but it needs mechanical support to keep from peeling off - bolted flanges to keep the gasket or sealant in place. Even then it may blow out if under any kind of pressure. If the water tank patches leak I'd be tempted to grind a groove in the fiberglass to key the sealant in place.
Impressive (at least to me) how handy and clever you are in fixing and getting projects scratched off the list! Enjoy watching your videos and glad you are back to normal sailboats again!! 😅👍🏻🍻
take the flange apart, put a socket between the end of the prop shaft and the tranmission side of the flange, install 1" longer temporary flange bolts and tighten them to push the shaft out of the split coupling.
Välkommen, Sam! I have been waiting for your first video from Sweden. Interesting to see all small, but important fixes you have to do before the splash. I am prepairing myself for my first sailboat so i am learning alot from you. Keep smiling and have a fortunate season!😁
The shaft is the cheapest part of the boat. My experience has been to cut the shaft with a cut-ff wheel right behind the coupling. Remove the coupling , replace it with a split-coupling. Buy a new shaft. Doing what you're attempting usually lasts for 3 days before we cut the shaft--you have potential to damage the transmission with all that violence----Mikey, in Belfair, #Wa, USA
I've been looking at sailing dinks with spinnaker chutes, and it's interesting to me that more cruisers don't have them, especially those without furling systems. Being a lazy person, I think it would be interesting if there was a partition (or several) in a self-draining forward compartment to keep such chutes separate from the anchor chain. If the forestay could run into a self-closing hatch, mounted to a hull chainplate instead of the deck, you could even raise an unfurled genoa or gennaker directly from the chute. If there were multiple parallel, non-fractional forestays, an unfurled boat could run multiple working jibs or even a storm jib without ever leaving the cockpit. Of course, the genoa/jib halyard loops would have to run partly inside the cabin, and you'd want yet another cord to work levers to unlock and open the chute hatch.
Sam: Good to see you getting ready to go again. We all have our own ideas about how to do things, I’ll offer a few for you to consider. Dripless bearings work great, until they don’t. I got rid of mine when it leaked and there was no way to stop it short of replacing it. In an emergency you need to have a plan to wrap something to slow the leak. A stuffing box does drip but the stuffing can be replaced offshore if necessary. Internal halyards slap a lot in a bouncy anchorage, and there is no way to tie them off. I ran pvc pipe up the mast and the wiring is now inside. I kept my halyards external. Securing the pvc is important, I’m hoping my mast is quieter. I’ll tap for SS screws for a winch or a cleat on the mast, but most other fittings I use aluminum pop rivets on the aluminum mast. Easier and faster. Thanks for your videos.
Ive seen a boat with a dripless seal fitted and a spare placed over the shaft ready to be slid into place once the running ones had it..and been cut away seems sensible way to go. 🤔
Theres a special class of super stable high strength pop rivets they use for securing mast furniture. I cannot remember the name but RAN sailing had go get some for one of his jobs.
Sam, I’ve done some sailing on the west coast of Sweden. From just south of Gothenburg to up near Grebbestad. Have a friend near Lysikil. Love the area.😎
seems like an air hammer would get that out in seconds. Using a soft hammer and wood are absorbing all the force. You have to shock metal to get it to move, like with a long steel punch and steel hammer.
Hey Sam. Thanks for the video! Next time you are filming in the engine room can you get a shot of the rudder tube? I'm trying to upgrade to a Cape Dory style rudder but I've never seen the upper rudder tube. Thanks, Ken.
Fwiw when a shaft is stuck in an encircled cuff (the flange in this case), striking the cuff with a brass or similar hammer,it momentarily distorts the circumference and allows for release. Obviously there has to be retraction tension as well. Old mechanic's trick, works for ball joints, brake drums, etc. Oh and while I'm at it, a reverse drill bit is the go to for drilling out snapped set screws....usually the piece will end up reversing out with the drill bit. In a pinch you can regrind a bit to work in reverse.th-cam.com/video/eEHXwA8s4B4/w-d-xo.html
A quick scroll through the comments and I don't think anyone else mentioned it, but that prop looks a bit too pink. Does it ring when you tap it, or sound a bit dull? Dull is not good I'm afraid. (When the zinc gets eaten out the alloy it's just copper left).
Nice to see she's going back into the water. I just started watching this videos and it makes me want to get a boat to live on. My fear is for the well being of my wooden and electronic musical instruments always being surrounded by salt water. Are there any ways to care for guitars and stuff while at sea to prevent corrosion?
Great to see you back! , where in sweden are you right now? are you planning on doing some sailing around here? we have a beautyful archipelago outside stockholm you should visit.
Just done the same on mine after loosing my rudder last year. What are your route plans for the summer? I i would thoroughly reccomend the south coast of the uk, white cliffs of Dover to the Jurrasic coast, red cliffs near the English Riviera Torquay then if you fancy a visit to plymouth uk to see where the founding fathers boarded from on the barbican let me know ✌ also the isles of Scilly are immense, a tropical paridise...
Really hard to do all that stuff with one hand. Some of us can’t do as well using both hands. Good to see you back in the saddle. Cutlass bearings are always a challenge.
Hi Sam, It's so pleasant to watch your videos. You're always happy, always positive, always smiling. Thanks for that. We need more Sam's, 😃 Where in Sweden are you? We're in the west coast. All the best, Carlos
If you still have the mast down, put a mast-attached halyard restrainer on for your jib halyard. Or, maybe you have one and it’s not visible in the video?
I am so happy that Sam is back. I find these boat work videos just as fun as the sailing videos . Woo Hoo!
Honestly, I think I may like them more.
@@danshepard5083 I personally dont agree but theyre just as good!
We are back!!!
I was a mechanic for a few years wd-40 isn’t going to help much for breaking the bolts loose what you need is pb blaster it will make it wayyyy easier
in reality wd 40 does not help at all... it makes only wet bolt :D
Try Croil. Expensive but totally works. Let it sit overnight.
@@mtcp504 I‘d suggest Coca Cola - overnight! That‘ll do the job.
Tore down oilfield tools that had been sitting in wells for years. Nothing breaks stuck joints like pb blast, heat, and vibration/impact. If that doesn't work a 36" pipe wrench with a 8' cheater bar and a 200lb person jumping on it with do it.
WD-40 is one of the most over rated products of all time.
ahhhh…Summertime in Sweden. there’s beautiful scenery everywhere. thanks for bringing us along
Sam, if your 3D-printed parts are PLA, the hardware will likely continue to come loose, as PLA compresses over time when under pressure. PETG should be much better suited for that application, but may still be prone to compression. I own a machine shop and I am more than happy to make those clamps for you out of aluminum if you think it would hold up better. I'll get them shipped to you, as well. Let me know here and we'll make it happen. Good luck out there!
you remind me to have faith in humanity in this often dark world
@@markettrader911 Thanks! Sam has provided me with an abundance of entertainment and knowledge and I would be more than happy to provide my services!
I just got my boat in the water a week ago. I now live aboard full time. I've drawn huge inspiration from you man.
Pb blaster works well for the prop!! Just spray it on every day until it breaks loose! It’s how I got my propeller off on my old boat
Dude I was just thinking about you. "I wonder is that Sam guy is gonna get back on the water" and here we are! Fair winds!
Awesome! glad you are back with Pickled Herring
I can’t believe how time flys these days, Seems like you just dropped the boat off 😂
Goid to see you're back to drilling holes in your boat!
Just unsubscribed to a bunch of channels today, but kept you, Kevin Boothby, Sven Yrvind and captain Perry.
Best advice for drilling in stainless steel - slow drill speed, pulsing it. Heavy pressure. And in a pinch, a dab of dish soap will really speed things along!
I work with your brother at MIS,lov e watching your channel
Thanks for including us in your daily tasks to get your boat back in the water. And I love how you troubleshoot and overcome.
With the advice of a rigger friend, we installed our spinnaker halyard just like the example you found on another mast. Works great for us.
Hi Sam, it's nice to see you back on your sailboat, doing odd jobs and taking care of her. If I can give you some advice, avoid heating the prop shaft too much with the torch, you risk burning the O rings inside, and the bearing lubricant, the heat is not good for him. I hope to see you soon at sea, I can't wait to follow your next adventure ... maybe in the Mediterranean. Good wind from Turin
This reminds me of the Malcolm in the middle Hal changing the lightbulb “ what does it look like I’m doing !” . Always fun to see all your projects!
i'm getting my cape dory 27 ready for an adventure and your videos are really helping me. thanks buddy
A trick for the shaft is to put a bag of ice on the actual shaft beside the attachment point until it cools it, then remove the ice and blowtorch the attachment. The cold shrinks the metal and the heat expands it.
Hey Sam. Welcome back. I didn't see a "vent" on that dripless shaft seal. Without one, I assume you know to "burp" the seal periodically. I didn't know to do that and ended up breaking the shaft because it got so overheated and brittle. Good luck with that cutless bearing.
Glad to see you back on the pickled herring!
Great videos Sam. You are among the humble sailors which is why you might get less views than others but you are one of the most adventurous one. Your odyssey on the Hobie 16 was quite a chutzpah.
Great to see you back SAM
Good luck on getting your boat seaworthy Sam!
Hey Sam, a set of left hand twist drill bits are pretty handy for stripped screws. May be worth a shot. As far as set screws go, anti-seize is your friend. A small bottle lasts a long time.
Aw heck yes! Here we go!
Great to see you back:)
Went through this with the coupling, myself. Ended up using a whizzer wheel to cut the coupling off and replace it. If your jig doesn’t work, I would advise against hitting the prop as you could damage the transmission. I’d also second the PB Blaster recommendation. Another good fluid for this is mixing acetone and ATF 1:1. Soak a rag in it, wrap around the coupling and let sit overnight. Some people have had good results with this. Good for stubborn fittings as well. Good Luck!
Welcome back, nice seeing ya again on ur boat!!!👍👍👍
Polyethylene is something that nothing else wants to stick to - water tanks and fuel tanks. 5200 may act as a gasket, but it needs mechanical support to keep from peeling off - bolted flanges to keep the gasket or sealant in place. Even then it may blow out if under any kind of pressure. If the water tank patches leak I'd be tempted to grind a groove in the fiberglass to key the sealant in place.
Impressive (at least to me) how handy and clever you are in fixing and getting projects scratched off the list! Enjoy watching your videos and glad you are back to normal sailboats again!! 😅👍🏻🍻
take the flange apart, put a socket between the end of the prop shaft and the tranmission side of the flange, install 1" longer temporary flange bolts and tighten them to push the shaft out of the split coupling.
Thats exactly how we ended up getting it out!
So excited Sam. Been waiting days for this
Välkommen, Sam!
I have been waiting for your first video from Sweden.
Interesting to see all small, but important fixes you have to do before the splash. I am prepairing myself for my first sailboat so i am learning alot from you.
Keep smiling and have a fortunate season!😁
Excited to see you and "Pickled Herring" re-united. Love the boat project content.
Sweet! Sam's back! Can't wait for more adventures!
The shaft is the cheapest part of the boat. My experience has been to cut the shaft with a cut-ff wheel right behind the coupling. Remove the coupling , replace it with a split-coupling. Buy a new shaft. Doing what you're attempting usually lasts for 3 days before we cut the shaft--you have potential to damage the transmission with all that violence----Mikey, in Belfair, #Wa, USA
Thats what came to my mind too but fortunately my friends figured a clever way to get it out without chopping it.
I wish your friend could coax my slide the rest of the way out. This task reminded me a lot of that dang camper slide. I know he could do it!
@@samholmessailing you having clever friends is no surprise.
Great to see you back with Pickled Herring💯
Glad to see you back. I hope Joey is doing well.
Glad you’re back at the boat. I was half expecting Zoe to come along. I’m excited to see where you’re headed this season.
Glad to see you back & making new adventures (and holes) again!
Yay Sam! We are all here for you! Europe!
Sam, I've really enjoyed watching you fly and sail on Obe wan, but it was great to see the OG, Pickled Herring!! Welcome back to Europe Sam!
Great update Sam - thanks for sharing!
Great video! Pretty sure that bike rack won't carry a person though, they're usually marked as safe for around 25kg!
Kinda heartening to see after a while on the hard Sam's boat looks as much of a disaster as mine always does.
So stoked for this!
Thanks
Sam is back on the yacht, so summer will definitely come!!!
Good to see you back. Looking forward to more adventures. Best of luck.
I got to mess around with shafts this week too. Kinda wish my mast was down not crazy about going up there.
Love the maintenance videos very informative can’t wait to see some more adventures stay safe out there hombre
great idea with the angle iron puller!
Acetone and auto transmission fluid 50/50 mix to break free rusted parts.
I've been looking at sailing dinks with spinnaker chutes, and it's interesting to me that more cruisers don't have them, especially those without furling systems. Being a lazy person, I think it would be interesting if there was a partition (or several) in a self-draining forward compartment to keep such chutes separate from the anchor chain.
If the forestay could run into a self-closing hatch, mounted to a hull chainplate instead of the deck, you could even raise an unfurled genoa or gennaker directly from the chute. If there were multiple parallel, non-fractional forestays, an unfurled boat could run multiple working jibs or even a storm jib without ever leaving the cockpit. Of course, the genoa/jib halyard loops would have to run partly inside the cabin, and you'd want yet another cord to work levers to unlock and open the chute hatch.
Welcome Back Sailor Sam!
Sam! wd4o is not a penetrating oil. if that's what you need it to do.
The best penetrating oil is Kano Kroil in my option, it definitely has a smell to it thou.
@@lancer3660 Kano Kroil has the smell of a problem that is about to be fixed. I love that stuff
😂😃
Sam: Good to see you getting ready to go again. We all have our own ideas about how to do things, I’ll offer a few for you to consider. Dripless bearings work great, until they don’t. I got rid of mine when it leaked and there was no way to stop it short of replacing it. In an emergency you need to have a plan to wrap something to slow the leak. A stuffing box does drip but the stuffing can be replaced offshore if necessary.
Internal halyards slap a lot in a bouncy anchorage, and there is no way to tie them off. I ran pvc pipe up the mast and the wiring is now inside. I kept my halyards external. Securing the pvc is important, I’m hoping my mast is quieter.
I’ll tap for SS screws for a winch or a cleat on the mast, but most other fittings I use aluminum pop rivets on the aluminum mast. Easier and faster. Thanks for your videos.
Ive seen a boat with a dripless seal fitted and a spare placed over the shaft ready to be slid into place once the running ones had it..and been cut away seems sensible way to go. 🤔
Theres a special class of super stable high strength pop rivets they use for securing mast furniture. I cannot remember the name but RAN sailing had go get some for one of his jobs.
Good on ya Sam, boat projects are never easy, as I’m sure you know already!
Sam, I’ve done some sailing on the west coast of Sweden. From just south of Gothenburg to up near Grebbestad. Have a friend near Lysikil. Love the area.😎
Good luck sorting it all out!
Brilllllliant Sam - thanks for sharing 👍
Excited to follow your travels this year! Hope you make your way over here to Finland, too :)
That is some beautiful land.
All the best Sam
Really left us with a cliffhanger with the old prop shaft..
Welcome back to Sweden 🇸🇪 👍😀
seems like an air hammer would get that out in seconds. Using a soft hammer and wood are absorbing all the force. You have to shock metal to get it to move, like with a long steel punch and steel hammer.
Good idea!
Always enjoy your videos. Thought of your hobie cat video to the Bahamas recently while watching the worrell 1000.
Nice buddy....I'm gonna be able to set sail in a few months myself....
Greetings from Denmark! Hope you get back to sailing soon :)
Love that 3/4 kiel
Summer time babyyy !!! lets fuckin goooo !!! Sam the sailor OG
While out May wish to update the PSS dripless seal with update kit.
Yes Sam Holmes
Hey Sam. Thanks for the video! Next time you are filming in the engine room can you get a shot of the rudder tube? I'm trying to upgrade to a Cape Dory style rudder but I've never seen the upper rudder tube. Thanks, Ken.
I’ll try to get a shot. Its just a fiberglassed tube
@@samholmessailing Thanks!
let's gooooo!!!
Man, is it ever time for a new boat. A nice Super Maramu 2000
My aunts ex husband’s half sisters husband was in the civil air patrol for 6 months back in 1995!! I’m proud of his service!
Fwiw when a shaft is stuck in an encircled cuff (the flange in this case), striking the cuff with a brass or similar hammer,it momentarily distorts the circumference and allows for release. Obviously there has to be retraction tension as well. Old mechanic's trick, works for ball joints, brake drums, etc. Oh and while I'm at it, a reverse drill bit is the go to for drilling out snapped set screws....usually the piece will end up reversing out with the drill bit. In a pinch you can regrind a bit to work in reverse.th-cam.com/video/eEHXwA8s4B4/w-d-xo.html
A quick scroll through the comments and I don't think anyone else mentioned it, but that prop looks a bit too pink. Does it ring when you tap it, or sound a bit dull? Dull is not good I'm afraid. (When the zinc gets eaten out the alloy it's just copper left).
What are some recommendations on starting out into sailing? What kind of boat, length, what to look for, what should it include and how much to spend?
Great video always so interesting ❤️ 👍
Those plastic inspection ports can be made watertight by simply smearing vaseline on the threads.
Progress!
Nice to see she's going back into the water. I just started watching this videos and it makes me want to get a boat to live on. My fear is for the well being of my wooden and electronic musical instruments always being surrounded by salt water. Are there any ways to care for guitars and stuff while at sea to prevent corrosion?
Great to see you back! , where in sweden are you right now? are you planning on doing some sailing around here? we have a beautyful archipelago outside stockholm you should visit.
Just done the same on mine after loosing my rudder last year. What are your route plans for the summer? I i would thoroughly reccomend the south coast of the uk, white cliffs of Dover to the Jurrasic coast, red cliffs near the English Riviera Torquay then if you fancy a visit to plymouth uk to see where the founding fathers boarded from on the barbican let me know ✌ also the isles of Scilly are immense, a tropical paridise...
i Hope to sail through there
@@samholmessailing google my name and you will find my contact details on twitter ✌👍 hope you have an amazing summer of sailing.
Welcome back to Sweden =)
Nice to see you back in sweden, are you planning on doing any boat meetups or anything around stockholm? :)
“Where did I put that key?” 😆
Very good video!
YES!
Glad to see you’re back in Sweeden! No more bone headed stunts like that Bahamas crossing in a garage sale hobie cat!
Good to see you back at it! What's the deal with that diesel heater? Not using it anymore? Don't plan to?
Really hard to do all that stuff with one hand. Some of us can’t do as well using both hands.
Good to see you back in the saddle. Cutlass bearings are always a challenge.
Hi Sam,
It's so pleasant to watch your videos. You're always happy, always positive, always smiling.
Thanks for that. We need more Sam's, 😃
Where in Sweden are you?
We're in the west coast.
All the best, Carlos
Im in orust
If you still have the mast down, put a mast-attached halyard restrainer on for your jib halyard. Or, maybe you have one and it’s not visible in the video?
'The friend', has a name. Zoeeeeee! Hilarious!
Dremel a flat head screw groove into the top of the fastener and remove with flat head?