Sam Holmes Sailing · video

What this video covers

Sam Holmes performs a series of refit projects on his sailboat in Southport, North Carolina, to improve systems for single-handed sailing. He seals a leaking companionway hatch using butyl tape and replaces a damaged instrument panel with custom-bent aluminum brackets.1:08 To stabilize the tiller, he installs a pin through the rudder shaft, preventing the wind vane from pulling the tiller upward in heavy seas.3:37 He also secures his new anchor with a custom-drilled pin.10:51 The throttle assembly, which had seized due to corrosion and sand, is disassembled, cleaned, and re-greased.7:23 Electrical upgrades include installing a 500-amp shunt battery monitor, adding bus bars and fuses for a parallel battery configuration, and mounting two cabin fans.11:06 Additionally, he re-runs the lazy jacks to a lower position on the spreaders to prevent snagging on sail battens and patches a deteriorating sail pack.12:26 The project list concludes with the installation of a new Windex on the mast.11:57

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