Hey SHolmes, a magnetic extension tool to grab ferrous metals when they fall into hard to reach spots after you’ve finished swearing like a sailor.

Sam, when faced between cutting the boat or buying a smaller bucket, buy a smaller bucket.

One of the best tools to buy and take aboard is the service manual for your Diesel engine. This tool will give you trouble shooting tips, complete remove and replace steps for components, torque tables, and correct lubricants to use. A service manual is one of the best tools to have on board when you run a diesel engine or gas motor.

Before I got indoor plumbing here in Alaska back in the 1900's, I built myself an outhouse with a honey bucket (permafrost- so no pit) and used a foam seat. When it was 20 below F., nothing beats the instant warmth of a foam seat.

With anything that requires power remember to bring converters so when you arrive in Europe and have access to onshore power you can charge things up.

As a self professed connoisseur of cigars and accessories.....you need to bleed the torch lighters and refill with high quality butane to get the best from torch lighters.....all my cigar lighters are the torch type.

Thru hole plugs, wood or plastic, great for broken or leaking thru holes

Maybe you should have left that structural support where your toilet is. It’s there for a reason and looks like a key piece of structural for that area. Maybe put the bucket back in and fibreglass a similar support around the new bucket. Just an idea. Great job none the less! Excited for more sailing videos

It seems like they put some time into those large fiberglass pieces where you installed the head. I'm wondering if those were important for structural integrity.

No matter what else, a Leatherman.

Hey Sam your in a strong “heavy” boat already so I’d load all your battery run tools you “may” need on the upcoming long journey. Providing you can find the storage room..🤨 Another suggestion, get yourself a bottle of “Corrosion X”, its a liquid protector. Use a old toothbrush dipped in some and brush all your tools and wipe down. You will never have any corrosion on them. Used the stuff for many years on my Cape Dory and it works!

For your refillable butane lighters use a refined gas like 5x power. The better the gas the better the lighters will work. I buy cheap lighters, good butane and they always work. Love your channel! Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks for the idea of the compact hacksaw with the full-size blade. That just about completes my ship's workshop which is deep in the hull. It acts as ballast too!

Out with the cigarette lighter and in with the usb socket, the times they are a changing.

'Just do it' personified. All man, all the time. Good job Sam.

You are much better at shaping foam than I am. It is looking great!

Congratulations, almost there!

as always Sam, love the videos. honestly that toilet design sorta blew my mind a little, having a compartment for your “Johnson” to collect urine, built into the seat, makes sense but I never imagined the engineering. lmao

Love the videos I’m out on the water myself although I’m on the inland waterways at this time. Wanted to mention that I’ve had good success using Plano tackle tray Z-rust dividers to prevent rust on tools and other odds and ends. They can be cut down and dropped into a tool box or drawer and while they aren’t perfect they do help quite a bit. Again you may not fair as well being in the salt. Fair winds on your adventures.

Another great Vlog Sam. Do you keep you power tools in a plastic tub with desiccant to help prevent corrosion while at sea? Pretty cool composting head project. Looking forward to watching splash day soon! Thanks for sharing mate.

Nice Sam! That custom urine diverter/composting head looks great!

Sam, try mounting a mini grinder under the dinette seat on the board what covers the storage area, remove cushion and lift the board, mount the grinder on the back side, When you need it, get it out, clamp it down somewhere, and plug it in. When your done just put it back in reverse order. Out of the way and easy to get to plus it’s mounted on a solid mini bench. Saw this idea for a vice on some sailboat channel, can’t remember where.

Curved hook hose removal tool, essential

No lie, I've always wanted to put a 3d printer on a boat. Like a creality ender 3 with silent motherboard would be sweet. First need a boat though, well one bigger than my inflatable lol. Probably not very practical though.

Small creme brulee style torch, butane, misc sizes of heat shrink wrap, anti seize and a JB weld fiberglass patch!

Vise grips are essential! When you get in a tight spot, they are indispensable! Keep them well oiled.

A hatchet can come in handy on or off the boat. Borescopes are nifty on boats too, for leaks or other problems that are hard to get eyeballs on.

Some epoxy fibreglass repair for below the waterline is number one on my list 😄

Get some extra bits for your screw drivers.when one wears out and they do.you’ll have the extras.well if u have drills u should have the bits .diff lengths and assortments.

Personally having had a mainsheet jump the sheave with a rock getting closer by the minute I would have bolt cutters. Hopefully you won't have to cut the rig free, but you might easily have this situation. Safe passage.

I like to keep JB weld and other epoxies, a Mapp torch for heating and bending metal and great for loosening nuts and bolts, duck tape is a must bailing wire too.

Yeah! Tools!

Take the grinder, if dismasted, cut wire and mast/boom parts to jerry rig. Makeshift rudder etc. If not take steel cable cutters, pref hydraulic or at least a size larger the cutter says it can handle and a big saw. Before leaving, secure al spanners pins with stainless wire and work the ends in a nice round shape so it can not catch or rip anything/tape them. Nyloc/double all bolts. sailrepair tools, needles, easy stitcher with thin sailneedles, webbing, cloth. My favorite and much used for stitching thick layers soldering, drilling, 3rd hand is a small rotating (ball joint) vice, like the Bernstein, spannfix or a unispann, but a stanley will do too. And create a good point to attach it it in the cockpit. A goodway to think of tools is to thing in events that can/might happen. XX is dropped, gone, loose, leaked, bent, worn out, broken, drowned, obstructed, torn, burned, what needed to fix it. critical? short term/long term.

I look forward to your videos every day now. Cant wait to do what youre doing someday.

Hey Sam, check the operation manual on how to switch on your Ram Mic. I believe you need to switch on from the Ram Mic when its connected, not on at the VHF Radio. Just saying

U are such a smart dude

A bike tire patch kit and a good bucket lol

I would buy a small gas powered trash pump. The no name honda clones are around $300 bucks and move a lot of water fast. Pretty cheap insurance against larger leaks the bilge pumps cant handle, don't know why more people don't carry one.

Tools away from food, especially spraying WD-40 on them. Also what keeps the craftsMan trays from pulling out in rough seas, on land now, no motion... Powering your electric tools? Solar panel(s?) Enough battery/amps? There is something to be said for quick take all charging things with in waterproof case to shore, say while eating, plug in, charge all up, and back, say wet days, warming up, cooling off, etc.

Keep it up Sam

Careful w/ structural integrity of the hull mate

Are you going to sail back to the west coast? You should set up an adventure series. Sam Holmes sails from the savanna georgia to Crescent city ca up in the giant redwoods. Set up sponsors and places to stay at each port. We’re ready to see another big video like the Hawaii solo

Ballstronaught lives!

Id be concerned about a) the foam blocking the weep holes that allow the considerable water uptake from the chain locker from making its way into the bilge, and b) rigid stuff touching the hull where it shouldn't leading to stress cracks (the liner prevents that), especially in the bow area.

Hacksaw blades. Dremel tool and attachments.

He cut the inside interior shell. It doesn't offer the hull any strength. As you can see it isn't even bonded to the hull. What he cut was part of a no longer existing design element to the V berth locker. Boats are built this way for speed and efficiency for manufacturing. After the hull is made the interior is just dropped in then the deck caps it all off. I personally would not have hacked it up though, I would have just bought a smaller bucket.

Seriously lacking in the electrical tool area. Mandatory you need a volt meter ohms etc. Also so good wire strippers and crimps. You could make make do without but boy do they make a difference in speed and quality. Also I recommend a decent six point socket set and yes wrenches. The adjustable-end wrench is good for most stuff but when you have to work on your engine you need more precise tools that will not strip nuts and actually fit into those tight areas.

Brass brush to clean off rust etc.

A little late to chime in on tool suggestions but Home Depot sells a cheap shop vac that snaps on top of a bucket. Could serve double duty with your potty

Way to go guy like your style👍

Multi meter, pipe wrench & hammer might come in handy.

Sprayed LPS-2 on my boat tools. Really diminished the progress of rust.

Did he really just cut out his hull stiffeners? Ouch

Nice 👍

Have you ever used fluid film for metal parts on the boat? Works wonders underneath my car up here in the rust belt.

In terms of corrosion with tools, I find that keeping things in a slightly oily cloth helps and a few cloths around when you are working keeps screws from rolling away etc cuts down on things lost into the bilge. Old tea towels work well good size but not too big and cheap enough. You are always lookin to wipe some part or other. Occasionally they all get a wash. Did Sam mention a small vice? Mounted under a seat so you flip it over?.

Don't leave home without those huge channel locks you were using in the thru-hull video last week. A similarity sized screwdriver is nice too. Sorry to keep harping on that bean bag, but do yourself a favor... I followed the MOCA Vendee Globe non stop, solo 'round the world race. Virtually every skipper slept on a beanbag.

You might want a handle to go with those socket wrenches.

Bring the grinder and a 2000w honda suitcase generator and a good electric water pump you can run off the generator in an emergency.

Don't forget your sewing machine. It's so big it'll be like a shipmate

you need an impeller removal tool around 60 bucks and a couple spare impellers for the engine...

Any video on what gear you need onboard for say month long solo journey

You ever try clipping a camera on to a cap to free up your other hand? Would make using tools easier

Not sure if I'm alone in this, but I have growing concerns about the seaworthiness of Sam's handy work. I hope he'll be ok when he goes to sea.

Bolt cutter large enough to cut rigging in emergency.

Bring all cordless tools !!!

Does anyone know the brand of the tool he calls a scraper at 2:32 ? I can't find anything quite like that.

I would never be without a set of vise grips or also known as locking pliers.

Do some research on wd40 for anti rust...you’re better off with a ballistol I think. WD stands for water displacement....but hey I could be totally off.

see you next time

You really shouldn’t tee off the engine intake. Safety thing

Sam do yourself a favor replace that threw hull man, its green it's old you plan on crossing the Atlantic ocean?? I wouldn't cross the Chesapeake with a threwhull looking bad like that, your on dry land replace it bud.

Hey, nice video as usual. i'm just always a bit uncomfotable evrytime you remove parts that may be / look structural. like the part for the bucket in front. Are you sure the two parts you removed were not holding important things or consolidating the hull's rigidity or something like that ? My question may seems stupid because i'm not a structural engineer but for this very reason i use to set" don't cut anythyng that looks like holding the hull in anyway".

Chopping the boat up to fit a crap bucket is a waste, store it on deck, when used throw it overboard attached to a rope, comes back fresh and clean, carry some “JB Weld”, liquid metal, will just about fix anything. And takes up no space really.

Hey Sam what made you decide on the cape dory 28 ft. ?

A Chainsaw!

Drill press and table saw comes in handy .

Bring a multi-meter

I'd take a cordless dremel

A better assortment of mechanic tools, torque wrench, and a replacement head gasket.

Maybe extra blades

Hey Sam - Big Fan, maybe wear a gopro on your head instead of holding a camera. It looks a little sketch sometimes and I worry about ya.

Do you have a tap and die set and some wd40?

Yes good idea oil up tools so not to rust.crap tools well u get what u get.buy good tools oil up and take care .u shouldn’t have to buy tools for a long while.then again salt does no metal good.

Please show/progress and finished toilet w/ urine diverter. Ty

When are you getting back to sea

Cable cutters and hope you never need them.

Did u just remove structural parts of your boot to put a bucket (aka toilet) in place?...lmao, I rewind it, because still can't belive...

Duct tape, wd40 and an adjustable wrench will fix just about anything

I know, how about using a cat liter box?

I rough water you might come out better to purchase a true composting toilet

3:30 science may never know

He reminds me of Obi-Wan Kenobi

Perhaps make up a decent tool holder belt for any outside work to save going to the toolbox all the time. Good for not losing anything too.

remember to get some gorilla tape and ty-raps for your trip

I thought you got a new tripod.

get craftsman, they with replace broken or rusted for free

Spray those bearings with Corrosion Block

You could have 3D printed a proper toilet to fit in the space instead of hacking the hull.

If only there were a bunch of random spare toilets around to donate a seat.