MagicalArmchair

Better safe than sorry 👍. Thanks all

I've dropped it off, and there is actually quite a lot of meat left on it. Because that lip is so thin, and the backing plate is...

No…not for three weeks. But definitely don’t try to get a season out of it

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Ordered all the parts I need on next day - £90, but far cheaper than a new saildrive! I hadn't appreciated the above, and yup, it's...

Replace it..............now!

Very different beast, down river a very comfortable way to travel, flat water fine, but try it with any flow against and it gets tiring...

Ha if only it was £20! It’s one of these Ambassador Marine at £79, plus I need to get a new locking washer and locking bolt (both about...

Any excuse to plug alluring arctic. We have done some fun (not as epic as the below) things in our inflatable kayak, it’s a great way to...

I am due back in the water on Tuesday (I did only haul out last Tuesday - the less time out of the water, the more time for sailing)...

We (and Sailing Fairisle for that matter) have one of these, and it is super stable and super fast...

Round the corner in Sharfleet there are a couple of wrecks on the south side near the old sea wall, Another interesting one on the south...

Thank you all, as I can’t confirm the rubber in my o ring set, I’ve ordered a pile of the official VP o rings so next time I’ll have...

The O-ring material needs to be one that resists both oil and water. Some saildrive oils can be quite aggressive, in which case Viton...

I would always replace it every time, the question was more is the part by Volvo that is this rubber o ring any different to one from my...