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Pretty sure that will work. My go to for that would be Sika 291, but there are lots that would do the job.

These guys say yes because of contamination from fuel and condensation, even at low hours. Similar question from 2011. Why won't oil...

I've tried a standard furling system, a sock, and a top down furler. From experience a top down furler is the way to go. With the...

Trudesign is the go-to these days for most folk. No corrosion, not even on the ball, no dezincification, no condensation inside, no...

Yes a Typo, a trade mark of mine, I think. From my limited experience, CT1 and it's close relative OB1 are better in the damp...

To bump this up. I took a look at the 27.1, and from the photos I could see, the chain plates seem to be a deck mounted SS plate with...

I'd be interested, my boat is out of the water at Clyde Marina, Ardrossan, which isn't too far from Cumbernauld. It's already on a half...

Well done, sorry my post was a bit late to be of any use.

I have a Southerly 46RS, which has a similar lifting keel arrangement. The Hydraulics lift the keel, and gravity lowers it. Lowering is...

I have heard back from Darren, the developer, it is an admin issue with Google and should be back up in a few days.

I'm also very interested in this post! The 60m of 10mm chain on my boat and, coincidentally, my brother's boat's 60m of 10mm chain both...

Looks to me like a compression fitting was there but olive/ pipe slipped when tightening

It looks like an olive crimped to the very end of a copper pipe with the nut on the pipe . It would mate with a compression fitting but...

When I enquired about re-galvanized 80m of 10mm chain, I was told that the cost of galvanizing components had gone up significantly, and...

I find buying "boxed sets" of spanners and sockets a good way of keeping track of them. I try and ensure that they are all present and...