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Bearings were bog standard and easy to order on line. One was just a pile of rust. I was amazed it was still working. You need seals too...

"Presumably it will not come loose if you use red Loctite". Not sure I'd want to trust my liferaft to 2 threads engagement even with...

Easy enough for one. The liferaft cradle has 4. You need to line them up within a mm to fit 8 screws to 4 saddles the position of the...

These tube clamps came with a liferaft cradle. Looks like the tapped holes are in the wrong side. It's impossible to reach the cap head...

Result! All 8 machine screws removed unbroken and track removed. Irony is that unsuccessful tour of Screwfix, Toolstation etc for a 10mm...

I normally climb the mast using climbing gear but was thinking it might be useful to have a couple of steps at the top for a rest. I...

Trim will be fine the boat was re engined with a much lighter engine. We mostly sail with just 2. The placard says 9. Really don't want...

Cover it is then. Fortuitously I'm in winter sewing mode just now anyway.

We had a vertical cradle attached to the transom, hinged, that when the gate was opened the canister fell straight into the sea. I had...

While boat is moored and not in use .. a simple cover would suffice - open at bottom to allow it to 'ventilate' ? Remove cover when...

Exactly what we do, except the LR is mounted on the coachroof. Taking off the cover is simply just part of the leaving the berth checklist.

No tape on mine just a foam strip that doesn't look very weatherproof.

I was thinking of moving my container liferaft from a cockpit locker to a vertical cradle on the stern. I'm slightly worried about water...

What has worked for me a few times is a hot air gun and release fluid of some sort. Warm the assembly with the hot air gun, it doesn't...

There was only one option when I bought mine. It was the cheapest. As far as I can see it looks like the other options come with wiring...