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Why not just a warm oven or similar for an hour or so? Then you have to relube.

What's the relative humidity in there? I've had this phenomena in a garage where nothing would dry right, spray paint, varnish, nothing...

Now all I need is a hot glue gun (and somewhere to store it, which is a major problem), and take it everywhere I need to do some sanding...

Lost touch a while back but will see if I can find him

Not difficult to sign on as crew for the duration of the job.

A full time liveaboard friend of mine , cabinet maker to trade, settled in the Carribean and made a very good living carrying out...

Boom !

I should have said "in this instance" as the boat does not appear to be registered, so the BoS is the primary document and it is at odds...

Is a yacht that can't support its own weight on its keel, fit to be called a 'cruising yacht'? I'd say it isn't. Harrumph!

That's not what happened- the boat was sat down on the hard with the stern lower that the bow, placing too high a load on the aft end of...

By not "fully tight", I assume that you mean the wheel is rocking fore and aft slightly on the shaft ? If so, with nut and washer...

Usually just a tapered shaft with a keyway. I,ve had success removing these by using a couple of wooden wedges lightly tapped in between...