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The valve seat will have crud on it. Repeated manual operation of the valve, by rotating it, will often clear it.

I think Marine Radio Rescue operators might agree that many who request help are not licensed. However they would prefer that the lack...

£350 seems a small price to pay for peace of mind about keeping the water out. You know it will fail in the worst possible...

I believe the popular advice is that the base should be flared for safety. Hand held or parachute doesn't seem to be specified, however?

I'm far too much of a coward to do that :eek: :)

Maybe Google "inflatable plugs love honey"? ;)

9 tons is going to require a fairly stout modified or built up cradle and rollers. I’ve done it the old way with skid boards, pulleys...

I had a huge row at Plymouth Brittany Ferries 9 years ago about this, going off to do a delivery as a foot passenger. The manager got...

The MX5 is quite a good comparison in fact, though in terms of car performance it’s more turbo MR2. A car you never see in mediteranean...

I had one of my most enjoyable sails on a friend's Dragonfly in the channel islands. The speed, the acceleration, was so much fun. And...

Decision made, and thanks for the reminder about wind age. The only time I've had to deploy a danbuoy was when it was very very blowy...

I rebuilt mine using an old fishing rod, a linesman's flag and a section of plastic pipe to cover the flag. I have a ketch with plenty...

I will go for the inflatable type next. Fed up with Dan Buoy style sitting there deteriorating, awkward to deploy and generally falling...

An answer for you is to find a way to retain an old school Danbuoy such that it is not an obstruction. Thousands of yachts have old...