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You're not trying to shove it back in the crack, you pulled it all the way out, and tried to re-insert it from the end of the track, right? Try some very soapy water.

Will you rig the new one breakaway style?

That's a good price! How much was shipping? edit: Now I see that is just one replacement pole, and no hardware. Not as good as I thought.

West sells the CE Smith kit for $79, and $119. The shorter ones only have an 18" metal upright, doesn't say how tall on the longer version. Be sure to use a domed cap on the pvc. On a steep ramp, the rub rail can be floating above the pipe, and if it drops down on the flat end of an uncapped...

Sailrite is always a good reference point. 9 Pages of snaps. https://www.sailrite.com/All-Hardware/Fasteners-and-Hooks/Snaps-and-Fasteners/type/Products?order=custitem_popularity I think that you mean the snap stud, the button is the dome cap, usually on the top side of the fabric. Most boat...

I made myself a flush bag out of the pvc shower liner material. It is kinda like me, when it is full, it gets fat and saggy. Before you fill the baq, try loosely wrapping a dock line around it from top to bottom. That may keep the bag from ballooning, and give you a few more inches of water...

10K lb strap and hook. 25 feet. $29.99 https://www.amazon.com/Rod-Saver-Heavy-Replacement-Yellow/dp/B001NIAH9W/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3PRMFF1NXM22Y&keywords=trailer+winch+strap+with+hook&m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&qid=1567729468&s=warehouse-deals&sprefix=trailer+winch+,warehouse-deals,178&sr=8-7

Russ, did you try to start the engines back home, after they had cooled down? What alarms are on your engine? When you get an alarm, do you also light up an icon on the gauge? If the engines will restart on the trailer, with a good water supply, crank one at a time, and log how long they idle...

Can you get any more water in the bag?

Were the brakes locked up when you got to the ramp, or only when you tried to back down? Use a test light to make sure you have 12v to the solenoid when in reverse. You may also feel a click. Best way to test water pump is to submerge it several inches above the top plate. The water pump sits...

Russ, if you don't see a water pump in that picture, what specifically are you looking for? I suspect that the plastic top housing is whats in the brown box, which gives you a complete pump in that picture. There is no "actual pump", like an automotive water pump. Those parts are the pump.

I would try to get the brakes working before I started ordering electrical parts.

I would call Sailrite, and see if they are familiar with that type of snap. It looks like they just used a screw stud snap, and screwed it into some kind of rubber button on the backside. You could use a screw stud, and use a solid backing on the inside of the plexiglass. They come in...

Just type "lewmar windlass" into the Youtube search box, and see how many options you have to explore.

Replacing is the best move. They use stainless steel, and an inverted flare, for the connection, which is a difficult flare to match. Also, the connection is so short, I don't think that you could cut behind the nut, and have enough room to slide the nut back and fit a flaring tool in front of...

One thing to be clear on in reading your estimates is the difference between time, and labor hours. If a shop tells you 1 day, but they have 2 or 3 men on it, that is anywhere from 16 to 30 hours of labor.

I have had at least a half dozen windlasses, and the only external parts on recreational sizes have been the circuit breaker and the up/down switch. They usually only come with about a foot of wire coming from the windlass, so you probably have a connection right under it in the anchor locker...

R.I.P. Tabman How old is the system and on what type of boat? Take a look at step 3 (and step 6 if it's an older system) try it right behind the switch and directly at the pump and let me know what you find. Also check both ends of the ground wire at the pump. Tom McGow Bennett Marine...

Can’t imagine not having one.

No problem. They would be the only GW cushions on my boat, might look out of place.