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I have about 20 feet of chain on my 1998 330 Sundancer. I just re-spliced the my anchor rode directly to the last link of the chain and it works great. It passes through the Gypsy of my Lofrans Progress 1 windlass with no problems. Any good book with a chapter on marlinspike will show you how...

I am looking for an older style Navionics card for my B&G chartplotter that contains Lake Lanier, GA. The card is about the same size as a modern SD card but is twice as thick with two rows of contacts instead of one. I'm not quite sure what the card format is called, but I know the same cards...

I am working on some functional and cosmetic upgrades for my 330 Sundancer. Does anyone know if it is possible to re-coat or restore a mid-size Delta/ Lewmar anchor? I have new chain and a re-spliced anchor rode, but the anchor just looks tired.

I'm about to try this repair on my 1998 330 Sundancer. The gasket came out fairly easily with the help of a large screwdriver. I bought some special screen from home depot that is designed and marketed to be dog-claw proof. It is substantially thicker than anything else on the shelves and...

Thanks for the info folks...I need to do the repair tomorrow and will try all the tricks. One thing to add... I found some heavy duty screen at the local Home Depot that is marketed as Heavy Duty pet resistant screen. It is regular screen bonded with polyurethane to be used in places where...