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Dinghy launch trolly renovation

Rather than bin a rusty trailer, Alec Marsh saves cash– and landfill

When you find the boat of your dreams – in my case a 40-year-old Mk II Wayfarer named – something important is bound to be wrong: in this case, the launch trailer that came with the boat had a gammy wheel. Worse still, the wheel flange had corroded so badly that it had come adrift, taking the wheel (or what was

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