Anyone can win the Lauren Landers Sailing boat giveaway, sailor or not
The winner of the Lauren Landers Sailing monohull giveaway will be randomly chosen in the first week of August by their legal team. Because the selection is random and handled legally, anyone is eligible to win. That includes an experienced sailor, a family looking for adventure, someone in the same position Lauren and crew were in two years ago and desperately searching for a boat, or even someone who has no interest in sailing at all and would simply prefer to sell the boat and pocket what the crew describes as a life-changing amount of money.
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Sometimes replacing the whole toilet assembly is faster than chasing seal failures
Lauren's aft head had seals replaced a couple of times and still was not working properly. Rather than continuing to chase individual seal failures, she decided to replace the entire assembly. The result: two out of three heads on the boat
Heavy calcium buildup in hoses can defeat even a new toilet pump
On the master head, Lauren replaced the pump assembly but the toilet still was not working correctly. Her suspicion is that the hose itself has too much calcium buildup inside it, meaning the new pump is fighting against a restricted line.
Sail shops can be genuinely helpful when you are single-handed
When Lauren picked up her sail from the sail shop, the woman there and her assistant offered to help carry it back to the boat, recognizing that getting a sail aboard solo is not easy. That kind of assistance from a marina or sail loft can