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Noah

Lazy jacks are great. Track Slides are also great. Even greater than both are battens! Don't take them out. They help with shape in all wind conditions. There is no reason that you should have to remove them from the sail. I think I mentioned my Lazy jack system in another thread, but it could be ma...

Noah

After I wrote that about white oak I realized that it can have a tough time with epoxy...People have said that they have had problems with epoxy sticking to white oak, presumably because of the tannins in the wood. Wiping down with Acetone before is said to help. In this case some marine ply might n...

Noah

You don't really have to use Varnish I suppose. Any clear sealer will work. The idea here is to keep the paint from filling the poors of the wood, which would mean that you couldn't finish it bright later if you want to.

One coat of what-ever you use should be enough.

Noah

Red Oak is pretty rot prone, much more so than white oak. It has to do with the cell structure. You can blow bubbles through a 2ft piece os red oak....I would use white if I were you.

Noah

A small amount of Varnish shouldn't be a huge job to keep up. That said, I'm a wooden boat guy...

If you do paint the teak, put one coat of Varnish down first. That way the paint won't get in the pores of the teak, so if you or another owner decides to go back to varnish they can.

Noah

I thought I would mention that Defender is having a sale over the next few days, and one of the most heavily discounted items seems to be Balmar Alternators. I got an 80amp for $266, instead of the normal $550 or so. This is the best price I have seen. Heck, it's almost worth buying them to sell on ...

Noah

Wow!!!

I'm sure that was a tough call to the owner.

Noah

It's gotta be something with the crane...I don't want to see the next shot, but I really do...

Get posting...

Noah

Well I got my current one because I had used a couple of other Bosch sanders and they were awesome. The original bearing was un-sealed, and clearly destined for an early grave. It gave up after only one year of use. I purchased the sander in 2000, maybe 2001, and it was dead pretty shortly after tha...

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I have the Bosch 5", and it has held up very well...except for the crap bearing they put in the first time. The original "random" bearing got jammed up very quickly. Turns out it wasn't a sealed bearing, but open...the perfect place to get full of dust and fail. I took the sander apar...

Noah

There's one on yachtworld. Sloop rig though.

I really don't know anything about them though.

http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_b ... id=1237794

Noah

I dunno, man. I'd pump about ten gallons of water through that thing before I called it "clear", though Done! I used a bucket to fill the the bowl a couple of times. Plenty of water through that baby... I suppose you are correct that a Vented Loop on the discharge side wouldn't have done ...

Noah

Hmmm, just thinking to myself on this some more. Do most of you have a vented loop on the waste side of things? I didn't install one because it goes straight to a holding tank. I wonder if a vented loop would have released the suction and I wouldn't have had a clog? Does opening the cap on the pump ...

Noah

Ok, so the head is fixed. For whatever reason, as soon as I pulled the hose off the intake side of the pump, it relieved the suction on the system, and things "burped" into the bowl and it was clear.

Thanks for all your help,

Noah

Noah

Thanks for the comments everyone. Lots of hard work, but a few good days makes it all worthwhile. The reason I'm selling is that I just don't need a boat this large. We don't go cruising enough to justify 37ft of boat. It's expensive... "Invitation," next time you are going to come up to B...

Noah

She is a 1953 36' Hinckley Sloop. You can see more at my website: http://www.morebutter.com/hinckley/ It was a great weekend of sailing here on Lake Champlain. Saturday the wind got up into the mid 20's, so it was exciting, but still fun. This shot was taken in about 14-16 knots with the genoa up an...

Noah

Yeah, I know that the genoa halyard is a bit slack...

Noah

Plunging didn't work...I suppose I'm going to have to open some things up...but it's plugged and full of stuff. I'm really not looking forward to this.

Noah

Ok folks, time to help... I had a bunch of people out on my boat yesterday, and one clogged the head with a #2. This is a brand new Lavac head. I think the problem was the first person pumped the head dry before the second used it. Yes I'm pissed that nobody read the directions clearly printed on th...

Noah

The one on my Universal diesel takes the tach input from the alternator. You can then adjust the tach to calibrate it.

Noah

Sheesh, sounds like all good stuff to me. Can't you run those other halyards back to the mast so they don't tangle? Also, you can get roller furlers with a luff groove so you can change sails. The trouble with furlers is that they aren't very efficient when you want to "change gears". Unle...

Noah

Brock, if I see you out there I will give a wave. I'm heading up to Plattsburg for the Mayors cup this weekend. We will use the Hinckley as a support boat for our team. We race a Melges 24, and the Hinckley makes an easy job of towning that little boat around either under sail, or power. Last year u...

Noah

South Hero on Lake Champlain? I'm glad things are ok and you got back onto the boat to save her. A couple of years ago my Hinckley came loose, but it turns out I dragged the whole anchor etc, across Shelburne Bay. A good bit of damage, but nothing that couldn't get fixed. I rent the mooring, and it ...

Noah

My fuel vent (diesel) is vented on the decks behind the cockpit and I have never once even smelled a hint of diesel fumes. I know it shouldn't be done, but it seems to be a non-issue on my boat.

Noah

I have lazy jacks on the Hinckley. They make most things much easier to do. Sometimes when hauling up the main they get in the way, but for the most part my life is better off for them. I also have a "tides" track on the mast, so it's a one hand job pulling up the main. The boat is 37 LOA,...

Noah

The lack of room in the Folkboat was enough to drive me a bit nuts. It was far too small down there, I have no idea how the Europeans go cruising with 2 adults and 2 kids for a week in one... The other problem with the Folkboat is that they need wind. When it's cranking they go well, but when it's l...

Noah

And one more of the Hinckley just for kicks:

I don't have any of her in the water yet this year, but if it ever stops raining I will get some.

Noah

BTW, that's a Graves Constellation behind her. A really sweet boat in perfect condition.

Noah

Well the Hinckley is a woody, but I try to do my best. I figure I have about 400 hours in her this spring. She is for sale if anyone is interested. http://www.morebutter.com/hinckley/ All the pics on that site are old... And my folkboat...I got her for free a bunch of years ago, and pretty much went...

Noah

But it's really fun to strike a boot on a curvy lapstrake boat. Man was it a trick to get my Folkboat to look correct...

And Tim, don't worry about only using two rolls of that tape. Re-doing my Hinckley I used 13 this spring...

Noah

I just transfered a bunch of diesel with one of those pumps that you put on the end of a drill. Maybe that would work better than a hand pump? BTW, the drill pumps work very well for transfering fluids, but my cordless 18V drill doesn't quite have the rpm to pull more than 2ft. A real drill works ju...

Noah

The only thing that I will add is that I have 4" cushions in my Hinckley, but they have a 1" layer of "fiberfill" (or something like that) on top of the foam. They are made out of regular old foam, and work just fine. The bottom of the cover is made out of a plastic material, but...

Noah

A nice looking boat.

Noah

Thanks for the detailed response. Perhaps one of the boats wasn't built using SCRIMP, but I believe one was. They are both very different designs. The one boat which I have seen up close and personal was "debonded" and the core rotten to such an extent that is was easy to push in the outsi...

Noah

I know of two very nice boats built by TPI using the scrimp method that have delam/rotten balsa in the hulls. Neither of these boats are more than 15 years of age, and the hulls haven't been breached in any way. IE no cracks, etc, and no blisters. On general inspection these hulls looked ok, with go...

Noah

There shouldn't be any real problems with the solution that you are proposing. Internal regulators aren't the worst thing in the world, but they aren't the most efficient either. In this case neither bank of batteries will be getting the perfect charge, but that won't be the end of the world. Especi...

Noah

I had some success over the weekend with my Alternator. The manuals that came with my engine covered all aspects of the charging system, so I was able to eliminate the internal regulator pretty easily. The old alt is only 51 amps, but that should be plenty for my small house needs. Plus with an 18hp...

Noah

Get your hands wet boy! Just wear them right into the shower one day. Turn it up good and hot, and wait a few minutes. I bet you can get them pretty clean that way. First I might shop-vac yourself off though. Or just dive through a few snowbanks. Better yet, find a buddy with a snowmobile and have h...

Noah

Howdy Guys. Time for my first question... I just grabbed a Balmar ARS-4 Multistage regulator for $100 bucks, and I would love to install it on my Hinckley. The boat currently has a Universal Diesel with a Prestolite 55 Amp Alternator. This alternator is internally regulated. Is there a simle or smar...

Noah

A couple of other things... Seat cushion material: I don't love the covering of my settee cushion's but it does hide the dirt very well. The V-birth cushions are velvet, but that isn't an option for a high wear area. Probably the nicest looking cushion material that I have seen was a tight gray and ...

Noah

Didn't they used to call those (excuse the french) F$ck trucks? Nothing too fancy with my boat, but I always thought she had a nice interior. Probably the nicest part are the varnished oak deck beams with paint T&G boards. I always liked a couple of oil lamps in the boat as well. If you get good...

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Defender having big sale on Alternators

Rail Down and honking up wind.

Uggggg...Clogged Head

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Smart Regulator, Old Alternator?