Recent content by DaleH

No one said “it’s a big deal” … do what you want … We’re just providing a lower co$t and far more ecologically sound alternative.

UPDATE - Added ‘vents’ to my boat tarp, even though I never had mildew issues, but this should at least help vent fresh air into and under the tarp. Just a piece of 10’ plastic gutter drain, cut in 2, with 1-1/2” holes every foot, staggered sides & top/bottom, last 2’ free of holes that sticks...

... THIS is the issue without dedicated lift points! Straps are only as good as their placement and a means to prevent them from sliding off the hull, especially towards the bow. Lookie here! Helluva ride for the guy in the stern, no?

Never mind the expen$e ... of > $600 per year ... think about the dayum plastic ecological WASTE! The going rate for S-W up here is up to $20/foot up to 30' ... all other boats and sailboats by quote. For 40+ years now, my bros and I have made steep 'A'-frame structures of strapping setup over...

Maybe to like uhhhhhhh ... learn from each other? Like in my area (Mass), the phone app Wunderground is fantastic for accurate weather predictions, although for wind I'll augment that with Windy and the NOAA offshore weather buoy 'real time' readings. The radar outlook also gives you a 2-hour...

TowBoat US On my phone I do use: Wunderground (for Weather Underground) - Clearly THE superior weather app forecasts and radar for incoming fronts, for me here in the NE AyeTides - Accurate tides iSailGPS - A great phone 'chartplotter' using NOAA charts, very handy when I take out the small...

Good day all: Many, many years ago I had started this Classic Parker website after the demise of the old PilotHouse Board that had a lot of Parker boat owners on it. It is my desire to see the knowledge here live on intact, but TomS and I are tired and moving on to other ventures. To that...

I don’t use West System epoxy any more ... less their G-Flex 650 product, but only when I want a ‘flexible’ epoxy. THIN - I buy the $20+ 2-part kit from West Marine, as it is a nice, thin penetrating epoxy - no thinning agent needed! OTHER - I use the kits from www.raka.com; simple 2:1 mix, no...

I like dual consoles ... but that big?

FYI, posted this on another boating forum I frequent now that I don't have a big boat anymore ... but I thought some info may be valuable here too... The charging voltage is always much higher than the maximum possible or 'usable' voltage. The ideal full power charging voltage for lead acid...

With wood door, soft V, no pulpit and high-mount control binnacle location, I'd say she's a VERY early 1990 vintage - appears identical to my old 1992 model.

I boat on a tidal estuary fed by brackish water many miles up-river ... so perhaps that is why we don't need to ...

Never, ever bothered to flush an OB motor. And with proper maintenence and care I see no reason to ...

On OMC motors, it was the 2 magneto positions from the OMC key switch. As it happens, this also worked with my Suzuki DF250ho OB. To be really specific, you should check/confirm your brand keyswitch positions with an OEM manual or a dealer.

If both draw from the same tank, I'd start with the tank or fuel system 1st. It could be a blocked or partially clogged anti-siphon valve (ASV), note they appear just like a std barbed fitting, but it is in the insides that they differ. They use a SS ball bearing and spring to prevent fuel from...