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I am replacing the old (1988) LaMarche 32V charger in BUFFALO GAL. It is no longer working. Thought I would see if anyone wanted it for parts before it goes to the scrap heap. It's in Central Florida and it's heavy.

The 32V LaMarche charger in BUFFALO GAL has bit the dust. Corrosion has finally gotten to it and cost to repair is almost as much as cost to replace. Since I have to replace the charger, it seems now would be a good time to get rid of the old Ferro-resonant technology that delivers a small...

It's beginning to look like it's getting close to the time when I will need to replace the starting battery bank so I'm looking for recommendations for brands. The current Deka 8V195's have been in there over three years, and although they will still take a charge, they don't hold it very long...

I'm looking for info on the Sabre motor yachts. I have friends who are interested in a 1999 43 footer in Maine listed with Curtis Stokes. They are an older couple with limited large boat handling experience who would be using the boat to cruise back and forth between Florida and Upstate New...

I'm getting ready to repaint the engine and generator rooms on BUFFALO GAL. There are several small areas on the plywood bulkheads where the paint has flaked off and the surface of the exposed plywood has become "fuzzy". Poking at it with an awl the panels also still seem to be solid. Any...

The aft deck windows on BUFFALO GAL are hard plastic like EZ2C or polycarbonate. The frames are regular soft vinyl similar to what would be used on eisenglass windows, with zippers that allow the windows to be lifted up and attached to the underside of the hardtop. However, since the hard...

Not sure this belongs under tech talk, but what the heck. I need to replace my prescription sunglasses. Do any of you who are on the water frequently and use prescription sunglasses have an opinion on the brand with the best lenses? I'm most interested in glare reduction, minimum color/image...

I am looking for a good mobil canvas person who will come to BUFFALO GAL in Sanford to replace all the zippers on the aft deck polycarbonate windows. Goal is to get them all done in one day. The regular local guy I have used is not returning phone calls, so don't know what's up with him...

A few weeks ago the rudder angle indicators stopped working properly. The indicator line moves only to starboard, regardless of whether the wheel is hard left or hard right. I have the Raritan style indicator with the long narrow clear plastic gauge that has a line indicator that moves left or...

I have the flybridge deck skin cut out along the outboard edges and the old coring removed. Seems that now would be a good time to install some lighting under the overhang over the side decks before we put in the new coring. The amount of light coming from the boarding lights on the toe rail is...

Searching history I see that there has been some recent discussion about the Marinebeam product. Has anyone tried it? Seems like it would be a good way to convert to LED's. Their web page actually mentions 32V Hatteras boats. There isn't a lot of 32V lighting on the 54MY, but with difficulty...

We have ended six wonderful weeks in St. Augustine; two at the downtown municipal marina and four at the Conch House marina. Had a great tome, but tomorrow we have to depart for Lamb's in Jacksonville to address the coring problem in the flybridge deck. I removed and re-bedded all the screws in...

As long as I had the salon valances out of the boat being recovered I decided to redo the valance strip lighting, but I've run into a problem. There are two strips behind the valances, one AC and one DC. PO's have worked on the strip lights over the years, and all I have left working now is...

I'm not sure if this belongs here or on the sandbar, so forgive me if I've posted in the wrong place. We're in the process of redecorating BUFFALO GAL. Finding a good carpet installer who is willing to work on a boat is proving to be more of a problem than I thought. Apparently business must be...

When we did the "loop" several years ago I was very concerned about security since we planned to spend a considerable amount of time on the hook. We also planned to spend a considerable amount of time in Canada, and taking a firearm into Canada was not an option. We needed an alternative, and...

I need to replace the house battery bank on BUFFALO GAL. I'm leaning toward Deka's because I've had good luck with the 8V195's I have on the starting bank, and I have a hard time justifying the price of the Rolls batteries. In checking the forum history, however, I see where Deka had some...

I have run into a problem replacing the wiper shaft assembly over the center windshield on BUFFALO GAL (54' MY). In a nutshell, there is not enough room between the back side of the pilot house wall where the shaft goes through, and the overhead plywood panel above the helm station to back the...

The 20KW Onan generator in BUFFALO GAL has about 2500 hours on it. Several months ago it began shutting down shortly after starting. It would not restart from the bridge. When I went down into the gen room the "fault button" was out. The fault button is connected to a breaker that shuts down...

I spent the better part of a day trying to get the stuck casters off the MARQUIT seastairs. These casters have a 0.801" solid steel shaft with a slot around the circumference near the top. There is a steel ring in that slot that is designed to create tension in the receiver to hold the casters...

I found replacement steel casters for MARQUIPT seastairs at SAILORMAN in Ft. Lauderdale last week. They had them in stock, priced at $20 ea. If you call them, ask for the parts desk. The caster suppliers I called were no help locating casters with the large diameter shaft the seastairs require.