The cockpit sole on my 1983 46C had a bulge on the port aft corner about 4" from the lazzarette hatch. I cut it open and found a 1/2"steel plate about 8 " square with a 1/2" tapped hole in it that was open on the underside. The stbd. side has the hole on the underside also. I looked at a 45C and...

does anyone know the purpose of the the blue on my 1986 63 cpmy mast? i was told it was a meal light. thank you in advance.

Hello All, The filters on my 8V71N’s are the foam type that wrap around the Air Intake. As these are not covered in the Service Manual, I don’t know the proper way to clean them. The Crank Case vents to the intakes and the filters get very oily (Yuk!). Should these filters be cleaned with F/O...

Greetings from the Bahamas. Ive been thinking about taking my 1978 37 sf and converting to an express, a friend of mine did it to an old Merritt's sf. Dose anyone know if its been done before? Looking for the pitfalls, cost, etc. Iv'e had the boat for 8 years and have run alot of Hatteras's in...

My bait freezer is only getting cool. Does anyone know if there is anything special about these units, or are they pretty much the same as a domestic A/C 115v freezer? My repair guy is afraid to work on it because he thinks it has propane rather than freon in it. Bob

I have a pair of 6V92 625HP in my 1986 41C. It cruises at 24.5 Kts at 1,800 rpm, tops out at 33kts at 2350 rpm. Almost toooo fast. I would like to know if anyone has experience with these engines and if running them at 1800 rpm at 170 degrees is ok, they do load up a little and I like to run...

I have been replacing my underwater sacrificial zincs(rudders and shafts) 3 times a year on a 1979 43C (in saltwater). They are usually 80% gone after 4 months. I have been in the same slip for last 16 months. My most recent set is 50-60% gone in six weeks and highly pitted. No electronics changed...

I own a1967 Hatteras 34 with Detroit 453 TI inclined engines.The engine mounts were replaced about 8 years ago. I noticed that one engine mount on each engine needs replacing or will soon need replacing. Does anyone know where I can get two mounts or have two built? Thanks Buzz

I can't get any message earlier than 9/03 to show up. Is there some archived area that contains older messages? When I first started viewing this site - around 10/03, there were messages from much earlier and on subjects that I now want to review. But I can't find them using search or...

Well, next Tuesday the Admiral and I are scheduled to look at another 53MY. It is allegedly a "10+ mechanically" and a "7 or 8 cosmetically." According to the broker, it's owned by a DD supervisory mechanic so all mechanical systems are, "better than brand new." Of course, I am quite...