Greetings, does Hatteras and or Sams have access to good electrical schematics to date seems my local electrical guys shy away from older Hatt electrical. I have a 1973 53' MY . HELP

I'm having a strut replaced on my '74 36C and an engine mount on one of the Cat engines. Both shafts have been pulled, original 1 1/2" diameter. The yard thinks I should replace both shafts. Both show some pitting and wear marks where they go through the cutlass bearings on the struts but...

Speaking with a local fisherman/shrimper who has a reputation for being ahead of the curve in the business, he was telling me about this Bio-Fuel. He buys it and mixes it with his regular diesel and swears that his engines run better, the filters need changing less, and is saving huge bucks. ...

So I attemped to start painting last weekend, with poor results. I followed the instructions, and since it was warm out, did not thin the paint. I used a low nap foam roller, (West systems Rollers actually). I rolled on, it left alot of air bubbles and then tiped with a nice brush. The paint...

Guy on my dock with a 53 told me he was swithching out his 32 volt for 12. I indicated that would be a big job what with pulling all the 32v wiring. He said not "I'm going to use the the 32 wiring to run all the 12 volt except the engines". I'm not a electrician but it seems to me that except...

On our 1979 MY we have two acrylic escape hatches in the stern. The acrylic is not as clear as I would like and no matter how much I've tried to polish them out they are not as nice as I want them. Question, has anyone ever replaced just the acrylic? If so how hard of a job is it? Thanks in advance.

My friends at "Ideal" are on vacation and I am trying to remove the drum and wildcat from very old vertical windlass before the sun goes down. I'm thinking that a wheel puller must be involved ??? Visible threads on main shaft after top washer and screw removal make me wonder if drum must be...

Looks like I have a corroded end of one of my battery cables to my port engine. The terminal that attaches the cable to the actual starter motor is corroding off the end of the cable. I believe it's 4/0 cable but not sure. Last two times coming to the boat I have had to wiggle this end :eek: to...

This is sort of boat related. I get conflicting view points on the best solution. My house was built in 1959 and the electricians were creative. I have found a few places where they used the ground wire for neutral and all the grounds and neutrals are tied together at the same block in the panel....