There is a thread under the Cat 3208 forum over on boatdiesel that says to reduce the amount of smoke on cold startup on cats you can put one in forward and the other in reverse right after starting up at idle in the slip. They also say the engines warm up quicker. I have never heard or seen this...

Found a pair of 6/71's and wonder if the would fit in my 76 36C? Thinkin' they might be too big??? Not sure the exact condition...but I got a buddy that's a certified DD mechanic! Here's the link to the engines.... http://www.yachtsalvage.com/Listings/YS065056.htm

Hello All I would like to replace the bimini top on my 61' MY with a hard top does anyone know who in the Tampa area does this kind of work. Or has anyone built one if so how did you go about it? I have done lots of work on this boat and a few major changes but I don't have a clue about how to...

Just purchased a 1972 hatteras 43 dcmy. the boat is docked in the harrison twsp area (mi.) and what i'm wondering is if anybody would know of anyone in the area that could take out my windsheild the other front widows to re-seal them?. another thing i notice is a few port holes had slight leaks on...

This model seems pretty nice. Especially below for an express model. The few things I don't like are the prop pockets, balsa cored hull, and, I suspect, fiberglass fuel tanks. Does anyone have any real world experience with this model. Performance, handling, core problems. I was originally...

Just finished cleaning my battery terminals and replacing all the bolts. I used some spray-on battery terminal cleaner from NAPA. I would rather have used old fashioned baking soda and washed it off with a hose, but I don't know if there are drain holes in the bottom of the battery boxes, and I...

Forgive me for throwing Hatteras in at the beginning of the title. I just wanted to make sure it qualified. I asked these same questions on the Sandbar side, but I wanted to get advice from you tech, tech, tech, guys who may choose to stay away from "the other side". Now that a laptop is along...

One of the mechanical tachs on my 1972 Hatteras 48 ft YF, 8V71TI's registers RPM normally, but the hour meter stuck at exactly 2,000 hours. Anyone know the cause or cure? Is the hour meter electrically or mechanically activated? Also, both tachs register "bumpy" readings at idle and low...

Here's a nice trick I learned from a real old time compass adjuster which may be of use. If you have a faded, anemic black compass enclosure (like the Danforth Express), and many others, or a black instrument panel common on 1970's Hatteras at your helm, here is a fast, foolproof way to recolor...