While cruising the last few weeks, I have occasionally been down in the aft stateroom (1978 53MY) while the Admiral was at the helm, usually with the autopilot, cruising 12 to 15 knots. I heard a strong vibration sound 3 or 4 times per minute, so I opened the lazarette lid and looked in. I saw...

had been anxiously waiitng for my renewal form boat US (exp 9/24)... it's not too bad. up 10% to $5826 but they reduced the value of the boat by 20%... it's not that easy to find coverage for older boat, so I'm going to stay with them this year... shopping around would mean haul out,...

In the lastest Powerboat magazine it has a write up concerning batteries and even shows a picture that placing three group 24 batteries not only have the "same if not more" power and fit perfectly in the battery case than a single 8d battery", but saves money. On my 43', the 4 8D's are ready for...

I have a 1990 54 ED with 892ta's. While coming back from vacation this past weekend the port tach was hovering between 600 and 800RPM's. While under way I noticed that the tach was jumping around a little so I decided to return to the dock and replaced my primary Racor's. I soon found out...

Back in 1986 I took a test ride with a Hatteras engineer on a 1985 43my. The owner had lost confidence in the boat due to a heavy following sea. He probably had some tab down when the bow struck the next wave and the boat listed and then bow steared. The owner scared himself, he felt the boat...

As some of you know, I'm in search of "the next boat" moving up from a 24 Albemarle and a family owned older 31' Silverton. My future aspirations are to go with a 36' Series 1, but for now, they are out of my modest price range. I have looked at a 36' early 70's Chris Craft Tournament as a...

I am considering a repower for my 1995 39 Hatt, and I wanted to see if anyone has experience with a 38 or 39 repower. I am running DDEC 6V92s and am considering an update to Cummins QSM 11, CAT 12, Volvo D9, or the 12L Yanmar. All are considerably smaller (from diagrams anyway) than my 6V92s, and...

I have two Cruiseair units on my 43 double cabin (1981). They were both working beautifully on 30 Amp Shore Power. I went to the car and returned 10 min. later and they were both off... no fan, no cool, nothing. I went to reset the Shore Power breaker, but it was fine. Reset it anyway, and also...

What are the ramifications of using one bronze and one nibral prop? I have located a matching prop for my lost one, but it is bronze (new, not used) for less than half the price of the nibral props that I have found. Should I be concerned? The prop shop selling it says no problem, but......

ok... in theory oil leaks on these beasts shoudl be under control... but i really dont see any gushing but with time it all adds up to oil in the bilge. I don't see how it's possible to fit some drip pans... absorbent thingys still leave some oil in the water... option 1 : add bilge kleen...