My mechanic and I were looking throug the detroit manual for the break in procedure and can not find it. Does anyone have a Detroit manual with the break in procedure, and if so, what is it?

I am going to start converting my A/C's to new self contained units so that I can get rid of the enourmous A/C shelf in my engine room. Do yall have any sources for Cruisair units online that is the best deal? Where do you all purchase your units from? I have 2 units that are toast and need...

About march, I replaced all of my hoses for my holding tank because my holding tank was hooked up as a fuel tank in it's previous life. I am having a smell problem from the pump out hose. I used the "premium" PVC sealand hose to hook it up, but it has yellowed. over the weekend I flushed back...

We are concidering repainting the hull when we haul out in December. Right now, our color thoughts are an Ice Blue or a Light yellow. I know many of you have worked with a lot of different paints, but I just wanted to get your thoughts on Imron vs. Algrip vs. Sterling. I know the boat has imron...

When we purchased our boat the cockpit freezer did not work. The unit is rusted into a pile of crap. I need to buy a new one, and i would like to have some suggestions as to a brand. Have any of you had to do this? It was suggested to me to change the plate out to a new one. I am not...

Hello, I am new to the forum and my father and I will be closing on our new to us Hatteras this week. It is a 1982 50 convertible. I was woundering if anyone here has converted their 32vdc electrical system on their hatteras to a 24vdc system. It seems that as time has gone on, there are a...

Well, After much of a headache we finally got our boat home to Palmetto from Panama City. We encountered some problems but all in all we had a successful trip. We are still having problems with diry fuel after polishing and it is expected because of the boat sitting for 18 months. I had to...

As I have said in previous posts, My father and I have just purchased a 50' Hatteras convertible. We are doing quite abit of work at the marina before we bring it home, and I am having an issue deciding what to do with the shaft seals. The hose that connnects the shaft log to the stuffing box...

I am trying to find a tune up kit for my 8v92s so that my mechanic can do some work. He had all his tools stolen and we are having trouble finding a Tune up Kit with all the J tools in it. The part number from Detroit is j-24790d. Florida Detroit Diesel does not have one and said it will take a...

I need to get some new batteries, and I called Sams. They have an 8v battery that some previous posts have mentioned, but it is much smaller than my current batteries in size, so i am assuming that it is not correct. I only need to replace the starboard bank, and it is for starting only. Will...