I may have found the right Hatt for me but she is in New England and I am in North Carolina. Has anyone used a good surveyor in New England that knows Hatts well? In particular, I want a surveyor that will really know how to look for coring issues. Thanks for your help. Cheers, st.tully

Hi All, Just saw a way to use the netting I purchased awhile ago the way i envisioned (almost) Now I need to know how to screw in the stainless u type holders into the deck so that i do not cause a water intrusion problem. Then i gewt to tie (rope) the netting across the top. Any ideas? Noel

Yesterday it was out with the old and in with the new fridge. We managed to get it all done in about 9 hours, including the time it took to go pick up the new fridge and later take a break for pizza! Basically it was my good friend Bill DeWitt and I with some brief help from 3 guys on the dock to...

I just replaced all of the hardware on my hatch and noticed how dry rotted the rubber gasket is. I have removed the old gasket but cannot locate a replacement at any of the local stores, West Marine or Boaters World. Has anyone else had to replace this gasket yet and have a recommendation as to...

My recent trip from Paducah, KY to northern Michigan was halted by the birth of a new granddaughter with some medical complications - so I had to leave Strategic Plan in Peoria, IL and return home to Michigan. Am now ready to return and have lost all my crew. Anyone in the central IL area willing...

I have a 1980 53 sportfisher with 1271TI's. I have been using standard Prestone coolant mixed 50/50. My mechanic is recommending Nalcool 3000 additive to help with corrosion protection. Is this advisable for this application?

A dock neighbor has had a problem with his zincs dissapearing in six weeks this spring. We arrived a the club in June with good zincs and pulled the boat yesterday for survey and found our large and expensive hull zincs were spongy all the way through. That's in just four weeks. How can I...

I will be having a 53 classic surveyed next week. When I was aboard last week I noticed one of the stantions leaking as I went up the latter to the bridge and it appeared to becoming from the base of the stantion where you grab the railing when stepping onto the bridge. The valance in the salon...

Well, after a bunch of odds and ends, setting my timing to 30degrees advanace at 3200rpms I took the boat over to the dock to fuel since she needed it. Once fueled up I headed out and made it about 300yrds from my marina entrance and heard backfiring though the carb. I immediately put them in...

My 65 hatteras has fiberglass tanks - do I need to replace them because of the E10 Gasoline Issues? Any ideas on compatibility?