Fly bridge support.

[edward]

Would it be very expensive to have larger supports made ?

[SEVEN]

I have seen these factory supports on 1979 and 1980 motor yachts. I’ve not seen them prior to 79 or after 1980. I believe they were installed to support a much heavier dinghy.

[SKYCHENEY]

I have seen these factory supports on 1979 and 1980 motor yachts. I’ve not seen them prior to 79 or after 1980. I believe they were installed to support a much heavier dinghy.

Are you sure that's a factory install? I doubt it. With the radius on those pipes, they wouldn't support much without bending further. It sure doesn't look like any type of engineer was involved in making those.

[Pascal]

Would it be very expensive to have larger supports made ?

Mines are just a 2” alum tube with a flange at each end. Can’t be expensive. I like how the whole stern is open

[Photolomy]

Sky said what I was thinking. That isn’t quite the way i would make them if I was trying to add support.

[SEVEN]

I have numerous friends in Northern and Southern California with Hatteras’s is that have exactly the same pipes the same ends the same connections as mine. I don’t know how that would happen since the boats are in completely different areas and have come from the East Coast to West Coast. If you doubt that this is true contact Hatteras and find out. All I know is I have and numerous others have great extra support for my dinghy on the top.

[SKYCHENEY]

I have numerous friends in Northern and Southern California with Hatteras’s is that have exactly the same pipes the same ends the same connections as mine. I don’t know how that would happen since the boats are in completely different areas and have come from the East Coast to West Coast. If you doubt that this is true contact Hatteras and find out. All I know is I have and numerous others have great extra support for my dinghy on the top.

I've never seen that but I don't care enough to call. Just an observation. How much weight do you think a curved tube can hold?

[SEVEN]

I was told Hatteras added those when they put a 13 foot Boston Wailer up there. It was meant to support that extra weight. I’m only going off what I was told from Hatteras and the fact I’ve seen these 3” poles on numerous 53’s. Who knows?

[tom5518]

I wonder if my side two pole setup was a custom job... what do others have on early boats?

Yours are from the factory. They changed to the four poles when they updated the hardtop around 71-72.

[tom5518]

I was told Hatteras added those when they put a 13 foot Boston Wailer up there. It was meant to support that extra weight. I’m only going off what I was told from Hatteras and the fact I’ve seen these 3” poles on numerous 53’s. Who knows?

I believe this is correct. I think anytime a 13’ Whaler was put up there, either by the factory or aftermarket, they had to add them. I don’t think they had to add them when an 11' was used.