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Thread: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
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05-16-2022 10:47 PM #221Senior Member
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
Eddie Clemons Nashville, TN Southern Pride 1988 52CHATCS441K788 2004 Caterpillar 3406e's
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
I was going over the boat today making a list of all the storm-affected items for the adjuster. It appears the storm blew-away my steering wheel cap! (wink wink)
Did anyone ever find a source for the 2 1/4" cap on convertibles?? I recall calling Sams long ago without success for that part. I've scoured the internet and all are 2" or 2.5". I tried whittling-down a 2.5" and it was a mess...and that nut sticking-up in the middle gets in the way.At the mouth of the Caloosahatchee
1984 52C
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10-11-2022 08:47 PM #224
Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
Never found them here. I was going to try and adapt something but it sort of fell off the list
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10-12-2022 08:55 AM #225Senior Member
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
Would be pretty easy to design and 3d print new caps, anybody have a pic of an original cap (mine is missing too). Could do hatteras logo or something in the middle too.
SOUTHPAWS
1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
PENSACOLA, FL
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10-12-2022 10:43 PM #227
Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
I have a friend 3D printing a set of Chris-Craft center caps that I promised to another Commander owner. It has been problematic, as the surface finish is poor. Even cleaning up the model and changing the slicing software couldn't clean up the surface finish enough that it is acceptable without secondary operations. My friend is likely going to hit them with multiple coats of high build primer, sand smooth and paint them gloss black.
Warren
1973 Chris-Craft 47 Commander
1994 Sea Ray Laguna 16SC
(wannabe Hatteras owner)
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
I would think CNC machining something out of plastic, wood or metal would be good, but who has one of those machines sitting around!
The best thing about 3D is it's pretty cheap and one can do it himself on a laptop...but would certainly have to be well painted up there in the Sun.At the mouth of the Caloosahatchee
1984 52C
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10-17-2022 04:24 PM #229Senior Member
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Re: My 1st Hatt - 1984 52C
We have resin printers, so the part (even debossed words/logos) comes out flawless to 2microns, no layer lines like a filament printer. I'd still want to sand/paint. Hatteras white with navy blue gel paint (or whatever the boat accent color) in the debossed logo/font would look nice.
I'll take some dimension next time I'm at the boat and throw something together.
If you have the stl file for the commander project we could print one out for you, unfinished cost would only be $30-$40ish printed in resin.Last edited by rustybucket; 10-17-2022 at 04:27 PM.
SOUTHPAWS
1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
PENSACOLA, FL
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10-18-2022 08:17 PM #230