Is This a Hatt?

[spartonboat1]

Any sharp-eyed HOF members think this is a Hatt? Hand rails look right? Engines are running slow for DD's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyxIDIs9azY

 

[bigbill]

looks like a 53my or a 58yf.

 

[SeaEric]

Its a pretty early model as it has no bow pulpit.

 

[Canuck Dennis]

OK, lets hear everyones opinion of sea state, i.e. wave height ??? I say 3-4 ft max

 

[Boaterfrankie]

It is a 53 Hatteras.....it belonged to a member here and the boat had a minor fire on board ......there is a thread here about it.
It eventually was sold by the insurance company through Yachtsalvage and the video must be when they moved it to their yard ...

 

[Avenger]

Geez, are all Motor "Yachts" that loud? It sounded like they had the ER doors open the whole time.

 

[SportFishCruising]

OK, lets hear everyones opinion of sea state, i.e. wave height ??? I say 3-4 ft max

I'd also like an estimate of kts and some kind of rating for the pounding on the hull. Is he running this boat agressively or sightly above normal for such conditions and how long of a run like this would be considered reasonable?

 

[Genesis]

He's probably making ~9kts (maybe a bit more but not much) and I'd guess sea state is running around 4' or so with some larger stuff tossed in once in a while.

Not exactly the best day to be on the water but certainly within the realm of reasonable and safe operation.

 

[Angela]

Geez, are all Motor "Yachts" that loud? It sounded like they had the ER doors open the whole time.

They always sound like that on video. But, no, they are not that obnoxious in person. The 53MY that Pascal delivered to Houston had the same sound on his video and I asked him the same thing about the ER doors being open. They weren't and it's not as loud as the video makes it seem.

 

[StratPlan61]

Seemed to be loud for a MY. Seas looked fine, just like a normal day on the Great lakes, maybe a little calm for the Lakes. Must of been a rough day somewhere else?

 

[Boaterfrankie]

Geez, are all Motor "Yachts" that loud? It sounded like they had the ER doors open the whole time.

That boat had some damage as a result of the fire department extinguishing the fire......they cut a hole in the deck just outside of the pilothouse door and also one in the side of the hull......that would make it sound like they were running with the engine room door open!!!!!

That boat belonged to gflane a member here ......the boat name was Fast Lane.......it was a 1978 model

 

[TopHattandTails]

Looks like a good day out on the water! Based on the limited white caps - I say its blowing 15 knots to 20 knots - max. With that wind speed you'd be hard pressed to see anything over 4'ers. I say 3's, with an occasional 4, maybe. The forecast might say 2-4's. Pull the bow up, pull the throttles back to 1750 - 1800 and you got yourself a great ride. And no- that "ding" you hear is not the meter running, signaling another gallon of fuel!

 

[SKYCHENEY]

You convertible guys need to remember that when we go up to the flybridge helm it is as quiet as your boats, maybe even more so. The lower helm is right on top of the engines, just like standing in your salon. At least we have the choice of whether to run from the bridge or the pilothouse.

 

[spartonboat1]

Looks like a good day out on the water! Based on the limited white caps - I say its blowing 15 knots to 20 knots - max. With that wind speed you'd be hard pressed to see anything over 4'ers. I say 3's, with an occasional 4, maybe. The forecast might say 2-4's. Pull the bow up, pull the throttles back to 1750 - 1800 and you got yourself a great ride. And no- that "ding" you hear is not the meter running, signaling another gallon of fuel!

2-4's at hull speed will create "bell ringer" waves results. Some waves ring the bridge bell! Unless conserving fuel, I would have rather run faster to smooth out the ride.

 

[Avenger]

You convertible guys need to remember that when we go up to the flybridge helm it is as quiet as your boats, maybe even more so. The lower helm is right on top of the engines, just like standing in your salon. At least we have the choice of whether to run from the bridge or the pilothouse.

I'd expect the lower station in the salon of a convertible (if it has one) to be a little loud. Maybe it's because this boat was damaged or, as Angela said, it's a quirk of video. But at that speed I would expect a Motor "Yacht" that is designed for passenger comfort to be quiet enough to hear the ice-cubes clinking in the cocktail glasses.

 

[Angela]

I would expect a Motor "Yacht" that is designed for passenger comfort to be quiet enough to hear the ice-cubes clinking in the cocktail glasses.

You can...it's a quirk of the video.

They are nowhere near that loud in the salon, despite what the video portrays. We don't find ourselves having to yell or be loud at all. On the lower level where the staterooms are, well, yes, it's a wee bit loud down there, even in the back where the master stateroom is as the exhaust rumbles out the back. And when the ER doors are open, boy is it really loud, even in the salon. I had one fling open one day and knew it instantly.

On the flybridge, you can hardly hear them at all.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

I'd expect the lower station in the salon of a convertible (if it has one) to be a little loud. Maybe it's because this boat was damaged or, as Angela said, it's a quirk of video. But at that speed I would expect a Motor "Yacht" that is designed for passenger comfort to be quiet enough to hear the ice-cubes clinking in the cocktail glasses.

I'm sure the damage to the ER would have some effect. Any loss of insulation or holes would obviously make it louder.

Your ice cube reference makes me think of images from the old Hatt videos of well dressed people in 60's clothing enjoying a drink while underway.

 

[GJH]

Besides, when underway, as any yachtsman or yachtswoman knows, the sophisticated places for refreshments are the Savoy Lounge, the Lido Deck, or the Sunshine Terraces.





For the uninitiated, also known respectively as:
1) aft deck
2) flying bridge
3) foredeck bench and sun pads.

 

[Avenger]

I was also going to comment about the noise making it impossible to hear the piano, but I didn't know if everybody shared the same mental imagery.

 

[Trojan]

Ok, here goes. I don't think any of you can satisfactory judge the speed of the boat or wave size from the clip shown. There were no reference points to use for your guess. You also don't know the wind speed, direction or attack angle. Nice guesses.
As for noise, the microphones used in most systems are capacitance type microphones. They are great at amplifying sounds, all sounds. Cheap to make. But they will leave out the lows and over amplify the screaming highs. That is why you hear the tinny high sounds and not the gorgeous rumbling of the Detroits.
Rumble,Rumble, Rumble!

BILL