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Hynautic steering installation and part list.

It is a slow day in the small town of Podunk, and streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to...

Actual ad in local newspaper

My Galley Maid windlass (BBHW) started acting, sounding like it was under heavy load when retrieving the anchor when it was only pulling chain, no real load. Called GM and spoke with Ernie and he knew exactly what was wrong, that I had a gear worn out. He sent my the parts breakdowns and...

This will definitely change things up. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171027005039/en/Garmin®-acquires-Navionics®

http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSearch/LinkPart.cfm?ItemNmbr=12861

I'm going to be near the Hatteras plant in the next couple of weeks and was wondering if they have tours of the factory available and if anyone has the name of the person to contact for this. Thanks, Roger

My wife say I have a Hatteras attitude. Our drink glasses say Hattitude adjustment.

Okay, I sold my 43DC and am now looking for a 42/48LRC. If someone wants to buy a boat that is in storage in cold country, how does it work? You can't survey and sea trial until spring? May seem like a silly question, but I don't understand how it would work. Thanks, Roger

Why would one engine use 2 times the fuel as the other? It appears that in four days running the river the starboard has used twice the fuel as the port. The port tank supplies the genset. 1973 43 DC with 8V53’s

Here are the steps I had made for ours.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2445896&ybw=&units=Feet&access=Public&listing_id=18824&url= Seems like a low price! Have to wonder.