Recent content by BradV

Hi everyone I have a 1965 50 MY and I would like to add a bow thruster to it. I’m 32 so I don’t have a ton of money to invest in a bow thruster which makes me think a hydraulic thruster is out of my price range. However, I was reading about some different brands including yacht thruster...

Hi everyone I have a 1965 50 MY that has a Windlass (which still works great) but no Bow Pulpit. Can someone lead me in the right direction into which ones hatteras used. Are they generally custom built or would i be lucky enough to find a specific model that would work? Thank you all in...

2015 Boat Scene Party!

Hi everyone I have a 1972 43 Double cabin with twin ford 427 and Paragon P-45 transmissions. We are hearing a grinding noise (when in forward or reverse) below the aft cabin on the port side and we believe it is the Cutless bearing. When we spin the prop manually (its on land now for winter)...

Hi everyone as boating season is nearing we are getting ready to do some work on our 1972 Hatteras 43 DC before putting her in the water. This year one of a projects to tackle is to replace the Cutless bearings. We hear a grinding noise below the aft cabin floor and from what we have been told...

We got the tanks freed and the gas pumped out.

Hi everyone I'm taking on the project of replacing my fiberglass fuel tanks in our 1972 Hatteras 43 DC. Sourcing ethanol free fuel has become to much of a pain and we have decided to make the switch. I have a few questions for the community and any input is greatly appreciated. Any ideas on...