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My 10 year old (unsealed) led acid 8D starting battery rated at 155CCA finally gave up today. Should I replace it with another led acid 8D or go with AGM instead? My setup has two deep cycle 8D led acid sealed house batteries which work well for my needs at anchor and one 8D starting battery. I...

While I have the drawings indicating all the 29 thru hull fittings for various systems, I do not have information about four thru hull transducers that are fitted. I know about two. The one near Port shaft is for depth sounder and one further forward on the Port side just aft of the hot water...

Ever since I purchased my 1980 Hattaeras 37 with twin Detroit Diesels in 2014 I had a little hazy fuel in the bottom of my Racor filter bowl and my fuel filter on Port engine would clog up sooner than the Starboard one. I replaced the rubber "O" ring on the deck filling plug and in 2019 I got...

Hi, I have the GM AACW (Capstan & Wildcat) 600 Lbs windlass on my 1980 Sport Fishing sedan 37 and there is a rubber shock absorber connecting electric motor drive with the gear drive shaft. Both the motor and gear shafts terminate in 2' flange with two 1/4" pins which slot in the rubber shock...

I have twin DD 6-71 Naturally Aspirated engines on my 1980 Hatteras 37 with roughly 2500 hours on each and I believe Starboard engine had an overhaul done in the past bit I do not have records and cannot guarantee that. Engines are running well. Start easily and in winter if I warm them up with...

I seem to have forgotten which shade of Interlux Brightside Polyurethane I need for my 1980 Hatteras 37. I used up one quart and disposed off the can few years back so not sure which one was it. It was pretty close match to the boat's original paint. Any help would be appreciated.

I've noted on Yachtworld.com that there a several Hatteras 37 from early 80s that do not have front windows. Was this a retrofit (blinding) by owners or this was an option from Hatteras? Those that do not have front windows also do not have lower helm station, reducing the maintenance and number...

I am in the process of cleaning the filter and replacing rubber gaskets in the raw water through hull fitting and wanted to ask what is the easiest way of getting rid of that green stuff on the through hull fittings and would priming and paining them with Rust Oleum paint be advisable and...

I am planning on buying a Garmin Stryker Vivid Clear View 7" Fishfinder. I have an old Furuno FCV 667 Depth sounder/ Fish Finder which is very good for depth measurement, but unable to identify any fish. I have looked at YouTube videos for transducer installation but all are mainly for...

On my 1980 Hatteras 37 Convertible I have four dental portholes which were (I believe originally) fitted with screens. They were made from two layers of thin plastic frames (matching colour of the porthole frame) sandwiching a single layer of plastic mesh/screen. As can be seen on the attached...

Hi, I am looking to buy AGM staring battery for my 9.8Hp Tohatsu 4 Stroke outboard. I do not want to go 'oversized' because of weight and price, so what sort of capacity should I be looking at? The engine starts easily when cold by pulling the cord, but it has the starter wired (now) so I'd like...

I bought new 10' inflatable with fibreglass bottom and it is 140lbs weight. I also got bigger (more powerful) 9.8 HP Tohatsu 4 Stroke outboard which is also heavier. The propeller is marked 8.5 diameter x 7" pitch. The engine is working excellently. I even wired the stater which came with it...

I have just got an 9.8HP Tohatsu with electric start and am planing to buy a battery for it. I know what size/capacity battery I want but my dinghy when it is stored in davits is in upright position (90 degrees to horizontal) so the battery which I plan to secure on the bottom of the dinghy will...

Hi, I opened up my shore power connection box to check the wiring and see if there is merit in replacing the "shotgun" fuses with newer style breakers as my transparent fuse covers are cracked and a bit "weathered'. As I opened it up I noted that the green "Ground" wire was not connected at the...

Recently I replaced engine oil pressure senders and gauges as old ones were not reliable and couple of gauges were broken.With new senders and gauges when the engine is started at say 1000 rpm to warm up or when hot and running at >1800 RPM the gauges are showing correct pressure, but if I...