Recent content by jrmccoy

Gentlemen, I am working with a good boat electrician who has determined that the GFI separate breaker segment of the “Ships Service 1” power inlet leg has an internal short and must be replaced. YES I have checked with Sams and they are trying to find it but so far no luck. Does ANYONE know...

Dear Colleagues, it is with a heavy heart that I offer Maggie Mae for sale. This will be the first time in a decade that this fine example of a Vintage Hatteras Motor Yacht has been offered for sale. Maggie Mae had a complete refit interior and exterior with many custom features in 2009. She...

So really doing some heavy body work on Maggie Mae including the midship and aft deck doors. They are all original Hatteras which started off teak and got painted over the years. In any case the aft deck panels are bad and I have removed them. They fit into the 3/4” channel along with a...

How?? I’ve been trying for 2 hours. There’s nothing left to take off.

Gentlemen I am doing a lot of work on Maggie Mae and need to replace these dust seal gaskets around the windows. These are original window front and side lower helm frames for an 1980 53MY. Does anyone know where I can get that gasket material? I have put in an inquiry to Sams but not sure...

Gentlemen, Maggie Mae is on the hard getting a load of work done. I have maintained a great relationship with the PO who has been an invaluable resource over the years. When I shared with him what I was doing to "our girl" he suggested that I have the seals in the Vetus Bow Thruster changed...

Maggie Mae is on the hard and getting a lot of work done including new Northern Lights 20kw genset. While she is on the hard I thought maybe to tackle something that has always bothered me. Her two air intake plenum boxes don’t match each other and don’t look that good. Does anyone know of...

I had the special opportunity to visit Captain Robert Clarkston on Aslan today who was gracious enough to give me the full technical tour. A boat famous for its bilge porn, she looks every bit as good in real life as in all the photos you have seen of her. Aslan is a fine example of a vintage...

Gents, I am trying to find port light replacements for a couple of my 15" who got cracked exterior beauty ring....would also like to find just the part which I read might be possible instead of replacing entire portlight. After exhaustive online search including fullers website, they never...

Gentlemen, I took Maggie Mae out for about a 15 mile cruise in perfect weather here in Charleston last weekend, and when I got out in CHS Harbor I had plenty of room so I decided to run her up to WOT as I do periodically to spin up the turbos and get her breathing well. These are DD's 8V71T's...

On my 53 MY, I owe the Previous Owner a debt of gratitude for his foresight....when he did the refit on my girl in 09 he modified the opening on the galley steps to accommodate the size of this nifty Summit "twistyair" commercial unit which has never let us down or failed to handle our largest...

Gents I’m budgeting for a haul out during which time I’d like to install dripless seals so I can get bilges like Robert Clarkston...Could anyone provide guidance on rough cut how many boat bucks that may require for installation on a 53 my..and any consensus on best brand?

Gentlemen I’m having some starting bank battery issues causing me to think about battery technology. Is there a general agreement or not yet on whether or not the gel batteries are the way to go? I suppose it might be hard to find an 8 volt gel battery. Also....while I’m at it I’ll revisit...

Guys...I notice that I my humidity onboard tracked pretty much with the prevailing exterior conditions, especially during the winter when the AC’s weren’t running much.Since we live in Charleston, SC it’s humid all the time so I got a stand-alone dehumidifier which measures about that which...

Raycor 1000, one works, one doesn’t Gents, I’ll figure this one out, but one if you have seen this before. I’ve got a Raycor 1000 fuel filter set for each engine. As you know each set contains 2 filters. I changed all fuel filters today but when zipping it all back up I was testing the...