Recent content by mwert72655

About this time every year I sure miss my 53 MY (sold Inspiration when the oil hit 147 a barrel). Does anyone in the Hatteras family know of any classic boats like this available for charter on the East Coast, north of Florida and south of the Delaware? Mike W

I'm familiar with Ft Lauderdale having kept my boat there many times, but I have a non-nautical trip to Miami planned next week and I was hoping to get some vicarious pleasure from sitting at a restaurant (other than the one at Miaimi Beach Marina) and enjoying the boats docked/going by and some...

Presenlty doing the vision thing on the feasibility of purchasing the 67 CPMY for purpose of chartering on the East Coast and Bahamas. These boats look great for the money right now but what are the down sides of this vintage? The ones I'm looking at were all built in the late 1980's to early...

Does anyone know if folks in Detroit ever looked at the concept of a true hybrid that takes advantage of a concept most boaters already know well: you don't need a huge set of batteries if you have a very, very low hp generator to recharge them - the small generators I've seen on the marine...

So what's the consensus on engine mounts in older hatterases. Is it possible that engine mounts can deteriorate to the point where they ruin a transmission without significant vibrations being detectable first? Would you expect a qualified surveyor to detect this kind of problem at sea trial...

Has anyone had problems with engnine mounts in the 53 my or with any other hatteras yachts of this vintage (mine is a 1974), and what is involved if they need to be replaced? Thanks.

I have a "masthead" running light that needs a mini 32 volt festoon bulb, but all I can find are the longer 32's. Anybody know where I can purchase this bulb and if not, can I buy a resistor and place it in series in the hot wire going to the bulb and step it down to 12 volts to get the...

My ac condensor drain line forward goes into the bilge. All of the other ones on the boat are plumbed to sea chests. Since the washer is located immediately under this AC, has anyone ever tried to plumb the a/c drain to a "y" in the drain for the washing machine, and wouldn't this be easier than...

Just completed detailing engine rooms, installing new Hot water heater, new batteries and detailing all the brightwork and aft deck with new cabinetry and refrigerator replacing the original but impractical wet bar and icemaker. Boat has recently rebuilt 20 kw generator and generator room, all...

Just completed detailing the enginerooms and aft deck on my 1974 53MY - all original woodwork with completely new Galley with Jenaire stove/oven and rebuilt generator room/ 20k onan that runs everything on the boat at one time, even with the hair dryers going. All new windows with no leaks, and...

Looking for advice for reasonably priced marinas/boatyards in the Charleston area for my 53 Hatteras MY - hoping to store the boat there for the rest of the winter/spring.

Are there any reasonably priced marinas/boatyards in the Charleston SC area for winter storage of a 53 Hatteras? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Found my Gemini inflatable deflated this weekend with the pressure release valve blown. This company has no US Dealers but I would think the pressure release valve is a standard item on most RIB's, no??? Anyone have any idea where the valves can be purchased? Thanks.

My now 4 year old "newest" A/C is acting up and the locals can't seem to diagnose the problem. It has the SMX II controls and the light comes on indicating the compressor should be coming on, but never does. The raw water pump does kick in, but only after a significant delay, and then it fails...

The subject of centerline "keel tanks" has come up in several threads on the older hatteras models and whether or not there's any foam under these tanks that could have been used to fill the area between the tanks and the keel as well as inside the keel itself. If so, it has been suggested that...