Recent content by Red Hatt

Plans have changed I am going to list my 53 motor yacht starfire for sale. I just bought her this past February . I have done all up dates to engines and stabilizers . You can see her on you tube under 53 hatteras va yacht sales from when I purchased her . I have spent 30,000 since I bought her...

The red light on the shower sump will not go out unless I turn off the breaker. Do you think the float switch is stuck ? Does anyone know where the sump pump is located ? Underneath the carpet in the hall way ? Thanks for any help.

I have a shaft wobble at the back of the transmission . 8 v 71 ti The engine is properly aligned . There is know excess where in the cutlass bearings . There is know vibration standing over the props when running. If the prop is causing the the wobble I thought about getting a diver to remove...

I noticed that Eric has a 53 Hatteras with 5 blade props listed for sale . He advertises that it's top speed is 21 knots . Does anyone else have a 53 my with 5 blade props ?

Does any one know if a 54 hatt motor yacht engine room vents are larger than a 53 motor yachts vents? I have a friend with a 53 and he thinks that the 53 vents are not getting a enough air to the engines. He thought that the 54 vents might be larger and if he replaced them with the he larger...

I'm painting the decks of my 46 Hatt and don't want to put back the supports mounted on the deck that support the bow rail. I had one support that wasn't even connected and it didn't seem to make any difference. I would rather not reinstall them if there really not doing anything???? Any...

When I purchased my Hatt the previous owner had installed the tides dripless rudder seals. This spring one of the seals started to leak. I hauled the boat for a bottom job and had the yard order new seals . It's 21 days later and the tides people have sent the wrong seals two times. Should I...

i'm having steering issues . i followed the steering tips and tricks but i'm still having a problem. After bleeding the system the steering seems to work when you turn the wheel to the port but when you turn the wheel to the starboard it hard to turn and the pressure goes up on the pressure...

I'm thinking of selling my 46 hatteras 1975. the boats been repowered with John Deere engines 526 Hp with 376 hours . Custom engine room excess through the cockpit witch i think is a plus. Custom hardtop e z to see enclosure . The interior has been customized also {all teak no paint}great...

Has anyone with a 53 MY ever replaced there props with a set of the Veem props, or have you changed the prop size to get your cruise speed up a knot or two? I have been looking at a 53 with the 871 ti --but would like to cruise at 17 Kts.

I wanted to order the vetus fuel anti siphon part. I'm not at the boat and i don't know the fuel line size. I do know the fuel cap is 2 iches so would that make the hose size 1 1/2 ??? Its a 46 Hatteras.

I was robbed last sat. night of $980.00 worth of diesel fuel . Does anyone know who sells locking caps? I can find them for gas caps but not diesel. Thanks for any help you guys can give.

I have a one inch shaft. What is the correct size packing do i use and what is the best packing to use? Thanks guys.

The boat is located in Va. I have 2 cruise air units the one in the salon is putting out heat at 88 degress and the one below shows a code of L-P-S or it's a 5. and not heating. Does anybody know what the code means. The cond. units are both about 7 months old. Thanks for any help.

My battery charger bit the dust due to a small pin hole in my fresh water line that sprayed water on the charger. It fried the charger. I need a 12 volt 60 amp. charger and I don't no what would be the best one to buy. Any sugestions would be great. Thanks