Recent content by SereneWarrior

Port engine in Serenity, my 1970 53MY requires a rebuild after 51 years of faithful service. I’m considering my options, including a full repower of the boat. I intend to keep the boat for another 20 years, so amortizing costs makes the project seem more palatable. On one hand, rebuilding one...

My mistake can be your gain. I purchased from two sources 2 x lockset and 2 x hingeset for the wooden liferail gate on larger Hatteras yachts thinking they would fit my 53 MY...They do not. These are apparently the larger of two sizes manufactured and bigger than the replacements I need. I...

It seems you aren't really a bonafide hatteras 53 owner until you have to replace the fridge. Well, I'm joining that club as the 43 year old FrigidAire finally crapped itself to bed. removed the doors/hnges/coils and it went up the stairs OK with maybe an inch of space to spare. Found a...

So, I have to replace/repair the splash rails on my 53 MY. The mahogany rails are soaked through and the starboard one has rotted, as well as pulled clear of the hull on one end. It's clear to me that they are thru-bolted, but I'll be dog-gonned if I can find the interior end of the bolts. I've...

I recently attended a seminar on boat electrical systems/operations hosted by a local cruising group (sorry, not a Hatteras group). The instructor stated that when underway (i.e. alternators were providing charge to batteries and supplying power to loads) that installed battery chargers should...

Looking for an easy way to get our Labrador Retriever down to the swim platform/dinghy on our 1970 53 MY. We currently have a vertical S/S ladder that runs from the fantail down to the swim platform on the starboard side. One solution would be to replace that ladder with a small...

I recently obtained a beautiful mahogany mast for my 1970 53MY. However, I do not have the base mounting plate for same. The foot of the mast has one half of a hinge that will aloow the mast to fold forward. The suitable base plate will have the other half of the hinge. Does anyone on the...

Well, my 2-year old repairs of the wing door side panels on SERENITY (1970 53MY) have failed. These are the inch thick, balsa cored panels outboard of the aft wing door frames that set vertically between the liferail and the roof. Clearly water had previously gotten into the cores and begun...

Have a 1970 53MY with the louvred engineroom intakes amidships on the hull. Mine are in pretty rough shape with peeling paint and several cracked fiberglass louvres. Additionally, the rivets that hold the louvres in place are corroding away, making some of the louvres set loosely in the intake...

Have decided to change marinas when I splash the boat this spring. Not going to badmouth the place I've used for four years, but needs change and it's time to move on. I live in Alexandria, VA and the boat is currently in Deale, MD on Herring Bay. Would consider anyplace south of Annapolis...

Have SERENITY (1970 53 MY) out of the water for my winter projects this year and for the first time in the four years I've owned her I look up at the hull sides, etc. All the way aft on the port quarter of the boat I've noticed a 1/2" to 3/4" gap between the lip where the deck moulding overlaps...

A previous owner of my 1970 53MY decided it would be a great idea to replace the beautiful teak (I think...it might have been mahogany) doors for the closet in the master stateroom with some hollow Home Depot cut down doors that he then glued full kength mirrors onto. Don't get me wrong...I'm...

OK, time for my first truly stupid question in years (OK, weeks...errrrr, days...Oh all right, today!): What's the easiest way to board a 53MY one-legged? I had ankle reconstruction surgery a couple weeks ago and am still in a cast unable to bear ANY weight on one leg. For reasons I won't go...

Bought a 32v Rayline spotlight on eBay to replace my old unit. Mounted it up just fine, but ran into problem swith the wiring. I'm not an electricity guy , but can usually figure things out by looking at how it used to be and replicating that. However, this time I have boat wiring with three...

So....the admiral walks onto the boat (1970 53MY) yesterday to check on some work finished up by a contractor. In the master stateroom, she hears a "constant buzzing sound" and calls me at work to see if I know anything about it (like I know anything...). I lead her through the various things...