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After 14 years, I am listing my 1968 38 Hatt Double Cabin. I'm drinking a seabreeze and sitting on our porch here in Spring Lake looking at "Smooth Move" tied up at the dock and I can hardly believe that it may be going on to the next owner soon. Circumstances have conspired to make necessary...

This checks a lot of boxes for many of us. A rags to riches story through hard work, fishing, and BOATS. If you like Burt Wolf, even better. Part 1. https://vimeo.com/281480329/2568317f6f Part 2. https://vimeo.com/285004484/0a1004cc31 Enjoy! ej

that understands boats. After a long series of "Landlubber" dogs, our latest rescue doggy seems like he must have been on a boat before. He grabs his life preserver and brings it to me when he wants to go for a ride. Here he is performing his 2 main onboard duties.... Chillin" and Guarding...

All that duck spotting takes the starch out of a fellow

He brings thunder when he comes

He's new to boating, but he likes spotting ducks!

The recent passing of Herb Pocklington has been widely observed and mourned on a lot of Chris Craft related forums, but Herb's 17 years at Hatteras after his term at Chris Craft is surely significant to a lot of us at the HOF also. He was a great man and a leader. Just thought you should all...

OK... I'll do what the Doctor says

This is the Gasparilla Flotilla in Tampa. Kinda an interesting study of boat traffic flow. Remids me of Chicago after the Air and Water show. ej http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/video-gasparilla-flotilla-making-its-way-through-the-bay-in-a-timelapse?autoplay=true

Perhaps this will help This is a pretty old picture. Yours may be newer. The compass is shown on the left and it mounts into the bullet shaped contraption to its right. I just removed my compass and replaced it with a small processor board with enough sensors that it can perform all the same...

My neighbor was nice enough to let me park my 1968 38' at his dock for a week while we did some work on our dock. I plugged in to his AC mostly to maintain the batteries. I went over to check things out after it had been there a week and I heard a faint buzzing from the Electrical Panel...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Hatteras-Motor-Yacht-50-Ft-Clean-House-Boat-No-Reserve-Diesel-Engines-/191208516564?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c84ea6bd4&item=191208516564&pt=Power_Motorboats It's a pretty boat, but what seems unusual is the at length description of "core replacement" I thought it...

I have some friends that are new to boating trying to find a marina. They are looking in the Wilmington to Carolina Beach/Cape Fear River area or the Inner Coastal waters in the same area. I think they are a little frightened by the prices in some of the marinas. Any suggestions I can make to...

In this video a guy and his wife tackle leaks in a cooling skeg on a boat he's building with a series of tests and reworks. The video was chosen more or less at random - there's a ton of other ones to watch. Check out one of the bronze casting videos, for instance. I enjoy his dry sense of humor...

I think the time has come to sell our 1968 38DC. It's not so much an economic as much as a time management decision. There are just too many other things we need to get done in the next few years. The boat is currently in Chicago and the rent is paid for her slip through the boating season. I...