Recent content by solanderi

selling the 1985 Hatteras 45 Convertible 45ft I am selling my Husbands Boat using his account in this site I will be listing it with a broker but I wanted to try here first If you are interested please contact me heidint2003@yahoo.com he loved his boat and took great care of it. my wonderful...

While prepping to evacuate Miami Beach from Dorian, I had the 2 Air-conditioners blasting along with AC tools, fans etc and all of a sudden all the AC appliances shut down. I was plugged into shore power via the 50 amp line. I checked the AC panel, the dock outlet, the shore power cord and...

It is a 1985 45 C that had the Forward port Skene Chock "Stainless Line Guide" that directs the dock line to the adjacent cleat had one of the 2 bolts securing it fail. The head of the slotted bolt sheared off leaving the remaining portion in its backing plate (from other posters on the HOF I...

I have searched and got some familiarity from the posts here on the HOF but I'm not sure whats the next step for me. I have a 1985 45C and the symptoms on the Mansfield # 848 are that there is a small puddle of water in the bowel and when I pull out the switch to turn on the diaphragm...

While out fishing (trolling) my 1985 45 Convertible, I got a High water alarm and I found the front bilge full of seawater. Obviously, the rule auto switch was not working, so I just put the pump on manual and cleared the compartment. Unfortuneately, the compartment reaccumulated water and...

I have read and re-read all the threads I could find regarding Repowering a 45C. My 45C Hat Time has never run better than it has right now and has about 2370 hours on the DD 692's and going strong. I want to repower to benefit from a little more performance and as well as enjoy nicer manners of...

I am in the Miami area and need to have my yearly Fire Extinguisher Inspection service. I have previously used a company in Ft Lauderdale but am seeking a local company. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you, Happy Holidays ! Greg 1985 45C Hat Time N. Bay Village, FL

On our 1985 45C I noted that on the starboard battery bank (12 system consisting of 4 x 8D's), one battery was warm but the second one was hot and the stickers on it were discolored from the obviously shorted battery. Last week, when servicing the batteries with distilled water, this same...

I looked through about 4 pages of threads and didn't exactly see this issue addressed. I have a 1985 45C and we have had the small, routine service issues with the Hydaulic steering system that others have experienced and commented on. However, almost every service person who has ever steered...

Anyone with a contact for Miami, Miami Beach is appreciated to do the routine Fire Extinguisher service. The usual guy is in Ft Lauderdale and it is a little bit of a rig-a-morol to get him on the case and drive 45 mins south. Thank you for any help. Greg

It really exists.....after all the time I invested searching for this Ph-ing product, I Ph-inally Ph-ound it. So I wanted to post the following as a public service. As with other HOF'ers it was vexxing me that I could not locate the above named Heat Exchanger cleaner. The main reason it bugged...

On my 1985 45C I have a Phasor 9.5kw Generator that occasionally trips its main fuse. I have tried to understand exactly what is running at the time, but that exercise hasn't yielded any fruitful leads. For example I always have the fridge, 2 AC's, battery charger various lights and the...

I have a Manitowoc QM 45 which works fine but I never use it. It fits perfectly in a little nook to the right of the refrigerator on my Hat. Here is the link from the manufacturer. The boat is in Miami and I am happy to demo it. It is probably 5 years old and works well and is in cosmetically...

Hi HOF What happens to your nice shiny Hatteras if you cruise through an oil slick of any appreciable size ? Thank you for the insight. Greg

Has anyone ever experienced having your brand new back up spin-on filters, still in their factory plastic, purposely stored in oversized ziplock bags begin to rust out ? Annoying and expensive ! Also, and worst of all, while you may think you have back-ups for whatever contingency that comes...