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Early 1979 53’s had them just below the toe rail. It was a mid-year change with an upgraded electrical system.

Me too. When Dryland Marina got the line in 1980 they had the boxes of brochures and price lists in the showroom. Needless to say I got the full set that day. Practically wore out that new 53 brochure looking at it that summer. I would also pay the $12 and get a full set from the factory every...

Yes, what is the hull #? If the shore power inlets are on the pilot house side it’s a June/July or later model.

It depends on when in 1979 it was built. They had several price increases that year, the largest being mid-year when they upgraded the electrical system.

I was talking with a long-time (40+years) boating friend the other day and the subject of boats we would see around back in the day and where they are now. There was a brand new 1981 Hatteras 53 in Grand Haven back then, the Lady J. She was unique because she was painted bright white with a...

This was taken in August 1979 at Walstrom Marine in Harbor Springs Michigan a couple of weeks after she arrived. My grandfather ordered her in the fall of 1978 and she was launched mid July of 1979 and the delivery route was up the east coast into the Great Lakes. My mother took these pictures...

I knew you wouldn't let 'ol tom5518 or Haywood, as a few outfits know me as, down....;)

This story was the talk of the Great Lakes back in 1974 when I was 12. They called it a 44 in the stories, but I think it may have actually been a 43DC. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CI9aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KkoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1883,1295534&dq...

These are some pictures my mother took of my Grandpa's 53, VIDA-B, in August, 1979. On the wall at Walstrom Marine in Harbor Springs, Michigan. What a Decca 110 looked like when it was "state of the art" Captain Dale The Admiral, Viv

First one in to wish Sky a happy birthday. Be careful with all those candles on the cake!

These are from August, 1980 in Grand Haven, Michigan. We were heading out to Lake Michigan on my grandpa's 1979 53MY and the Sea Pat III was coming in.[/IMG] [/IMG]