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In my search for a continuos duty ventilator for my Gen room, I've come across a wide range of options, from matching squirrel cage units that would essentially bolt in-place to in-line blowers that I would have to fabricate some sort of exhaust mount for the blower. It seems obvious to me that...

Yep, time to do the windows so the fuzzie stuff and an appropriate amount of plastic track material showed up from Sams today so I guess I'll start on that tomorrow! I've never done it but I've read some of the past threads. I've seen comments from "one of the easiest things I've ever done,"...

The recent issue with my generator got me to thinking about Genny room heat. Basically, there is no ventilation for the Gen room other than the ventilation blower that is to vent fuel vapor from the low part of the room; there is no ventilation system per se for the components. When our NL...

I am trying to locate the tech manual for that engine but haven't found it available at all on line - either as a download or to purchase as a hard copy or CD. All I can find are operator and parts manuals, which I already have as the hard copy that came with my NL. The NL site does not show...

Once again I have to question the thought that dumping the DDs and installing "modern" engines provides any fuel efficiency benefit... I just read a test of a new Searay 51 footer with a 15'4" beam - basically it's just a hair smaller and about 10,000 lbs lighter than a 53MY. The fuel burn at...

OK, I admit up front that I'm hard on multimeters but I seem to go through them at ridiculous rates. It's been that way every since I was a teen (with one exception which I'll mention shortly). Three different ones have been in residence on our 53MY in the 10 years we have owned it. I don't...

I have noticed that many vintage 53 MY Hatts have the radar mounted on the eyebrow over the windshield. Several in our marina have that configuration and the 53MY brochures from back in the day show that as a common setup. So in that case, is there radar coverage in the quadrant behind the...

Our NL 16kw genny quit at anchor a few nights ago. It slowed down to about 1/2 speed, ran at that speed for a bit and then quit. It would not restart. It's an obvious fuel issue - there was no fuel at the injectors after it quit. Flow through the primary filter is fine; I replaced the...

I have been through a bunch of compressors for the function. I thought I had a decent one with my last purchase, a Viair 250 http://www.viaircorp.com/250C-IG.html HOWEVER, in the past week it has started popping the 10A breaker after running for a minute or two. I have to say I'm getting...

Our 53MY's swim platform ladder from the deck down to the platform and the flip down ladder from the platform to the water has wood steps. I want to replace them with metal steps. I have been doing some on-line searching but so far I have only found wood replacement steps or complete metal...

In the next week or so I will be pulling up the remaining carpet in the salon and replacing it with Amtico to match the Amtico "teak/holly" that I installed in the forward portion of the salon (and most of the rest of the boat) 8 years ago. This will be a challenge because I installed all the...

Last season I intentionally ran the forward tank out of fuel on our 1980 53MY. A few days ago I refueled and was curious as to how many gallons it took for the oem gauge to get UP to the "empty" hash mark when there was no more usable fuel in the tank. It took 49 gallons of fuel to raise the...

Does anyone know if Interlux Perfection "Cream (Hatteras off-white)" matches: The off white used by Hatt prior to 1990 or the off white used by Hatteras beginning in 1990? Interlux doesn't seem to know.

I'm thinking of redoing the nonskid with Awlgrip or Imron. Anybody know the paint code that corresponds to the 1990 Hatteras off -white? That's the short question; here's the longer explanation… Several years ago I had the nonskid redone. The painter did not like using the two part paints...

And what boat person is not involved in "mechanical things?" I recommend a novel called "The Martian." http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B00EMXBDMA I read quite a bit - always have something in progress. I also re-read lots of books that I really like at various...

I need the floor dimensions of the salon for the standard 53MY. Actually, I need the dimensions of the portion from a line between the aft edge of the side doors to the aft doors but the dimensions of the entire salon is fine. I'll be replacing the carpet in our salon, which covers the salon...

One of my many interests is restoring antique clocks. I started doing that in my early 20s and have been doing so ever since. Several places we've lived I maintained clock clock collections for individuals and once for a small museum. Anyway, one clock I have often wanted to buy is a Hamilton...

The 12V air compressor that replaced my burned out 32V compressor about 6 years gave up the ghost today. Any suggestions for a replacement? Everything I can find seems to be those plastic tire inflator things that don't look like they would last very long and would take forever to fill the...

Three years ago I rebuilt my Starboard Hydreco tranny pump to correct a minor pressure issue. At the time I bought two rebuild kits, intending to rebuild the port just to maintain symmetry. But I never did it...until today. I discovered that a howling noise that I have heard periodically on...

Several times in past discussions I have stated that my in-hull (shoot-through) backup depth finder (Raymarine ST40/Airmar P79 transducer) worked extremely well. It has always tracked within 2/10ths of a foot compared to my main through-hull/Garmin depth on the chart plotter. Other folks have...