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Is this no longer possible? In redoing the block heaters, which required removing the alternators and brackets, I decided to install new belts (Gates 7470) and I checked around for two matched pairs. Several shops looked at me like I was nuts. The local Napa store said they hadn't actually...

After a season of putting it off, I decided to replace my defective block heater today. It's under the mounting bracket for the alternator so that makes it a bit of a chore to get to but I figured I'd do it while my old NECO autopilot waits for it's new transistor! :) I don't know what brand...

My original 1980 Raytheon Neco AP quit working a few months back, the day before I left the boat. Now I'm back and am troubleshooting. The pump hydraulic solenoids activate properly. But the pump motor no longer activates when rudder is called for. The DC motor is different than what I am...

We could just take turns on some runs down to St Michael's! Check out the video associated with the article. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78468.html?google_editors_picks=true

I apologize for asking this but I left the boat a few days ago so I can't check. I would like to know the CC capacity for the 53MY Hynautic steering ram. I know this has been on the site before but I couldn't find it. Thanks.

My two Garmin chartplotters (lower Helm and FB) share depth data through the Garmin network. I have a separate Raymarine ST40 depth gauge on the FB Helm with it's own transducer as a back up but do not have one at the lower helm. I would like backups in both positions but don't want to install...

A couple of years ago I had the nonskid redone on our 53. This is the only thing I can think of on my boat that I didn't do myself other than making some galley cabinets. The job looked great BUT the paint itself is not holding up all that well. The paint seems to be wearing off in places but...

I need a small bit of Imron Activator to paint a stripe. I have the paint, left by the PO but no activator. I can order a quart of it but at most I need maybe 1/2 pint. Anybody have an idea where I might be able to purchase that small an amount? I don't want to purchase a quart of activator...

I'm trying to find a piece of the stuff that I have always called bargeboard - incorrectly, apparently. You, know the paneling that wraps around the side deck from just aft of the side door, around the back of the boat. I need a piece of it that I can paint but searching for "Bargeboard,"...

My Garmin 3010cs, state of the art when I bought them in '04 or 5, are badly out of date both chart wise and software wise. I have been using the iPad with InavX for navigation and it works great, automatically updates as necessary, and uses the free NOAA charts (or can use vector charts from a...

I want a small, bench-top drill press for the boat. I have been searching around and see all sorts of reviews, many bad, about the typical small drill presses from harbor freight, et al. It would be for general purpose use, not anything seriously precise but I don't want the bits wandering all...

I am wanting to polish the shower stalls in my 53 and was planning to use Finesse-It. However, in the master/guest shower, the flat portion of the stall, just below the water control handle is heavily water-spotted and the Finesse It won't polish them out, at least not with the amount of effort...

Yesterday I went to register our 1980 53MY and its dink here in MD. The grand total for both boats was 10 bucks...and that $10 was for the 53; the 11ft Avon/motor was free. I was in/out of the Annapolis office in less the 8 minutes. I was pretty darned impressed but, at the same time, I was...

Turned on my genny room blower, didn't really hear any "blowing," just the sound of an electric motor spinning. Checked the blower vent, no air moving. Pulled the blower and I think I found the problem: :) So where do I get just the impeller?

Has anyone come up with (or even care about) a better way to seal the access panels that are located in the shower compartments? Today I was installing a new water tank sensor/gauge and in running the sensor wire, had all the panels in the heads and showers open to run the wire. I noticed that...

I know it is "Common Knowledge" that DD two strokes are very inefficient vs modern diesels. But in reading current boat reviews of boats in the same size range as our 53MY, frankly I see virtually no difference in the fuel consumption at equivalent speeds. Yes, the new boats/engines will go...

I noticed, being back aboard, that the GM water pump was having some difficulty maintaing pressure with fixtures open. Previously, when taking a shower, the pump would cycle as needed to maintain pressure. Yesterday eve it had to run constantly to maintain pressure. This AM I disassembled the...

The immersion-type engine block heater on my port 8V71TI has taken to tripping the ship's master GFI breakers. This does NOT occur when the heater is initially switched on, but after it has been operating for some period of time. The circuit breaker for the block heaters is not tripping, just...

"Uncle Mike, How many people over 30 does it take to change a light bulb? Five! One to change the bulb and four to argue about how the old light bulbs were better!" I thought that was pretty funny and that it could easily be modified to ask "How many classic Hatt owners does it take..."...

I saw the post re the 23 mph 56MY and was wondering what the fastest anyone has seen or RELIABLY heard that a 53MY has achieved. Ours hit a touch over 18 knots (per GPS) at sea trial when we were purchasing in '04 but it was much lighter then. I did manage to hit 18 once just before...