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Are these hoses under high pressure ? How often should they be replaced.Mine are original 1981.When I had other engine room hoses replaced a few years ago these were not done Ian W 53 MY

My salon a/c is blowing cold only from the rear air handler.The air handler on the bridge is working but not blowing cold .I do not see how this is possible as they work off the same compressor .This has started suddenly today-not a slow build up to this situation.Any ideas ian w

I lost the original in a hurricane-would like to buy one

I have been on my 53 my in Hopetown, Bahamas for 5 weeks without seeing another Hatteras motor yacht-old classic or new style .Normally we see Quite a few over our two month stay .Are owners giving the Abacos a miss for a reason or is the recession biting the cruising community Ian w 53 my

My VHF radio on the bridge is saying low power when transmitting and I am being told that my transmissions are breaking up.I have a separate 12 volt system that also starts the Kilopak.So the batteries are charged by a battery charger and the generator alternator.Do you think I need new...

I cannot find anybody in Fort Lauderdale who understands/repairs seabrace stabilisers.The best value and simplest solution would be to put in a gyro system .Has anyone done this and where did they put the gyro in a 53 motor yacht ian w

I own a 1981 53 motor yacht and have two questions about the holding tanks .Firstly are the tanks interconnected?It would seem they are not as there are 2 pump out ports.The forward holding tank appears to have inlet hoses from all 3 heads-I would have expected it to cater for the forward head...

If after cruising at 1200 rpm for 9 hours and then giving a burst of revs is it normal to see a burst of dark smoke. I have never had my intercoolers cleaned .Could this cause smoke .When I start the engines and run at 1200 rpm there is virtually no smoke.Ian w 53my

I installed a new jabsco raw water pump last year.(the shaft broke on the old one ) I have had numerous attemps to sop the impeller cocer dripping.I have tried new seals ,gasket sealer and a combiation of the two.I am considering 4200 to try and get a seal .Any opinions? ian w...

On my 1981 Hatteras 53 Motor Yacht I have a situation where the port throttle on the saloon station is jammed. However when I go to the flying bridge the port throttle moves easily and indeed moves the saloon throttle very easily. It seems strange that this situation exists and it makes no...

My AC drive oil pressure gauge sender does not work [part no6463664].Sams does not have any.Has anyone tried another make of sender for a dual station AC gauge set up on a hatteras 53.I am not bothered if the reading is not accurate but it is nice to know when on the flybridge that there is...

I have owned a Hatteras 53' Motoryacht (Lady Barbara) for 19 years and have had sons to manually lift the chain and the anchor on board when all the rope was stowed. My windlass is line-only. If I use chain with a plastic covering can i use this in the same way as line. How much chain is the...