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For the education and enlightenment of all my friends on distant shores......... I saw this on Facebook this morning. I had quite a chuckle. This is pretty much spot on. Except for thinking we don't have lots of deadly snakes of course........... AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIANS The following is...

Hmmmm..... fire started by welding..... again!! Somebody has some explaining to do............. and a HUGE cost for their insurance company - or the tax payers of Australia...

Re: 2014 Hatteras Northeast Rendezvous –Block Island Aug 1st to 3rd Here you go folks.............. An image for your t-shirts . :rolleyes: A Gathering of Hat(t)s

Recently stuff has been rattling around my brain...... nothing new........... about the difficulties of fitting shaft brakes on existing installations. My thinking on this has been prompted by my (very early) planning of our 2 year adventure cruising around the magnificent waterways of the US...

Well here's a conversation starter. Has anybody here considered or calculated (or actually done it) Re-Powering a big Hatt with Electric motors and a generator to keep the batteries charged? For instance a 53 MY for cruising at hull speed? I'm thinking it would be less expensive than a dual...

My apoligies for a non-Hatt post but this is very cool. I saw this on Facebook today. Don't know how many of you ride Harleys but this is impressive. This is a business that is worth supporting.

G'day Pascal, I just happened on the photos you have uploaded to Google Earth around the Florida Keys, etc. http://www.panoramio.com/user/948800?comment_page=1&photo_page=1 Great work mate. They give a great feel of cruising through the Keys and the Bahamas. Thanks for your effort.

My darling wife surprised the....... bags..... out of me a few days ago! I was rabbiting on about boating stuff - as per normal - and she asks............. "Do you think we could live on a boat for two years exploring the U.S. when we retire?" First, I calmly looked around for the candid...

G'day all As an Australian ex-serviceman (navy) I just wanted to wish you all a great Memorial Day and to thank all of the HOFF members that are former or current servicemen and women for your service to your country and your friendship with ours. I'll raise a glass to you all later today.

Thank you fine Sir, what a great compliment. (Thanks all of you.) I'll make the effort to put the story together in the next couple of weeks. She's stripped back at present. I have added, reverse chine & lifting strakes to the hull and will be updating the top too as well as the cabin and...

Less convenient Greg, they are SOOOOO worth it!!! Here's my girl! She's a hoot A couple of HOF members have asked me write up a story of building her which I'll get around to soon. I just found the disc with all the build photos. Hey, maybe Sheik Megayacht needs a tender for his new toy......

Here she is under construction It is an impressive build but like I said....... "just because you can doesn't mean you should........." The photo appears to be taken from another teak build yacht of about the same size also under construction................ gee I hope not................

I've noticed that most of the knowledgeable HOF members tend to dismiss the idea of buying a "cheap" Hatt - let's say a 53 MY or YF for instance - as a waste of time because of the cost of poor maintenance. Based on that, and noticing a tired looking 1978 53YF on www.yachtauctions.com, I was...

Wow! I wasn't expecting such a response to the images. Thank you so much. Vincent, I had a fenders over the side that were about twice the width of the timber on the edge of the dock. There is a stainless rub rail at the gunwale and a rubber rubbing strip on the sides of the swim platform for...

Why thank you kindly fine sir. :) I hadn't wanted to post any previously as it's a Hatt forum but seeing as you have asked.......... She's hand laid cold moulded Brazilian Mahogany planks with Victorian Ash inlays in the deck and a Teak swim platform, a quad cam 4 litre Toyota V8 and 8 inch...

WHAT A HOOT!!!!! Jet drives are incredibly versatile. I love 'em. Fantastic at all speeds, economical and infinitely controllable. However, I don't think I'll use my Jet boat quite like that.......... I have too many hours of love, blood, sweat and effort in building her to play like that...

G'day all, Just wondering how all you folk that were hit by Hurricane Sandy are getting along? As happens so often with the news cycle, the dogs bark and the caravan moves on...... Here's hoping things are coming back to normal as quickly as possible. If you would prefer to keep it...

Avast!! Tis a fine sunrise ye lazy deck swabbin’ barnacles. Bin’ just informed, I av, that this day be "International Talk Like A Scurvy Pirate Day". So, hear me well or prepare for a keel haulin. Aaaarggh! Get to settin them there sails, prepare fer th’ adventure ‘o yer lifetime, spit shine...

Who said it can't be done......... Australia to Panama in a 58ft Hatt. This is from the Turtle-Pac website. These guys make collapsible fuel bladders that are designed to take ocean beatings and not create free surface effect stability issues. Issues of added load on the deck of course is...

This might be what you're looking for. It's on a 53 classic that is currently for sale online