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Starboard windshield wiper started and abruptly stopped. This happened before and was a fuse problem. Before I start looking, where is the fuse for this motor. Thank you. Bruce Freestyle 1976 43 DCMY Tampa

My starboard engine (2,750 hours) is showing over 75 lbs of pressure when I run at 1500 rpm's. If I speed up to 1750 or slow down under 1200 it drops to the 40-60 range and holds with a little periodic upward creep. It just started doing this after an oil change last week. Any thoughts...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&item=280019576940 This is a link to a 46 bertram on eBay that had an engine room fire. For discussion purposes we will pretend this Bertram, like all Bertram's, is an illegitimate child of a proud Hatteras and worth our concern...

1976 43 DCMY I have run out of excuses. I accumulate about 3 inches of water in the bilge on the starboard side forward of the engines every 24 hours. I do not know how long this has been happening but now the float switch on the bilge pump in that area has expired after about every 24 hours...

After a month of no worry cruising luck ran out. My Galley Maid 7gpm 12 volt DC pump inexplicably failed between my evening shower and morning coffee. I will trouble shoot tomorrow but this has happened 3 of 5 summers. It's just a weak link that at the least requires redundancy. Since the...

I am in Key West with wife and three boys ages 8,9, and 13. Slowly headed to East Coast and then throught the lake and back to the real world. Kids are here until the 30th then off to camp. So most worried about short term itinerary. Snorkeling shallow reefs with the kids never gets boring...

After cleaning the inboard a/c strainer every two hours I decided to go over the side. When painting the bottom the yard did not re-affix the outboard a/c strainer. Before I yell at them I thought I would learn about my options. 1. Can a new strainer be attached to the bottom while in water...

Standard Horizon stands firmly behind their warranties. I am so happy with them I am making this post in addition to a thank you note to them. I have a 3 year old Standard Horizon Chartplotter on my flybridge that began having intermittant problems which now seem mor permanent. The screen had...

I spent Spring Break at the beach with the kids and without the boat. I got really bored and read Chapman's about anchoring and other stuff. According to Chapman's, for my 43 DC I should have 20 feet of chain between my anchor and nylon line. I presently have about 8 feet but have had some...

To fill the coolant on my port engine (43 DC with 6-71N's), I have to remove the ladder, move a chair, lift a heavy deckplate and slide another deckplate out from under the ice maker. It's a PITA. I am thinking of cutting a 4 x 6 inch access in the existing deckplate to make filling the...

This may be a problem on other old boats as well. Rain and sea water runs down my bow (1976 43 DC) to its only exit point on either side of the stern. This soaks the aft deck with salt water, rain water, and just plain washing the boat water. The aft deck is carpeted so it stays wet for a...

After 2 full days of seriously looking for a Sport Fish for a friend I have seen a bunch of engine rooms. All but the Bertram and Cabo did not have Sea Strainers on the main engines. The sales people told me no one does that anymore becasue the strainer on the outside takes care of the crap...

Thinking long term, I would like the biggest boat my covered slip can handle which would be a 48 or 53 YF. Love to hear from anyone with such a boat that would like to trade down to a 1976 43 DC with 6/71 N's, new generator and all new house systems (a/c, heads, tanks, water heater, water...

Visited my boat on the hard today getting a bottom job. While changing the strainers I noticed I could see daylight through a crack the thickness of a nickel and about a 1/2 inch long just aft of the stuffing box on the port side. While much of the hull is about an inch thick, the curved area...

I spent the night on my boat at the Tampa Convention center on New Years Eve. Enjoyed seeing several Hatteras crewed with Iowa supporters in town for the Outback Bowl. (Go Gators). I live 4 blocks away from the marina and was able to offer transport help to a guy with a part store need. I...

For Christmas, my bst friend's wife is giving him $1 million to buy an offshore sportfisherman. They both love to boat but she works about 100 hours a week and he doesn't so it will really be his boat. Needless to say we are going to have a lot of fun at the Miami boat show and shopping in...

I am contemplating having some work done at this yard and wondered if anyone has had any experience with them. They have a really nice looking 53 tied up there. I guess I just assume that everyone with an old Hatt visits this site. Thanks Bruce

Can anyone recommend a yard to reconfigure my flybridge (1976 43 DC)? I want to remove the fiberglass benches and replace them with captain's chairs. Prefer Florida Gulf Coast (Tampa homeport) but Keys and east coast are doable. I would rather travel and pay a little more than deal with the...

My last bottom job was almost 3 years ago. I have a diver clean it once a month and replace zincs when necessary. He reports brown algae growth and some a few barnacles but otherwise clean. I assume as the paint loses its powers he has to work a little harder but it averages out. People here...

I need a Datamarine System 2300B depth finder. I have a working transducer but the display has died.