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Just found out that Diesel Don passed away. His funeral is today. I can only assume that many of you knew/used him as he was an extremely well known, mobile mechanic. Does anyone know the details of his death?

It’s been a few years, and I’m going to be in Biscayne Bay in a few days on a 53ED and plan to anchor around Elliott Key. Thinking about taking the dingy down to Gibert’s as I’m not sure I’m adventurous enough to take the Hatt. Will end up in Key West and beyond, but am definitely not brave...

Yep, I may be about to do something stupid… again. :)

Are we children in need of supervision on here, or is pettiness the order of the day?

Hopefully it will be better than FLIBS a couple of months ago. Who all is going, and where are you staying? It’s been years since I’ve attended, and I understand things have changed. Is the brokerage show still on Collins?

I’m sitting ten stories up in Myrtle Beach waiting for snow. :) It’s amazing to see video from in from friends from Texas to Florida, and NC is rolling out the National Guard for the Eastern part of the state, including the OBX. Flights through Myrtle Beach International are being canceled...

I just bought myself a little beachfront condo here and will officially move into around 2/20. Just hanging out in it now trying to come up with someone to lay some vinyl tile and do some painting. Gonna bring my center console down and do a little fishing and exploring. Always good meeting...

I never knew that any of them were built outside SFL until I ran across a listing for one this morning. I know that won’t change the issues of aluminum in salt, but was the build quality better on those? One would think so, but I’m just wondering.

Hopefully this bit of self-promotion is okay, but given I’ve owned two Hatt’s and plan a third, hopefully it’ll be easier to ask for forgiveness. Once it’s up and running, I’ll ask for permission and check into actual paid advertising. I’ve operated several different brands of yachts in my 67...

You old guys will remember my good friend and fellow HOF’er, Carl Guzman (his username and real name) who had a very nice 67CPMY that we spent quite a bit of time on, both fishing and cruising. I haven’t seen BubbAmigo in quite some time, but I’m heading down to Naples the day after Christmas to...

I’m meeting captddis’ wife, Linda for dinner this evening. I told her I would look her up the next time I was in town, and I’m in town. Thought it might be interesting/enjoyable for her if everyone who knew Dave would say hello. I do NOT want to turn this into an inquisition, but if anyone...

What’s the good, the bad, the ugly on these? Nothing I’m familiar with but figured some of you are. Primarily wondering the life expectancy between rebuilds.

I’m a Hatteras guy and by far prefer running them over anything else. I suppose familiarity has something to do with that, but I love them. That being said, I’m considering jumping ship. This group is very diverse and very experienced, so I’m looking for preferably first hand input vs war...

Have a client friend who is looking at Hatt’s but is asking about insurance for operation in the Red Sea. I suggested Lloyd’s of London, but he had already checked with them. They refused. Does anyone know of a company who will write a policy for operation in the Red Sea?

I’ve been kicking the idea around for years, but I’ve decided to pull the trigger and do a full time, liveaboard charter thing. Ironically enough, there is a 61 Tollycraft in the same marina where we’re taking Beenaghettto to LBK. Talked to the broker yesterday after seeing the listing and...

Just passed this one a few miles north of Demopolis. Gotta be a REALLY good story behind this one. Shot video that I’ll upload to YouTube and post later.

Heading to Cedar Creek Marina in Mount Juliet TN to move my favorite Hatteras with one of my favorite friends, Dave Helsom. Heading to Longboat Key FL. For those who may be new or don’t remember, that name became an instant classic after I radioed Kingfisher Bay Marina in Demopolis AL en...

Several HOF’ers are meeting for lunch on Sunday at Fish Lips, unless there is a requested change in venue before then. Come join us. The more the merrier, just like FLIBS today.

Certainly seems to be the case. No doubt most of the HOF’ers Ive exchanged with on here since 2006 have become Facebook friends, and there are several Hatteras groups on Facebook. Not trying to take anything away from the HOF, of course, as it has been an invaluable asset for a very long...

Don’t everybody post at once! Figured I would try this again since nobody responded publicly to the earlier post. Looks like Friday will be the day. There may be others, but Friday is confirmed at this point. If you don’t want to acknowledge publicly, send me a PM with your phone number in...