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After 14 years, I am listing my 1968 38 Hatt Double Cabin. I'm drinking a seabreeze and sitting on our porch here in Spring Lake looking at "Smooth Move" tied up at the dock and I can hardly believe that it may be going on to the next owner soon. Circumstances have conspired to make necessary...

This checks a lot of boxes for many of us. A rags to riches story through hard work, fishing, and BOATS. If you like Burt Wolf, even better. Part 1. https://vimeo.com/281480329/2568317f6f Part 2. https://vimeo.com/285004484/0a1004cc31 Enjoy! ej

that understands boats. After a long series of "Landlubber" dogs, our latest rescue doggy seems like he must have been on a boat before. He grabs his life preserver and brings it to me when he wants to go for a ride. Here he is performing his 2 main onboard duties.... Chillin" and Guarding...

The recent passing of Herb Pocklington has been widely observed and mourned on a lot of Chris Craft related forums, but Herb's 17 years at Hatteras after his term at Chris Craft is surely significant to a lot of us at the HOF also. He was a great man and a leader. Just thought you should all...

This is the Gasparilla Flotilla in Tampa. Kinda an interesting study of boat traffic flow. Remids me of Chicago after the Air and Water show. ej http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/video-gasparilla-flotilla-making-its-way-through-the-bay-in-a-timelapse?autoplay=true

My neighbor was nice enough to let me park my 1968 38' at his dock for a week while we did some work on our dock. I plugged in to his AC mostly to maintain the batteries. I went over to check things out after it had been there a week and I heard a faint buzzing from the Electrical Panel...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Hatteras-Motor-Yacht-50-Ft-Clean-House-Boat-No-Reserve-Diesel-Engines-/191208516564?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c84ea6bd4&item=191208516564&pt=Power_Motorboats It's a pretty boat, but what seems unusual is the at length description of "core replacement" I thought it...

I have some friends that are new to boating trying to find a marina. They are looking in the Wilmington to Carolina Beach/Cape Fear River area or the Inner Coastal waters in the same area. I think they are a little frightened by the prices in some of the marinas. Any suggestions I can make to...

In this video a guy and his wife tackle leaks in a cooling skeg on a boat he's building with a series of tests and reworks. The video was chosen more or less at random - there's a ton of other ones to watch. Check out one of the bronze casting videos, for instance. I enjoy his dry sense of humor...

I think the time has come to sell our 1968 38DC. It's not so much an economic as much as a time management decision. There are just too many other things we need to get done in the next few years. The boat is currently in Chicago and the rent is paid for her slip through the boating season. I...

I removed a 10 year old water heater on our Hatt last weekend and was working out the new mounting and piping layout last weekend. It occurred to me that the new unit (Seaward) is largely of aluminum construction including the water inlet and outlet. (1/2" Female NPT) Surprisingly, the manual...

I believe this is the earliest I've ever taken the boat out. No regrets though. It was an outstanding Summer in terms of weather. I spent some time marking out the lifting points on the boat this time. Accurate to a half inch. I noticed they missed with the slings by damn near a foot. Is this...

I never get tired of these videos. This is the best I've seen. http://www.wimp.com/angryseas/

My wife and I are just begining to look for a vacation home. We have considered a lot of things that we value in a second home and are seriously looking in the western Michigan area. We want an inland lake front with Lake Michigan access. Specifically, we are looking at Grand Haven (Spring...

Think again. Some awesome pics/videos. http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/04/power-of-the-storm-44-ferocious-waves-attacking-lighthouses/ Eric

Thought a few of you might enjoy a video I put together from a bunch of old 8mm films I had converted. Circa 1958. Our family and friends out boating. Bet you see a few things from your childhood here. enjoy http://www.youtube.com/user/hattman2010#p/a/u/1/dJVZIrMHBeM If anyone has their own...

I've heard from a couple of people here on the forum and other places as well, that scratched Eisenglas can benefit from a buffing with 3M Finesse it. Looking on the 3M site is daunting, since there are a variety of products in the Finesse It family. Can anyone give me the correct part number so...

I've been thinking for several years that I would be just as well off with an inverter intead of a generator. I can hear the arguments against this already, but the way we use the boat, I think I can defend the decision. We are not long range cruisers, we don't need the AC or for that matter...

http://www.plasmaglow.com/jetstream-led-wake-light-kit/ I wanna pimp my Motor Yacht! ej

On the very last boating weekend last year, I dropped the dinghy into the water and hopped in and just kept going down. the glue joint where the bottom meets the inflated sides let go for at least 3 feet. I was disgusted (and wet) so I just deflated it and put it away for the Winter. It's an 8...