micky
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- Hatteras Model
- Not Currently A Hatteras Owner
This boat had been at the marine where my dad used to keep his 43DC forever. In 2007, when my dad bought the 43DC I saw it for the first time and fell in love with it. I contacted the owner, an 83 yr old guy and told him I was interested. I went to see the boat and he told me it hadn't been moved since hurricane Hugo in 1989. The boat was completely original on the inside. I asked how much he wanted for it and he told me $40k so I just walked away. I keep seeing her every weekend at the marina. My dad sold the 43DC in 2016 but I still had my boat there (25 Mako). Last year (2017), hurricane Maria came and the complete dock where she was disappeared so I thought that the boat was lost, 2 weeks after Maria, I went to the marina to see what had happened and when I walked into the main dock, there I saw it. A guy had moved it with the owners permission the day before the hurricane, and it had survived but the swim platform was damaged, as well as the port back corner, it has some deep scratches on the side and the windows blew away and the pressure blew the teak doors.
Immediately I got 2 pieces of paper and wrote 2 notes that if they wanted to sell it I would give them $5k cash for it the day they found the note. I threw 1 note under the plywood doors and placed the other one with tape in the plywood doors. Two weeks went by and I got a call from the owner's (now 90 yrs old) daughter. They asked me for $20k and I say no, I made her a list of all the things that needed to be done on that boat, she started to lower the price to $15k and I said no, then to $10k and I said no, then to $8.5k and I wanted to go see it again as it had been 7 yrs. Engines started right up, 8kw Onan generator only has 257 hrs so I paid the $8.5k (we were in January 2018 at this point). I never did a survey or tested the boat. I figured that worst case I would sell the engines and generator and would scrap the hull.
Next few weeks I went to the boat and started cleaning the bilge with degreaser, a wet vac, and a small pressure washing machine. You cannot believe the amount of dirt, rust, sludge, oil, etc that I took out of this bilge.Boat had original A/C form 1977, original fresh water pump from 1968, an old and non working 20 gallon water heater, original stove, original refrigerator, and a microwave from around 1980. I ripped everything out. Moved the batteries to the corners in front of the engines, A/C units are going to be package units, relocated the water pump, water heater to the bathroom closet. Got a new SS fridge and the stove will be a counter top hot plate.
Immediately I got 2 pieces of paper and wrote 2 notes that if they wanted to sell it I would give them $5k cash for it the day they found the note. I threw 1 note under the plywood doors and placed the other one with tape in the plywood doors. Two weeks went by and I got a call from the owner's (now 90 yrs old) daughter. They asked me for $20k and I say no, I made her a list of all the things that needed to be done on that boat, she started to lower the price to $15k and I said no, then to $10k and I said no, then to $8.5k and I wanted to go see it again as it had been 7 yrs. Engines started right up, 8kw Onan generator only has 257 hrs so I paid the $8.5k (we were in January 2018 at this point). I never did a survey or tested the boat. I figured that worst case I would sell the engines and generator and would scrap the hull.
Next few weeks I went to the boat and started cleaning the bilge with degreaser, a wet vac, and a small pressure washing machine. You cannot believe the amount of dirt, rust, sludge, oil, etc that I took out of this bilge.Boat had original A/C form 1977, original fresh water pump from 1968, an old and non working 20 gallon water heater, original stove, original refrigerator, and a microwave from around 1980. I ripped everything out. Moved the batteries to the corners in front of the engines, A/C units are going to be package units, relocated the water pump, water heater to the bathroom closet. Got a new SS fridge and the stove will be a counter top hot plate.
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. You may want to add some more relief slots in the swim platform if its going back on. If not it will pound in seas at anchor or drift. Be glad you have the fiberglass cockpit. Mine is due for replacement again. Would be very interested in fuel burn, speeds, and sound of those Detroit's.
