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Hatteras Folks and Gentlepersons all,
After an extended search and several misadventures and false starts, Admiral Sue and I are closing in on purchasing a 1972 Hatteras 53 MY. We are scheduled for a Survey/Sea Trial in early October and closing around the middle of the month.
The boat is on Yachtworld and is in Fort Lauderdale listed by Peck Yachts if you would like a peek. Yes, it really is a ’72 vice the listed ’75 vintage. We're going for that serious classic thing. The boat was donated to a foundation and hence the sale process is a tad unusual in that it’s really a lease/purchase deal. So far, it’s going well. As per normal, I’m working and researching a huge number of issues and projects to make her ready to get back to our winter base in the St. Augustine/Jacksonville area. We plan to use her to spend summers in Southern New England, probably based out of Newport. Plus a bit of island time at some point.
Before getting to a bit more about the boat and a question, let me compliment the forum. I have been a member for 2-3 years and have used this as a highly valued resource during our search. Until buying a boat I have read and learned without comment. My respects to you all. A wonderful and exceptional combination of humor and expertise.
The boat seems overall to be in excellent shape – subject to survey/sea trial/engine survey surprises. PO clearly spent some serious money. As always, it’s never quite what or how you would have preferred some things done. A few examples – washer and dryer were removed, mast or radar arch was removed, and the boat deck crane was removed and boat deck converted to a huge extended aft seating area for the fly bridge.
Some of the stuff clearly can wait, but an initial priority will be converting the aft portion of the fly bridge back to a boat deck and getting a crane for it so a tender can travel home with us. The original metal crane support in the aft deck is still there and the fly bridge deck penetration has a plate and cover blanking it off. A visit to Sailorman – the local Lauderdale marine consignment store – shows there are several used Marquipt davits available in various models – some manual and some hydraulic – I’m thinking manual. Most do not have a standpipe, although a few do have them. Those with standpipes seem to all be in two pieces and look to be cut in the middle.
Here’s the questions. I can’t see how you could use a two-piece standpipe without welding or likely sleeving and then welding it together. Assuming the two pieces would be long enough… Also, the Marquipt site indicates each standpipe is a custom build so that the top plate is properly sized and angled for a particular boat. Right? So a used one may well need the top plate modified as well as welding together.
So… even if I could find a used Marquipt davit, do I likely really need Marquipt to build a new
custom standpipe? Apparently Marquipt does their own installations in the Lauderdale area and don’t have dealers. Do we just bite the bullet and have Marquipt do the whole job with new equipment? Guessing 10-15 Boat Units for a 1000 lb davit. I'm doubting they want to build and install a new standpipe and then install a used davit/crane on it... even if it is one of theirs.
Any alternatives/recommended yards or dealers/options and wise advice/good (or slightly bad) humor is
most appreciated.
For whatever it may, or may not, be worth, my background is sailing and I have had various sailboats pretty much all my life plus 28 years as an officer in the Navy. Yes, I am indeed well aware that Naval Officers typically top the list of most useless things on a boat…A proud tradition I strive to maintain.
All the best,
Phil
After an extended search and several misadventures and false starts, Admiral Sue and I are closing in on purchasing a 1972 Hatteras 53 MY. We are scheduled for a Survey/Sea Trial in early October and closing around the middle of the month.
The boat is on Yachtworld and is in Fort Lauderdale listed by Peck Yachts if you would like a peek. Yes, it really is a ’72 vice the listed ’75 vintage. We're going for that serious classic thing. The boat was donated to a foundation and hence the sale process is a tad unusual in that it’s really a lease/purchase deal. So far, it’s going well. As per normal, I’m working and researching a huge number of issues and projects to make her ready to get back to our winter base in the St. Augustine/Jacksonville area. We plan to use her to spend summers in Southern New England, probably based out of Newport. Plus a bit of island time at some point.
Before getting to a bit more about the boat and a question, let me compliment the forum. I have been a member for 2-3 years and have used this as a highly valued resource during our search. Until buying a boat I have read and learned without comment. My respects to you all. A wonderful and exceptional combination of humor and expertise.
The boat seems overall to be in excellent shape – subject to survey/sea trial/engine survey surprises. PO clearly spent some serious money. As always, it’s never quite what or how you would have preferred some things done. A few examples – washer and dryer were removed, mast or radar arch was removed, and the boat deck crane was removed and boat deck converted to a huge extended aft seating area for the fly bridge.
Some of the stuff clearly can wait, but an initial priority will be converting the aft portion of the fly bridge back to a boat deck and getting a crane for it so a tender can travel home with us. The original metal crane support in the aft deck is still there and the fly bridge deck penetration has a plate and cover blanking it off. A visit to Sailorman – the local Lauderdale marine consignment store – shows there are several used Marquipt davits available in various models – some manual and some hydraulic – I’m thinking manual. Most do not have a standpipe, although a few do have them. Those with standpipes seem to all be in two pieces and look to be cut in the middle.
Here’s the questions. I can’t see how you could use a two-piece standpipe without welding or likely sleeving and then welding it together. Assuming the two pieces would be long enough… Also, the Marquipt site indicates each standpipe is a custom build so that the top plate is properly sized and angled for a particular boat. Right? So a used one may well need the top plate modified as well as welding together.
So… even if I could find a used Marquipt davit, do I likely really need Marquipt to build a new
custom standpipe? Apparently Marquipt does their own installations in the Lauderdale area and don’t have dealers. Do we just bite the bullet and have Marquipt do the whole job with new equipment? Guessing 10-15 Boat Units for a 1000 lb davit. I'm doubting they want to build and install a new standpipe and then install a used davit/crane on it... even if it is one of theirs.
Any alternatives/recommended yards or dealers/options and wise advice/good (or slightly bad) humor is
most appreciated.
For whatever it may, or may not, be worth, my background is sailing and I have had various sailboats pretty much all my life plus 28 years as an officer in the Navy. Yes, I am indeed well aware that Naval Officers typically top the list of most useless things on a boat…A proud tradition I strive to maintain.
All the best,
Phil
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