Closed on 53 ED

[SKYCHENEY]

Ours has the 892s, each with 465HP I believe. Here are some pics where we are starting the salon refit- a before (1985 time capsule) and "during"...will post more as progress is made.

Cheryl

Those are 6v92's at 465hp.

 

[jim rosenthal]

She will certainly be faster than your old 53, which I think had 8-71 naturals, IIRC. So this boat ought to be noticeably faster.

 

[holtcl]

Typo- it's 6v92s. I still can't get my mind around the 6v piece as the past two boats I've had had 8V71 naturals. But yes, I anticipate a little more speed with this one, which was part of the goal!

Cheryl

 

[jrbrein]

Back when I lived in Panama City Beach, Fla. a close friend bought a new 1984 ED and as I recall he
paid somewhere in the 7 hundreds for it. That was before electronics etc.

Walt

Hi Walt,

I own a 1982 43' DCFB wit J/T 6-71 N's.

Would you know how about how much they were brand new back then?

Thanks!

Jon

 

[jim rosenthal]

In 1971, when my Hatteras was built, they were, in that range, about a thousand a foot- I think mine cost between 35K and 40K. Allowing for inflation, I am going to guess that yours was 60K when new. We'll see how close I get.

 

[HahnR]

Don't know how accurate these are, but I got one for our 58. If nothing else, very interesting to read & was in perfect condition. It has the specs of the boat plus the options & cost for the options.

http://www.autolit.com/Store/1982-h...56-60-64-70-77-power-boat-price-brochure.html

http://www.autolit.com/Store/1982-hatteras-double-triple-cabin-43-power-boat-specifications-brochure.html


Very interesting to see how drastically the prices changed in a few years.

Randy

 

[jrbrein]

HahnR,

Thank you so much!

That is exactly what I was looking for.

I had student loans at 18% back then. Yikes...

Jon

 

[SKYCHENEY]

 

[Walter P]

I think my 1973 DC with 6-72 JT's cost me around $140,000.00 . I should still have some of the
original paperwork on it somewhere in my archives. If I come across it I'll post it. My second 43 was
actually a triple cabin originally and the 3rd "cabin" was converted to a dinette (starboard side). It
was a 1980 model and I bought that one used from a bank. It only had a few hundred hours on it so
I made them an offer and they took it. It was a great boat as are the 43's in general.

Walt.

 

[HahnR]

Thanks, Sky. I have trouble posting pics here. Now I see the second link I posted for the 43 Double Cabin spec sheet doesn't work & i can't find it on the Autolit site anymore

 

[jrbrein]

Thank you all for the information on original pricing.

HannR, I was able to connect to the second link for the 43' Double Cabin initially but now I cannot either.

Using an inflation calculator (from 1982 - 2018, inflation averaged out to 2.62% for that period), my boat with the added options would cost about $750,000.00 in today's dollars!


Jon

 

[Walter P]

Thank you all for the information on original pricing.

HannR, I was able to connect to the second link for the 43' Double Cabin initially but now I cannot either.

Using an inflation calculator (from 1982 - 2018, inflation averaged out to 2.62% for that period), my boat with the added options would cost about $750,000.00 in today's dollars!


Jon

If it were the case, Hatteras would sell hundreds more. I think the price of a brand new 43 DC produced
today from Hatteras would cost at least double the price your "inflation calculator" estimates.

Walt

 

[jrbrein]

Walt,

I think you are correct.

Jon