Does anyone know this 1985 Hatteras 43'

[Miss Lisa]

LOL...as I tell my boatless friends, one of the unexpected benefits of owning a boat is now my wife thinks golf is dirt cheap, and encourages me to play more.

The more I look into boating the more I feel that I can't afford it!

I was checking dockage rates today in Pensacola and Sarasota. Wow! Prices are a little on the high side, but what amazed me most was I was told by a marina in Pensacola that when a named Hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico everyone has to evacuate the marina!!!! This was a marina with floating docks! I asked the young lady where I was suppose to go and she said most people head out in the opposite direction of the storm. Is this like playing musical chairs !!!!

I got an insurance quote from BOAT US and they said that I have to have a full time captain on the boat during the hurricane to loosen lines and secure the vessel. Anyone want to volunteer to ride out a Cat 5 hurricane on my boat!

 

[rtrafford]

Hurricane...have a hurricane plan with a boat yard to get her on the hard when the blow is approaching. Insurance will pay for the haul (usually), and you get to avoid most of the drama.

 

[Miss Lisa]

I think that I will begin searching for a marina w/travel lift & will make reservations for a spot on the hard prior to a storm.

 

[fissioneng]

I saw an ad today for a 43' Hatteras and It was described as a 43' DCMY!

How can that be: I remember on this thread a Hatteras can be either a DC or a MY not both!

Am I correct?

This happens all the time. Both are generically "motor yachts" since they have an aft stateroom. Any boat of any brand that has an aft stateroom is a motor yacht.

The point I was making before is that Hatteras called these two variations by unique names DC or MY. Not all brokers understand this distinction.

For clarification, look at the Model Brochures and you'll see what the "official" Hatteras designations are.