It's been a bumpy ride, but I still love my new (to me) Hatteras 44 Tri-Cabin

[Freeebird]

I'm not as young as I used to be.

Posted on the other thread, but I did find out that my friend, Warren, passed away on 12/19/2013. Called this morning and got his wife who gave me the news. I'm glad we got to take that trip together, even if it was semi-disastrous. We still had a great time together.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Sometimes the worst trips ultimately make the best memories.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Sorry your initial experience has been bad. The broker you speak of is not, as far as I am aware, a member of this forum. Passing along your opinions in the form of PMs or emails is reasonable.
Ultimately you will have some good experiences and opinions, too, and passing THOSE along on the forum is also perfectly fine.

 

[krush]

Until proven otherwise (by friends, etc) never trust a broker. Same is true of majority of surveyors. Best to learn from others' experiences.

 

[holtcl]

Wow, what a story- I owned your 44TC Bay Mariner prior to the previous owner Matt. I like the 44TC with the two-stateroom layout and think it's a lot of boat, especially for the $. You may or may not know that we brought that boat from the Tennessee River about ~2500 miles to Annapolis, on a 5 week trip, in 2008 when relocating to Maryland. We had not one even minor mechanical issue and the boat ran perfectly the entire trip. The boat was in good mechanical shape at that time and she was properly prepared for the trip with everything in good order. I say this to encourage you.

Unfortunately, when we sold her, she was used solely as a live-a-board and I'm not sure how often she was even fired up during that period. Even though stored in a covered slip she was on an end where she did get sun exposure on the port side.

I can say first hand that that Hatteras "learning curve" can be painful. But Hatteras people are the best and this forum is a great source of support both technical and otherwise.

Hang in there. When I owned Bay Mariner, I felt that with some cosmetic attention, she could be one of the finest 44TC around. It looks like you have some remediation to tend to, but you'll get her straight.


Cheryl

 

[wlharrisjr]

We were aware of the trip she made enroute to MD, but for some reason thought she came from Texas. Thank you for giving us hope . We do like her, not happy about the trip getting her, but hope to have her (and use her as other than just a slip hotel) for a lot of years

Not sure on how the pics will come through, but we made a minor change to the master and are putting new furniture slowly into the salon

Do you happen to know where the spare props are stored?

Bill

Wow, what a story- I owned your 44TC Bay Mariner prior to the previous owner Matt. I like the 44TC with the two-stateroom layout and think it's a lot of boat, especially for the $. You may or may not know that we brought that boat from the Tennessee River about ~2500 miles to Annapolis, on a 5 week trip, in 2008 when relocating to Maryland. We had not one even minor mechanical issue and the boat ran perfectly the entire trip. The boat was in good mechanical shape at that time and she was properly prepared for the trip with everything in good order. I say this to encourage you.

Unfortunately, when we sold her, she was used solely as a live-a-board and I'm not sure how often she was even fired up during that period. Even though stored in a covered slip she was on an end where she did get sun exposure on the port side.

I can say first hand that that Hatteras "learning curve" can be painful. But Hatteras people are the best and this forum is a great source of support both technical and otherwise.

Hang in there. When I owned Bay Mariner, I felt that with some cosmetic attention, she could be one of the finest 44TC around. It looks like you have some remediation to tend to, but you'll get her straight.


Cheryl

 

[Finalee]

Did you look under the floor boards in the aft cabin?

 

[wlharrisjr]

Fred,

I was kind of hoping since the survey says they are here and are in good shape that I would not have to pull up the carpet in the aft cabin to see them since I know the surveyor did not pull the carpet up and reset it. Guessing I am going to have to though

Bill

Did you look under the floor boards in the aft cabin?

 

[Freeebird]

Wow, what a story- I owned your 44TC Bay Mariner prior to the previous owner Matt. I like the 44TC with the two-stateroom layout and think it's a lot of boat, especially for the $. You may or may not know that we brought that boat from the Tennessee River about ~2500 miles to Annapolis, on a 5 week trip, in 2008 when relocating to Maryland. We had not one even minor mechanical issue and the boat ran perfectly the entire trip. The boat was in good mechanical shape at that time and she was properly prepared for the trip with everything in good order. I say this to encourage you.

Unfortunately, when we sold her, she was used solely as a live-a-board and I'm not sure how often she was even fired up during that period. Even though stored in a covered slip she was on an end where she did get sun exposure on the port side.

I can say first hand that that Hatteras "learning curve" can be painful. But Hatteras people are the best and this forum is a great source of support both technical and otherwise.

Hang in there. When I owned Bay Mariner, I felt that with some cosmetic attention, she could be one of the finest 44TC around. It looks like you have some remediation to tend to, but you'll get her straight.


Cheryl

Funny how this place always makes the world seem smaller, but how the heck did I ever miss the fact you bought a 44TC off the Tennessee River?

 

[Freeebird]

Fred,

I was kind of hoping since the survey says they are here and are in good shape that I would not have to pull up the carpet in the aft cabin to see them since I know the surveyor did not pull the carpet up and reset it. Guessing I am going to have to though

Bill

Wouldn't it be easier to call the surveyor and ask what he did with the props?

Your boat looks great by the way, and I like the way the twin beds have been converted, even though I can't see if the bases/fuel tanks were changed. Always liked the two stateroom layout in that boat better than the triple.

 

[wlharrisjr]

No changes to the fuel tanks, this was intended to be the interim solution until we could do a total revamp of the aft cabin (move tanks etc) but my buddy did such a great job with the extension, it matches the rest of the mahogany perfectly, we may just leave it like this. goign to use the port bed area for bookshelves and tv

Wouldn't it be easier to call the surveyor and ask what he did with the props?

Your boat looks great by the way, and I like the way the twin beds have been converted, even though I can't see if the bases/fuel tanks were changed. Always liked the two stateroom layout in that boat better than the triple.

 

[Freeebird]

No changes to the fuel tanks, this was intended to be the interim solution until we could do a total revamp of the aft cabin (move tanks etc) but my buddy did such a great job with the extension, it matches the rest of the mahogany perfectly, we may just leave it like this. goign to use the aft bed areas for bookshelves and tv

I've been planning for years to convert mine the same way, and hopefully when I finally get the thing docked behind the house, I'll actually do it. Mine is a gasser, and those fiberglass fuel tanks will have to come out sooner or later, but I'm opting for later when ethanol-free gas is no longer available. Meanwhile I'm going to do the same thing you did.

 

[holtcl]

The spare props were lying on the dock next to the boat for awhile. I have no idea where they could be now. I wonder if the broker would have information to get in touch with the family who sold the boat in the estate.

Randy the boat came from Guntersville, AL where I bought her.

Cheryl

 

[gpellissier]

I did a similar modification to the aft cabin on my '72 Tri-Cabin, with the athwartship queen on the starboard side and modified the port to a bureau/bookshelf/settee.