Something missing from the Hattera web site

[Hat52MY]

Was on the https://www.hatterasyachts.com/ website today and noticed the only boats being advertised are Sportfish models. The Motor Yachts appear to be no more…. Does anyone have any insights?

 

[Hat52MY]

I guess White River is going to hold true on their statement….. Found this in a press release: “White River plans to build a limited number of Hatteras motoryachts, but said the primary focus will be the “next generation of the very finest sportfishing boats ever made.””

 

[JuiceClark]

They must have a pilothouse or sedan planned, right? What a waste of good molds.

 

[Cricket]

From what I've heard they destroyed all of the MY molds except for the 105' stuff.
Also, the Cabo molds are gone and most of the Convertible molds too except for from 54' thru 65',
Not sure if the 70c was crushed or not.
Supposedly they're trying to decide whether or not to start with all new molds for everything.
My opinion is that the current line up of SF's can compete with Viking but it's going to take a ton of effort on multiple fronts.
First customers are going to have to be lured in at a lower price point until Hatteras can get quite a few new boats out on the water

And of course Hatteras has to figure out how to actually build a bunch of boats that are actually completed on time.

Btw, Viking is done building MY's too, and they put a ton of effort into it over the last 5-6 years.

And, while this is going on Viking is sold out for 3 years.

 

[Pascal]

I hope this isn’t true about Hatteras and Viking. If so, it means the mid size MY market between 60 and 100 will be left to the Italians and a few other counties. What a shame from the company who “invented” the MY

But the signs are here... 20 years ago my dock had 8 or 9 Hatteras. Today there are just 2, And 6 mutts.

Very sad.

 

[Phasma2128]

Browsing through YachtWorld and Boatquest.com I might consider that it’s time to explore the Mediterranean. There seems to be a lot of European motor yachts being built over there. I am currently considering an 80’ Hatteras here in the states but the Med is an attractive alternative

 

[Pascal]

Most European boats don’t come close to Hatteras quality and layout. I think the 2004-2014 80’ Hatteras is one of the best MY in that size range. The latter Panaceras 75, 90 and 100 are great boats too. Another good boat in that size range is the 84 Lazzara. I ran one for 5 years, fantastic layout and excellent quality. Not as good in rougher stuff as the 80 Hatteras but burns 20 GPH less at 22kts...


Italian boats typically have flaky electrical systems especially azimuts and maintenance intensive Man engines. But the biggest issue is that they are not designed for the US market and how we use boats on this side of the pond. Most obvious are the frequent lack of rubrails and side boarding gates.

Because med mooring is so wide spread in Europe, boats rely on fenders whereas here with so many marinas using wood pilings, especially on the east coast and Bahamas, not having a rub rail means you d better have a painter on your speed dial...

Boarding is even worst as they rely on stern passerelles. When alongside a fixed dock or a finger pier, a passerelle is useless. I constantly see folks struggling on and off those flashy European boats...

 

[rustybucket]

And of course Hatteras has to figure out how to actually build a bunch of boats that are actually completed on time.

The bar has been fairly low lately for sure. Getting them out the door seems to be the hardest part.

 

[jmooney]

I heard that White River only wanted the facility, which I understand is first rate , although I have never been there.

 

[Rich60175]

This is really a shame, My wife and I wanted to build a MY M75. I had emailed the factory in November 2021 and the Sales director I was talking to a few years ago left. The new guy Tim said that they were only going to have a couple of SF models at FLIBS, so we did not go.i was Hopi,got see something at Miami show next mont, guess not now. Very sad, such a waste.

 

[cww]

If I wanted the drawings for my boat was it Hatteras or Sam’s that provides those? If that was a factory thing with all these changes it won’t be long before all of the records are trashed.

 

[rsmith]

Not just that but the loss of brain trust

 

[Hat52MY]

Agreed, a sad day indeed…hopefully, Sam’s will acquire all of those items up.