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Todd Pearce wrote:Hi Micky, have sent you a pm
Regards Todd

Todd, my inbox is empty.

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I needed to replace the turbo heatshield's as they were trashed. I think they were asbestos or something similar and the turbos are oil cooled. Started looking for a set and they wanted $ 400+ for each one new. Went on ebay and someone was selling both of them used for $40 including the elbow covers...

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Front "step" is almost done, faired everything on the top. Only thing to do is fair front of the step.

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You can only add or remove 2 degrees of pitch on propellers. For example if they are 19 pitch, you can make them 17 or 21 pitch.

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mike ohlstein wrote:I have the 230 Yanmars and spin a cupped 21X22.

Mike, what is your cruising speed and at what rpm? Same thing with WOT?

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Carl wrote:Maybe not Tony, we have yet to see any sort of plant growing from Micky's boat.

There was one plant under the stbd gunnel.

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Got one more donation from the B50.

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Yannis, When I was a senior in high school (2002) my dad bought me a 1984 Shamrock 20' with a Yanmar just so that I wouldn't go to Cancun for the senior trip as the stories he had heard from there scared him. In 2005 We stripped the boat completely and repainted it completely and I had it until 2010...

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Yannis wrote:Micky,

You’re a Jack of all trades!

Hahaha, yes I am. I'm only 34 years old but learned from my dad. He did the same thing I'm doing when I was 5 years old and he did it with his dad.

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From the B50, yes.

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Did the modifications today. All is ready to be welded and need to buy 1 more rod holder so that they look symmetrical, this one will go left of all the others. https://i.imgur.com/qnAPVbR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ooxYlHn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/M08QWPu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cJebw8R.jpg https://i.i...

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I've got a donor boat. A 1989 Bertram 50 that is going to be scraped. I took the ladder from the flybridge to the tuna tower, the railing and the grab rails leading to the front. I'll start cutting and modifying over the weekend.

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Tony Meola wrote:Mickey

Coming along nicely. Will that step up cause a person who is expecting a flat area stumble while forward?

I don't thing so. At least on the 2 previous boats it hasn't been a problem, its only about 1 3/4" high.

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Hatteras 43

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Yannis,

I've done the same thing twice before without any problems and didn't do it as good as this one. First one was in a 1969 Concorde 35 and a 1974 Hatteras 43 double cabin. Let me see if I can find pics and post them.

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Today just finish fairing the joint between the deck and the new "step". Ran out of marine filler.

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Today I finished glassing the wood up front. Used 2 layers of mat. Also fixed some soft spots up front and in the back. Tomorrow I'll start fairing everything up front. https://i.imgur.com/kmDYlAc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6mCV5bn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LUhMvTC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PX5q8BH.jpg

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Today was fairing day. Started by fairing the front of the nose and then gave the angle to the back of the new "step". Tomorrow will put some mat over everything. https://i.imgur.com/tBi6k3i.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5FNiXRF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/b5ZMXam.jpg https://i.imgur.com/q7LFwN2.jpg https://i...

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Yannis,

The roller, windlass and cleats all will be through bolted. The cleats have a 1/2" square aluminum backplate. Windlass and roller only had washers but I than on putting a plate for both of them.

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I had been chasing a water leak for some time as the fwd bilge always has water but the engine room is completely dry. On saturday it started to rain and I found the leak in the anchor locker, it was coming thru the bolts that hold the anchor roller. As you can see in the pics, it wasn't installed c...

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So progress has been slow this past few weeks as I've been tied up with work and broke a prop shaft on the Mako and had to buy a new lower unit but this week there will be some progress. Today I installed both new shafts with new couplings and drippless seals. https://i.imgur.com/tPZPn8E.jpg https:/...

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Today finished fairing the air intakes, and where the front spray rails were also had to re-shape the nose of the hull. https://i.imgur.com/413zpx0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZbYxYMg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CGXNil1.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ItXerom.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3bTKJVA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

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Finally finished fairing the cracks where the fly bridge meets the cabin. Also fixed a lot of cracks around the side vents that were done by the hurricane. One of the shaft tubes was cracked so also fixed that and removed the mahogany spray rails. Still need to do fiberglass work in that area. https...

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Finally it stopped raining after about 3 weeks. Did a little fiberglass work. Finished with putty where the railings support attached to the hull and then started repairing 4 cracks where the flying bridge attaches to the cabin. Will finish this tomorrow. https://i.imgur.com/YW56cU0.jpg https://i.im...

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Its been raining the whole week. I'm going to try and finalize the fiberglass tomorrow.

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Today I finished the V berth A/C installation. I installed the duct. I used a "modified" 3" pvc toilet flange. https://i.imgur.com/PQbtelv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Cbn9WHI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FyQMtXY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TbTQErg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/k07Jp3W.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xPYNhzS.j...

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So yesterday afternoon all 12v lights shut down at the same time. I went to the engine room and the battery charger had tripped but I tested the batteries and they had 12.4v. I reset the battery charger and all the lights came back so I knew something was going on. Today I went to check what was hap...

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Today I installed the 6000 btu A/C for the V-berth. I'm waiting for the insulated 4" duct to arrive so that I can install it. I installed it in the front closet. I still have to make a cover for it so that nothing falls on top of it. The starboard pieces around the unit is to hold it in place as I d...

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Yes, I removed them as 1 was broken on the hinge and it only had 1 actuator per side and they were over 3ft long. Also, behind them there were over 100 screw holes (now sealed). I bought the Boat Leveler actuators to put the originals back in service.

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Micky, I had a pair of 3 and 4 blade. But I normally ran the 4 blade props. From what I remember I cruised around 12 to 14 and top was 18. Trim tabs were very important. The tabs made a big difference. I believe the 453 naturals top rpm was 2500 and the 453t was 2800rpm. I had the 453t. To fit them...

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Thanks for the info. The PM I sent you was the same as my last post. I have the same engines you had.

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I used to own a 67 34’ Hatteras convertible. It had Detroit 453T 170hp. It was a good solid boat. The Detroit’s ran well, leaked a little oil and was a little slow burned very little fuel. But overall it was a great boat. What was your cruising speed rpm and speed and top speed with those engines? ...

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Mickey, you are correct, a classic is a classic, and your vintage Hatteras qualifies. A fellow board member, Thudd, is also restoring a classic Hatt; a 41 I believe. Hatteras Yachts are built like tanks, so I’m not surprised that your hull has held up so well. We are mighty proud of Hatteras here i...

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Today I installed both fuel coolers on the engines. I'm finally done with them. Also spent half the day sanding and fixing the lower station and its ready for a final sanding and primer.\ https://i.imgur.com/wslqwgs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wkzWvTF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mzLa3xo.jpg https://i.imgur....

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Hi, I know this is a Bertram forum but I've been a member for a few years and a classic is a classic. This boat had been at the marina where my dad used to keep his 43DC forever. In 2007, when my dad bought the 43DC I saw it for the first time and fell in love with it. I contacted the owner, an 83 y...

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I'll check her out tomorrow. I'll be working in a boat in dry stack.

Where the yellow tag is.

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Yannis wrote:George,

Do you go there in your B 28 ?

He has been rebuilding his boat since he bought it. We are friends.

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I live in Guaynabo. I was in Villa marina for over 20 years but the service there is no good anymore. I'll be there monday. What dock is your boat?

Las Pelas is the next beach as soon as you pass Dakiti (Ensenada Honda).

I forgot my phone 787-525-0832.

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I live in PR and my boat is in Fajardo (Sea Lovers Marina). If you need anything, send me an email to michaelkbrunelle@gmail.com

Where do you have your boat?

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Navatech, where is the 46 located?? I'm also in PR. I know a guy that has the same boat over in Guayama and he converted everything to 12V except the engines, he left them 32 V.

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Morning Wood, I sold the shamrock in 2010 and bought a 1996 Mako 19 with twin Yamaha 85's. I also changed the Concorde for the Hatteras on April 2012. So far we've added the generator, bought 4 A/C units, have sealed a lot of leaks, repaired a transmission, one of the oil pans had a hole and we repa...

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I live in PR, you can contact Hueso here in the forum and he's a B31 owner here in PR. He has his boat in Puerto del Rey. Also check http://www.clasificadosonline.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
there is 1 or 2 B31 there for sale.

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just in gear 4 knots
@ 1550 rpm I'm at 7 knots
@ 1950 rpm I'm at 9.6 knots

It doesn't matter if the boat is full of fuel, water, people, etc its always the same speeds.

micky

I'm still young. I want a "disco" boat. hahaha

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The interior of the Hatteras looks really good in the pics he sent me yesterday and the engines look really clean. I'm going to go look at the boat next weekend and see it for myself before making a decision.

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Walter K wrote:First question-why a 9 kt cruise?

The boat originally had 454 engines 350hp each and the previous owner repowered it with 160hp perkins diesel engines. The boat weights 30,000 pounds.

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