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Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 26th, '20, 18:21
by micky
Carl,
Hours, 1 will be 0 hours and the other one will have a top end rebuild. Transmissions will be resealed completely. No panels or harness but I don't mind as all the gauges and senders are new and I'll make the harnesses.
These pair of engines were in a Sea Ray 34, one of them dropped a valve and damaged the piston (cylinder wasn't damaged) so owner decided to go with more HP Cummins. The guy who installed the Cummins took the Yanmars as trade, the one that will be 0 hours is completely disassembled and the other one he will remove the head to verify everything and will replace the valves and springs, etc.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 27th, '20, 18:37
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 28th, '20, 17:01
by micky
Everything has been cleaned and de-greased. Its ready for sanding.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 29th, '20, 19:10
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 30th, '20, 17:27
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 31st, '20, 11:05
by Carl
There is no hem and haw deliberation by you...its all systems full ahead!
Damn, I admire your gusto!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 31st, '20, 15:34
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Mar 31st, '20, 22:23
by Yannis
Micky,
What is this box in the middle? A tank? Im sure you'll find a lot under it too!
Also, this bulkhead seems like it needs some tlc...
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 06:24
by micky
Yannis wrote:Micky,
What is this box in the middle? A tank? Im sure you'll find a lot under it too!
Also, this bulkhead seems like it needs some tlc...
Yannis, that is the water tank.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 09:45
by Yannis
Micky,
If its just a water tank I’d take it out.
First, to see whats under there, clean and paint like the rest of the hull.
And, second, I cant imagine the muck inside the tank, whether it be sand, mud, bacteria, you name it. Vetus and others make nice tanks, cheap,too. Or you could glass that bottom space into a tank.
Oh well...Im thinking out loud sometimes, especially now with the confinement, lol.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 10:09
by Carl
Yannis wrote:
I’d take it out.
Talk about a back seat driver...
....half way around the world barking out recommendations. Sheshh
One of my bosses used to tell me...
Carl, I find work fascinating, I could sit and watch it for hours.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 10:34
by Bruce
I don't miss that crap at all. Although shades of it came to mind yesterday when tearing down a 283 out of a 67 numbers matching Camaro that has been sitting in a garage for 21 years partly apart. The smells of an oily bilge wafted up to my nose only to find when I pulled the pan a gelatinous rat that was floating in 21 year old oil.
No I don't miss that at all.
But nice work Micky.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 10:49
by Yannis
Carl,
There’s a clear difference between “I’d take it out” and “you should take it out”.
Also, there is a difference between barking and suggesting.
We shouldn't all become so velvety soft that any opinion could be perceived as infringement on ones personality....over a tank issue!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 11:55
by Carl
Yannis wrote:Carl,
There’s a clear difference between “I’d take it out” and “you should take it out”.
Also, there is a difference between barking and suggesting.
We shouldn't all become so velvety soft that any opinion could be perceived as infringement on ones personality....over a tank issue!
LOL
I figured if I poked you a few more times you'd eventually answer with a come back.
Although in my world of being a boss...my suggestion of "I'd take it out" and " you should take it out" are very much one in the same.
It is funny though...its almost like working on my boat at the marina with a bunch of guys standing, sitting on the transom watching and suggesting. Except instead of sitting on the transom drinking a beer we are scattered around the globe. And that's a good thing...its why I have a boat at a marina instead of...well I don't have an instead of as this boats not trailer able...but when I had one that was, part of boat being stored in the water at a dock was having dock mates.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 12:16
by Yannis
Damn it, Carl, you got me on this one. I owe you one! Lol.
As for the beer part, a few days back I was skyping my italian friends in Milano, it was in the evening around dinner time, we were filling our glasses with wine and toasting on the lens...brrrrrr what an awkward feeling, it’s like how it’s gonna be with the first inhabitants of Mars when they will be talking to their families!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 13:27
by Carl
Yannis wrote:Damn it, Carl, you got me on this one. I owe you one! Lol.
As for the beer part, a few days back I was skyping my italian friends in Milano, it was in the evening around dinner time, we were filling our glasses with wine and toasting on the lens...brrrrrr what an awkward feeling, it’s like how it’s gonna be with the first inhabitants of Mars when they will be talking to their families!
LOL, yes you do and I expect it. If you can't tease your friends...why have them.
I tell you, it's so quiet here, aside from all the noise, that I'm going stir crazy. We are busy, loaded with work...but everyone s mind is elsewhere...go figure.
While this communication technology is no substitution for face to face, I am glad we have it.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 16:17
by micky
Not much done today as I need to wait for the insulation. Started by painting where I removed the shelves. After that was done, took all the copper water lines out and started to replace everything with hose. Finally, wired the 2 main power lines that go from the generator to the panels.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 1st, '20, 23:11
by DanielM
It’s looking good. That is one of my favorite parts of a project, whether it’s a empty, clean, and freshly painted engine bay on an old car or an engine room and bilge on a boat. Always feels like I’ve turned the corner from pulling nasty parts off to putting new shiny parts on.
Keep it up, you’ve got momentum on your side (and some Yanmars coming)
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 3rd, '20, 17:32
by micky
3 out of the 4 boxes of insulation arrived yesterday ( 1 day before the delivery date) so installed the insulation on the forward bulkhead and half of the back bulkhead. After this was done, started rewiring the boat, removed all the wiring from the port side (v-berth receptacle and light, stove, microwave, fridge and a 12v lamp), also removed the copper pipe that supplied water for the sink in the galley, once everything was removed started to rewire everything on that side, also used hose instead of the copper pipe and installed the fresh water tank hoses. Also left the wire in place for the water maker.
Tomorrow will install the wire for the new A/C. Finish the insulation on the back bulkhead as it arrived today and will start installing the battery switched, battery charger, windlass breaker, etc.
On the port side, there are 3 circuits that I want to rewire as its original but there's no access to pull new wiring and the old one is held in place by fiberglass over them, what would you guys do? Everything is working but to rewire all the boat and leave those 3 old circuits doesn't convince me.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 4th, '20, 16:47
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 6th, '20, 16:58
by micky
Not much done today, installed the battery charger on the bathroom's closet, under the electrical panel, when I was going to connect the 110v, look what I found (see pic). It was connected that way. After that, put some straps on some wires and sealed 2 holes with fiberglass.
The package with the wire I need to finish wiring the windlass and battery charges is still lost. Opened a claim with USPS.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 7th, '20, 15:29
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 7th, '20, 20:39
by Tony Meola
Micky
Moving right along. Pretty soon she will be pretty.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 11th, '20, 19:46
by micky
Finally the lost package arrived yesterday. Today I wired the house batteries to the main panel, the windlass, the engine's selector switches, the battery charger and all the underwater metals bonding system. Only thing that needs to be wired is the generator and a wire for the bonding system from one bus bat to the other (wire should come in on monday). After finishing with the wires, decided to do something with the engine air intakes. Decided to seal the openings and do something different.
The look I'm going for:
What was installed before:
Process started:
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 11th, '20, 22:15
by Tommy
Based on the professional quality of the work shown in your posts, I’m sure you’ve checked the specs on required area for air induction for your new engines. Needless to say, diesels don’t like to be starved for air; and salt ingestion is not good good. You work faster than most, and your quality looks to be excellent. Keep up the great job.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 11th, '20, 22:39
by micky
Hey Tommy,
That boat is from a member here (34Hatt). He has Cummins 330 and I’m going with Yanmar 250 so I shouldn’t have any problems.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 12th, '20, 19:20
by Carl
It's a nice look and this would be the time to do it.
Keep chugging away at it and you'll be in before me...
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 12th, '20, 19:55
by micky
I fiberglassed the 2 pieces today but my computer died so can’t upload pics.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 13th, '20, 18:49
by micky
Was able to put 2 layers of mat on the outside today, after it dried, it was sanded and put a layer of marglass on 1 side and half the other side (ran out of it). So tomorrow I’ll finish with the marglass, sand everything and cut the holes. Also made the mold today to cut the holes.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 05:30
by Carl
If there's no pictures...did it really happen?
LOL...keep at it I'm sure its looking as good or better then all the other enhancements you've made.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 06:22
by Yannis
Micky,
How do you post the pics so they show directly instead of how I do it and it just shows a link?
Pls use human language lol!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 07:33
by micky
Yannis wrote:Micky,
How do you post the pics so they show directly instead of how I do it and it just shows a link?
Pls use human language lol!
Yannis,
I upload them into imgur.com and then copy the link and paste it here.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 07:34
by micky
Yannis wrote:Micky,
How do you post the pics so they show directly instead of how I do it and it just shows a link?
Pls use human language lol!
Carl, you can see them here:
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-fo ... ct-13.html
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 08:37
by Carl
micky wrote:
Carl, you can see them here:
Oh sure...share the pictures with your "real" friends...
LOL...ya know I was just pulling your leg right?
When the time comes and you can post pics..great. Otherwise we can sit and wait...but not longer the a day or two at the most.
Kidding...keep at it, we'll catch up when the time is right. But thanks...looks great.
Curious to see how you make the diverter box after.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 14th, '20, 18:12
by micky
Finished both sides today, they came out pretty good, still need to install the inside splashguard which will be done tomorrow as I had to make them taller.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 17th, '20, 10:02
by thuddddddd
Micky..
Looks amazing .. when youre done let me know .. I've got a 34 trunk cabin you make into a billfish style .. and then .. a custom 41 express planter box that will test your skills ..... lol
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 17th, '20, 16:45
by micky
Splashguards are finished:
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-fo ... st13558891
Thud, post some pics of the 2 hatts or send them to my email:
michaelkbrunelle@gmail.com
Still without a computer, trying to save the one I have but also ordered another one.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 17th, '20, 20:54
by Tony Meola
Timmy
They finally let you out? You have been AWOL for a while. Hope all is well.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 18th, '20, 08:22
by Carl
Micky-
Before I say nice job
I have to thank Catptain Patrick, Bruce and Mr. Mean Mike for making and keeping the Sandbox Ad Free.
Maybe it's just this old IPad, but trying to follow Micky's pictures on that other forum had "pop up" after "pop up" covering what I was trying to see. Only way to get past had me clicking and getting sent to advertises pages. Then going back had page reloading with more pop ups with screen getting moved around to fit other ads... while I was glad to see what I went there to see, I have to say It's a pleasure not having to deal with that BS on such a mass scale. Thank you.
Micky, Nice job!
That really doesn't cut it though. What I find hysterical is you decided a couple days ago that you wanted to incorporate that intake design to your project. If it was me, I'd be just starting the research stage of is there something I can buy, how I could make. where I'd want to install, play with sizes..then move onto prep. In short, I'd be close to almost starting and your mostly done.
Good for you! Keep it going!
...and thanks for sharing.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 18th, '20, 14:51
by micky
Primed everything today and installed the bus bars to connect the engines.
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-fo ... st13561664
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 19:49
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 20th, '20, 19:50
by micky
Todays job:
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 21st, '20, 17:28
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Apr 27th, '20, 22:05
by micky
Haven't done too much these last few days, last thursday and friday fixed the swim platform which hit the dock in Maria, Saturday, wired the music amplifier to the bridge and also took 12V to the bridge. Today made the mold to cast 3 clam shells and made 1 clam shell, tomorrow I'll make the other 2.
Mold:
First one:
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 4th, '20, 17:12
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 5th, '20, 16:26
by micky
Generator has been installed and connected, muffler and holding tank has also been installed. Just need to plumb everything. I'm waiting for the toilet so that I can measure the hoses.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 6th, '20, 15:34
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 7th, '20, 17:36
by micky
Sanded the STBD side today, this one took me 5.5 hrs.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 7th, '20, 20:03
by John Swick
You are a machine!!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: May 8th, '20, 10:27
by micky
My job put me in furlough because of the virus so I’m investing my time on the boat to be able to do as much as possible because once I start to work again its only weekends to work on the boat.