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Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 19th, '20, 18:11
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 24th, '20, 17:50
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 25th, '20, 17:37
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 26th, '20, 13:12
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 26th, '20, 14:22
by Carl
I was going to say it should be fine without, but adding cannot hurt...I'd add. But you did already...nice, looks great, you'll be splashing any day now.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 29th, '20, 19:13
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Aug 31st, '20, 17:35
by micky
Installed the raw water hoses and fuel hoses today. Plan for tomorrow is battery cables for the engines.
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Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 1st, '20, 19:06
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 4th, '20, 05:45
by Carl
her belly is looking full!
Keep it going and you'll be enjoying her before you know it.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 4th, '20, 17:55
by micky
Carl wrote:her belly is looking full!
Keep it going and you'll be enjoying her before you know it.
All missing parts should be here on tuesday afternoon so m plan is to install everything on wednesday, on tuesday I plan to install the frame for the floor so if everything goes according to plan I should be almost finished on the inside next week.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 6th, '20, 08:15
by Carl
On the raw water intake, what is the purpose of the bronze hose fittings? I'd say reducer, but hose seems to be the same size, a place to install raw water sensor.
Nice how you keep pushing forward.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 6th, '20, 17:38
by micky
Its a reducer, thru hull is 2", water pump is 1.75"
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 7th, '20, 15:27
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 8th, '20, 19:01
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 9th, '20, 16:03
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 13th, '20, 07:12
by incoming
Inspiring work. Can’t wait to see her splashed. With your skill set, ever thought of doing this stuff for a living? Or would that ruin the fun of it?
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 13th, '20, 09:38
by micky
incoming wrote:Inspiring work. Can’t wait to see her splashed. With your skill set, ever thought of doing this stuff for a living? Or would that ruin the fun of it?
That would ruin the fun of it and people here in PR don't want to pay for good work and good work costs money. This is the 6th boat I've overhauled, First was a Shamrock 20, whaler 13, Mako 25, Concorde 35, Hatteras 43 dc (just the interior) and now this one.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 13th, '20, 22:43
by Tommy
Micky, thank you for making the effort to post the pictures and describe the process of your rebuild. Like many others on this Board, I thoroughly enjoy following your progress and learning from you. Those Hatteras Yachts were built two hours from my home, and I’ve toured the plant. Their hull #1 was Knit Wits, a 41’ SF that was launched in 1959; a year before Richard Bertram built his wooden 31’ Moppie, and about 2 years before the introduction of fiberglass hull # 1, Glass Moppie.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 14th, '20, 19:59
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 15th, '20, 17:17
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 21st, '20, 18:16
by micky
Few things done today, installed the hoses for the oil pressure gauges, installed the ladder to go into the engine room, installed the lights for the engine room, made the center hatch that was missing and another small things. Tomorrow I'll clean the engine room completely and need to remove the port side window as its leaking somewhere, I removed and resealed them back in march so don't know what happened.
Pics tomorrow. Was too tired today.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 22nd, '20, 18:45
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 28th, '20, 09:56
by 34Hatt
Moving along nice.
What height do you have from water line to turbo because in the 34' C it is marginal with out risers that was why I added surge tubes and flappers I copied from another 34 that spent a lot of time offshore and it was a easy addition.
Keep at it your getting close to the real enjoyment.
Dan
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 28th, '20, 18:08
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Sep 28th, '20, 18:30
by micky
34Hatt wrote:Moving along nice.
What height do you have from water line to turbo because in the 34' C it is marginal with out risers that was why I added surge tubes and flappers I copied from another 34 that spent a lot of time offshore and it was a easy addition.
Keep at it your getting close to the real enjoyment.
Dan
Dan, there is not a lot of height, I was planning on adding the flappers before launching.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 5th, '20, 16:30
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 5th, '20, 18:35
by Tommy
You are a machine, Mickey; a very talented machine! Glad the weak spot on the transom radius came to light now as opposed to after she is all painted up. Keep up the great progress.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 6th, '20, 05:54
by Carl
I hate to open a can of worms...but maybe its time to start tapping or sounding the hull from stem to stern looking for past Quick Fixes. Aside from having it screw up the fantastic paint job you'er going to do...having a "hull chunk" fall out can have other consequences with a boat that's in the water.
Recently a member at the club had a patch "Professionally" repaired between the Keel and shaft log on his sailboat. By the time he made it to his slip the boat was pumping water and pumping water. Pulled the flooring to find a nice crack in the patch. We pulled the boat, the next day he started grinding the repair. Some glass then pockets filled with Marine-Tex or similar. So much for a "professional job".
With your new power plants your going to be able to push that boat ALOT harder then its been pushed before, old crap fixes that were "good enough" may not be anymore.
Just my .02
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 6th, '20, 07:26
by Yannis
Who am'I to agree, but I agree with Carl!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 6th, '20, 08:03
by micky
That’s my worst fear, everything that I’ve found has been on the cap. This is the only repair on the hull itself.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 6th, '20, 10:16
by micky
Spoke too soon, pics to follow in the afternoon.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 6th, '20, 17:20
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 10th, '20, 14:55
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 10th, '20, 19:05
by Yannis
Why not place the doors on the outside?
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 10th, '20, 19:11
by micky
Boat has a second station on the stbd side.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 10th, '20, 20:46
by ktm_2000
Micky, you are making me look bad with all the slow progress on my boat, you get way more done than I could dream of.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 11th, '20, 07:14
by micky
I started this project on April 2018 and really want to finish it and use it.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 11th, '20, 12:50
by micky
Went to the boat today and after measuring decided to use a swing door opening back toward stbd.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Oct 25th, '20, 17:17
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 1st, '20, 17:10
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 9th, '20, 21:06
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 15th, '20, 17:05
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 22nd, '20, 14:28
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 23rd, '20, 19:00
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 23rd, '20, 23:26
by Yannis
Micky,
Good thing water dripped now, before you put up the new headliner!
Also, since you now have so many lights, it could be a good thing to wire them onto two switches, in case you want partial lighting sometimes.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 24th, '20, 12:50
by micky
Hi Yannis,
Better now than later. Also the lights are on 2 different circuits so I can play with them, they are also dimmable.
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 24th, '20, 15:37
by Yannis
Fine, but dimmed lights consume the same electricity as non dimmed, people think that by dimming they save energy which is false!
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 26th, '20, 17:28
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 28th, '20, 18:35
by micky
Re: 1968 Hatteras 34 project
Posted: Nov 29th, '20, 15:47
by micky
Today sanded all the awlfair and gave it the second coat then layed the 1708 on both sides of the sliding door. Plan for tomorrow is sand the awlfair once again and put the awlfair coat on both sides of the door. Going full steam ahead.
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