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Unicorn Might sound crazy but a beautiful fresh water Hatteras 53 checks all those boxes with a large enclosed aft deck (if you get the right one) 3 full cabins with 3 full heads, a real galley with dinette. Separate dining on enclosed aft deck. Slow down and she'll comfortably get 2MPG + with...

Owned a 53 MY for the last 5 years and liveaboard for most of the time. Amazingly well built ship. She's a big old girl with timeless lines and a great ride. The Detroit 8-71ti's are like music to us and no problem at all getting repaired IF needed. Keep the fuel clean and the oil filled and...

Thanks for all the thoughts, the Stabilizers are extinct Seabrace Wilcox. Fins are open, aluminum, water flowing through the fins . We are at the waiting period of the insurance company deciding what to do and what to pay. Geico/Boat US insurance and in the past has treated us more than fair 15...

We presently have a 1983 Hatteras 53 MY with stabilizers. A recent grounding has ruined one of the fins and because the company*Seabrace Wilcox is out of business no parts or repair is possible.The question: if you were looking*for a 53 Hatteras MY would you demand stabilizers or look elsewhere...

When we got our 1983 Hatteras 53 MY the rails were covered with Sunbrella covers and after 2 years of never taking them off..I decided to let her shine! Now I have the rails, eyebrow and doors done once a year by an old timer that loves to do it and does an amazing job. He has all 5 months of...

Hire a professional, your boat is NOT a Towboat. There is a reason TowBoat and Sea Tow boats look and are set up the way they are. I appreciate you want to help out a buddy but when this goes south and it probably will, a lawyer is going to hold you responsible, I would bet, as you agreed which...

Have Easystow and they are wonderful and amazingly durable and American made.

SCAD monitors To answer a few replies I received. No metal fittings, 3/4 solid fiberglass tanks (Hatteras) one is triangular shaped and we tried to program for that. The other is rectangular and we tried to program for that. After numerous and I mean numerous attempts we are going to a...

Installed SCAD system last year with solid fiberglass tanks and cannot calibrate it. Admiral tried and thank God she couldn't figure it out either. Called tech support and they tried to talk us through it and does not work at all. We're both college grads and full time liveaboards, we maintain...

Dirty power cords Just cover them with cord covers. The All American Power Cord Cover is made in USA and matches the canvas on your boat. Or you can just get black. Here's the link:https://www.allamericanpowercordcover.com/order-online Full disclosure,it's my company. We use only the best...