Bilgewater
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2011
- Messages
- 276
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Sunset Lady
- Vessel Make
- 1975 Chris Craft 35 Aft Cabin
Hatteras didn't make a 57, what boat exactly are you talking about. Every Hatt I have seen from 53 up is a stand up ER.
I mistakenly called a 58 a 57 , about 33" headroom
A 58 what? Series I MY? Series II MY? 58 Yachtfish? LRC? 58 Cockpit MY? Convertible? ... nope couldn't have been any of them... so that leaves the ones I haven't been on.. 1970-1976 triple cabin? I know someone who has one of those, i could ask him.. was it this model here?
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It is similar , this one has had some modification. The aluminum widows have been replaced with wood frames. And the flying bridge is absent. I,all post s photo. I have repair photos of sole timber I,m in the process of repairing.
Man that is sketchy towing a hard skiff in a canal.
Saw that boat in Bimini at Browns Marina.Like this one? This Hatteras (pretty sure not a Matthews) went by yesterday. She was beautiful, and towing a 17' motorboat. Guy had his sht together for sure! Can't figure out what model she is. A custom? She appears too large (that's a 45' in the background) to be a 50' Hatt, which I know some came without flybridges. 56'? Name is Quest.
Bob, how do you get in there to perform maintenance?
I think this a late 70's early 80's 58 Hatteras Motor Yacht Series 2, It shared the curved windshield corners and salon windows, dorade/ hatch on the foredeck with the LRC's. The hull looks the same as the 58 LRC, 18' beam Gorgeous yacht. I think the stack and missing bridge is a custom addition. It is a full displacement with long range capabilities.
This interests me as well. I'm not fat yet but tall at 6'2" and have struggled to find an engine room I have felt comfortable in. The best engine room I have been in on so far in my boat search was on a Great Harbour GH37, and it was not stand up by any means. The worst was a custom pilothouse where you had to slither into a tiny dark crawl space. I looked at a Nordhanv 46 just for kicks (out of my range) and the engine room was not very roomy IMO. Do all Defevers have stand up engine rooms? I like the design of the 49 Pilothouse but can't seem to find one on the Gulf or East coast. I also wonder if I will be able to pick a good Defever from a bad one since most in my price range seem to be 1980 vintage or older. What are some other boats with true (or close) stand up engine rooms under 50'?
If you liked the Great Harbour GH37 you would really like the GH47. Then tour a Great Harbour N37 and N47 (same beam 16th and full standup)!
While looking at this, in the way off distance, I seem to be hearing " Handel's Messiah ", why is that ? Very nice.As to old and fat I admit nothing....just say that it all relative.
I ended up with a tidy ER, and used spare carpet the PO had to lay about 62 sq ft in the ER. The inline JD's give much better access outboard of the engines compared to the old V8's. Pic of electrics before carpet.
When buying I had to compromise - not stand up, but pretty comfortable to work in after refit. Remove salon floor hatches for 6' x 6' access if required, but normally just slide in from door next to master stateroom.