The cracks will start if the wheel doesn’t slide over the key. When they repair wheels they are placed on a mandrel to hold it in position for the...
Check the installation notes and see what mercruiser wants the wot to be with a full load. Did you use the same gears? They used to wheel them at...
The friction plates will absorb water and swell. Then they usually start coming apart. If it was mine I'd get it apart as soon as possible.
The yard should have some way to block the aft section at the chines. It appears that the keel on the Ocean carries back to where the engines are...
You will just need to get an ignition switch that is rated for the proper amperage and a heavier wire to the solenoid. You use two solenoids to...
I haven't really thought about. It was a pair of running take-outs that we had rebuilt when we had a boatyard. It's been in the warehouse for 35...
I've got a rebuilt short block with a new crankshaft. 0 hours on rebuild.
We built a 45' Hatteras with a pair of the aluminum inclined models in the mid 70's. My Dad wanted a long range trawler before Hatteras built one...
The glare from bright white or the "materhorn white" is really hard on your eyes imo
The Oberdorfer gear pump is hard to beat. Mated to a reversible motor, it takes a lot of work out of oil changes. If you use a long hose put a...
How large would the shaft be for the stabilizer fin? You would think the crew would notice the handling getting "sluggish" Sad to see a relatively...
Not that you asked, but that port prop is awfully close to the strut.
The 46-53 Hatteras convertibles will handle more weather than you want to be in. 9-10' seas are, in no way comfortable, but I never felt that my...
I stole mine from my Dad's desk drawer. He kept the varnish brushes, new putty knives and all the good boatyard stash in the office. It's also...
You can also use a 10-32 barrel nut and thread the old cable to the new cable and pull the new cable in with the old cable.
You drop the pitch by 1" when you go from a 3-blade to a 4-blade prop.
Lift the back of the motor with an a-frame. put blocks under the bell housing then slide the gear back. You should enough room behind the prop to...
http://boatartgallery.com/Past_Projects.php I would have staggered the joints on the planks but, this will give you an idea.
I don't think those planks are caulked with cotton like a conventional hull. I think it has a diagonal layer of plywood then a layer of canvas...
The wood shrinks and all of the seams open up. The boat really needs to be blocked about every 6' along the keel and the chines. The bottom will...
