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Fellow Hatteras Owner:

Hope all is well and your “Second love” is responding to the lavish attention we all tend to shower on them. We are at it again, trying to gather data that will benefit everyone. Your club is requesting information on repairs and projects taken on by each member in a hope to build a database where each of our members could refer to for help. Just think of how beneficial it would have been to talk with a person who’s “Been There, Done That” with all the “Good, Bad and the Ugly” prior to jumping into that one !X?$X project that really did not turn out as well as we expected. The worst that could happen is that you might find an easier or cheaper way to accomplish your next project or repair. That’s what we’re trying to achieve.

With this effort clearly in front of us, I have formulated a project-tracking list to facilitate this effort. It has been developed in MS Excel. Below are two links. The first one - "Review Project Tracking List" - is a spreadsheet that lists all of the various projects reported by Hatteras 1510 members, organized by type. The second link - "Submit project information" - is your opportunity to contribute to the report by providing information on your experiences working on your Hatteras. Please click on the attachment below. All you have to do is select the section, give a brief description of what was involved, the products used, how you liked, disliked, the end results, etc.

When you submit your information, it will be e-mailed to the webmaster who will update the project listing every week with all new information. Who knows? You might discover an interesting side benefit, really finding out just how much you have done to the Old Girl. All information e-mailed will be entered onto the list every week, so be sure to check out the project tracking list on a routine basis. So help us help you. Please respond to this request.

"Two If By Sea" Captain Scott Culshaw and First Mate Cheryl The boat is a 1977 53 classic purchased in Fla. last July from the Sea Turtle Foundation after it was donated by a couple from Maryland. We purchased the boat with the idea of restoring her to our standards and then taking her to the Great Lakes for our summer home. Last year we put a new bottom on her and redid the underwater running gear, new swim platform, new deck under the windlass, rebuilt the windlass, redid the flybridge, new galley, new carpet, new furniture, new electronics, repainted the hull, new skirting for the aft deck, started rehab on all three heads and started on the engine rooms. This series of pictures was the redo of the galley. BEFORE
1&2 the before straight from Hatteras note the stove is on the forward bulkhead like most of the latter model boats so in heavy seas the refrigerator door doesn't fly open and spill its load on the deck. (we'll take our chances)
DURING
3. After the fun part of getting the old appliances out the real chore begins! The shelves in the main cabinet along the side are fiber glassed to the side of the boat and the countertop is the bottom of the cabinet under the window. I just cut the counter top off with the same sawzall that I used on the stove and refrigerator. Later I will slide the new sub counter top under the old and screw in place. 5. We put 304 S/S back splashes behind the stove and next to the refrigerator to cover the old weathered plastic which had made a mess of the once nice wood under it. 7. Starboard side wires to forward cabin. 9. Final fitup before the  counter sub base goes in.	4. Leave room for the wiring coming from engine room and blower hose from generator room. I also redid the plumbing with heavier copper tubing. I also screwed 2X4 to the old shelve stubs so I had something to attach the new cabinets too. 6. WHAT'S UNDER THE HEAD LINER? port side 8. Fit up of Kraftmaid cabinets next to new refrigerator. 10. Final fitup before the  counter sub base goes in. 11. Sub base installed and fit up before solid surface countertops get installed.
AFTER
Kit 1&2&3 Finished project. One note on the windows. Ours like almost everyone's leaked and had done damage to the wood around the window. The guy who had ours before got so mad he had filled everything to do with the windows with sealant( several different kinds) We found that the openings for the windows had been cut to large and there was not enough wood to screw the windows to and they had just use silicone to seal the windows to. We dug out the rotten core and scabbed plywood in the space to make a tighter fit and have not had drop one of water. We also did not like the grain of the wood that ran at right angles to the side deck instead of the galley deck so that was covered in white  to brighten up the galley. The admiral also wanted more cabinet space so she opted not to put the dishwasher back and went with the microwave/convection oven instead of a full size oven with separate microwave. She does plan on cooking a full size turkey on board anyway!

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