My 76 42' Hatt was the best sea boat ever!

[Necessary Evil]

My old 42 Hatt was the best sea boat ever! Stake my stomach on it...

[dirtyj]

A lot of boats ride great at 18 knots

[g_max_2003@hotmail.com]

im betting it was good in a head sea but im sure that old hatt would have been impossible to keep on a straight course in a following and quartering sea with that sharp forefoot. imho

[Double D]

A lot of boats ride great at 18 knots

[Necessary Evil]

18 knots on smooth water with a strong tailwind

[anthony]

I've got a 1977 42' Hatteras that cruises a solid 23-24 knots...not a speed demon but not a slug. Of course she was refit back in 2000 and has 450 Cummins, not the old Detroits. Great head sea boat, good beam sea boat, fair following sea boat.

[chamackO]

im betting it was good in a head sea but im sure that old hatt would have been impossible to keep on a straight course in a following and quartering sea with that sharp forefoot. imho

didnt the old hatt's run with a massive keel?

[g_max_2003@hotmail.com]

didnt the old hatt's run with a massive keel?

yea they did but have u ever seen one on the hard the bow is very sharp and very prone to bow steering in the older models. also at the older boats didnt have the power to get the bow out the water in a big following sea. just my honest opinion based on the hatteras 45 of the same year.