BOAT TOUR: 1981 Hatteras 56 Motor Yacht Wide Body walk through after refit

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2019
  • Boat Tour: This is our Hatteras motor yacht. 1891 56 wide body hull number 314. We spent the last two years refitting here. The beam is 18.5 and the air draft is 28 feet. She has twin Detroit 8V92TI with 650hp each with Allison gears. Naiad stabilizer 252 system. Garmin electronics and ICOM radios. ACR RCL100 searchlight.
    Paint - Jonathan Keithline
    Engine room - Keith Taylor
    Canvas - Craig Jeno High Tides Canvas
    Cabinets - Nhance
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Komentáře • 347

  • @777jones
    @777jones Před 4 lety +34

    Much more impressed by this well- maintained and updated boat than I would be by a new one. Not every owner is an A+ owner but this guy is.

  • @troymattingly3071
    @troymattingly3071 Před 2 lety +3

    That galley is the stuff of dreams. Your engine rooms look like nothing was left, undone! This is the best boat share video, I've seen. It's a nice example of the American dream, realized. Congratulations!

  • @michaelmaddux7375
    @michaelmaddux7375 Před 2 lety +9

    Absolutely beautiful boat. 😍 Those engine rooms! What a dream.

  • @lornajohnson2831
    @lornajohnson2831 Před 4 lety +36

    Great to see your refit so tastefully remodeled, nice work on mechanics, electrical, mechical, woodwotk and galley. Absolutely gorgeous!

  • @MTN_mtn
    @MTN_mtn Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great overview of this classic yacht! I especially like the tour(s) of the twin Detroit Engine Rooms!

  • @edwardtedstrauch1369
    @edwardtedstrauch1369 Před 2 lety +1

    A perfect example of a classic look and an owner who respects that. Congratulations on your stunning vessel.

  • @timothyjones6601
    @timothyjones6601 Před rokem +1

    Im not normally a jealous person but I'm jealous!! Its absolutely what a Yacht should be. Well done with all the hard work...Beautiful

  • @Blagger3000
    @Blagger3000 Před 2 lety +4

    Beautiful, so much hard work but what a stunning comfortable boat.

  • @lovingatlanta
    @lovingatlanta Před 3 lety +3

    👍😍Nice. He did a lot of work. Thanks for sharing. 💝

  • @terrencemillarsr.466
    @terrencemillarsr.466 Před 3 lety +3

    Very nice!! Great job.

  • @craigmonteforte1478
    @craigmonteforte1478 Před 3 lety +6

    My favorite era of Hatteras motor yachts the lines and layouts / finishes just say Class to me btw I grew up in Florida and used to watch in envy with those going up and down the Intracoastal Waterway even though the old Air conditions is working well the modern ones are way more efficient i had a working old Cruisair that eventually bit the dust and i put a brand new reverseable one in its place and it was worth every penny and heartache there is nothing better on a boat then having a nice clean Engine room

  • @carlaskillings4312
    @carlaskillings4312 Před 3 lety +4

    Just a classy boat, love what you guy’s have done to save boating history, enjoy, Wayne from Windsor Ontario

  • @donnakawana
    @donnakawana Před 3 lety +7

    Beautiful stunning boat just class!! Beautiful wood upgrades

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 Před 2 lety +1

    What a beautiful boat and cute camera boy.

  • @gordonjennings9361
    @gordonjennings9361 Před 4 lety +10

    Perfectly balanced between yacht and boat. Just a perfect vessel. Congratulations!

  • @wanting2sailssw256
    @wanting2sailssw256 Před 3 lety +3

    Great boats have great owners, nice to see it's being well maintained.

  • @leeboggs269
    @leeboggs269 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent refit Thx for showing!

  • @VannCochran
    @VannCochran Před 3 lety +1

    I was a mate on a 56 in 1981. Hatteras hired me to help run the “new” design up and down the coast to dealers and booze cruises with the then Owner, AMF Corp. you have done a great job. Love the boat. Great to see and remember what she looked like.

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 3 lety +1

      That's awesome. Do you know Bruce Morrison?

    • @VannCochran
      @VannCochran Před 3 lety

      You know, the name is familiar. That was many years ago. I am thinking we were on Hull number 1. Our mission was to show off the boat. Our last stent was in Connecticut for that summer of 1981 then they shut down the marketing effort because of the economy and interest rates. I thought I was going to have a career at Hatteras but it did not work out that way. I’m in Charleston, if you are ever passing thru, look me up, 843-513-2829. I would love to show my wife the boat. Vann Cochran.

  • @David-jj7dy
    @David-jj7dy Před 4 lety +8

    Wow.! Congratulations for what you have done ! Absolutely beautiful renovation . Very very clean . Your boat has three bathrooms . Incredible. Your engine room beautiful. Your coral painted house picture in kitchen nook amazing and that's my favorite color coral. Cute doggie as he knows he lives the great life. Ruff ! I have always loved the Hatteras design. Grew up in florida. And back in the eighties and nineties, used to her so excited to see Hatteras yachts on the water. They were deemed the upper class of fine sailing motor yachts .

  • @HotRodDave
    @HotRodDave Před 3 lety +1

    Very Nice Hattaras

  • @driverguy7
    @driverguy7 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful boat, thanks for the tour. !!

  • @clintondoner283
    @clintondoner283 Před 3 lety +2

    The ship looks brand new!!!

  • @bbrcummins1984
    @bbrcummins1984 Před 2 lety

    Nice job 👍 brings back a lot of memories growing up in Florida

  • @FightingCoward
    @FightingCoward Před 2 lety

    I love that boat, so many cozy places I'd like to sit and relax.

  • @guidedmeditation2396
    @guidedmeditation2396 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great video. I have always admired Hatteras Motoryachts. At one time they ruled the waterways. Only one more thing for you to upgrade and that is to get a cat. You can keep the dog just make sure it knows its place.

  • @georgehorkan7205
    @georgehorkan7205 Před 3 lety +2

    That is a beautiful boat. I love what you have done with her. I also love the wider body. Congratulations. Smooth seas and following breezes.

  • @muleacrefarm1568
    @muleacrefarm1568 Před 2 lety +1

    That's one well designed craft. Excellent use of space and the engine rooms are phenomenal for the size of boat.

  • @Hyestar
    @Hyestar Před 3 lety +2

    What an awesome job on this boat!

  • @lj1616
    @lj1616 Před 3 lety +1

    Bill...Beautiful job on the boat. I own hull 307 and you are absolutely correct on replacing the washer/dryer unit. It was a big job.

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 3 lety

      Where do you keep her? Would love to know where they all are

    • @lj1616
      @lj1616 Před 3 lety +1

      @@billwilletts Her summer home is in East Tawas, Michigan. It's a small town on Lake Huron. We have owned her for nine years and have many great memories.
      The aft deck is our favorite spot as well.

  • @cannon440
    @cannon440 Před 4 lety +3

    What a beautiful live aboard.

  • @pasaway1015
    @pasaway1015 Před 2 lety +1

    So beautiful boat 🥰🥰 cozy

  • @nurserachel559
    @nurserachel559 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for the tour, Bill! She's absolutely lovely!

  • @cap3915
    @cap3915 Před 4 lety +12

    Beautiful boat, I Love the way you refitted this. Well Done.

  • @jameslane8364
    @jameslane8364 Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful boat thank you for the view Jim Kansas City Missouri

  • @jferbie2000
    @jferbie2000 Před 4 lety +11

    Goodness!!!! Simply beautiful. Happy sailing.

  • @thomasrudder9639
    @thomasrudder9639 Před 4 lety +6

    These are such classy old boats. Great to see one so well cared for! Have fun out there!

  • @bryduhbikeguy
    @bryduhbikeguy Před 4 lety +2

    I love everything about this ship.Very well done,Sir ! Quite the home on the Seas.

  • @johnneedy3164
    @johnneedy3164 Před 4 lety +3

    Reminds me of the NICE boats on the Ohio River around Louisville ,dad was an electrician and did a lot of work on some of the nice ones

  • @frankandrews58
    @frankandrews58 Před 4 lety +7

    I just love seeing these restos, your boat is amazing and you are no doubt so proud of her. So much more rewarding than a new one and just a great achievement.

  • @curtismajor8751
    @curtismajor8751 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful all around.Thank you for sharing 🙂

  • @georgeroach7499
    @georgeroach7499 Před 4 lety

    You have done an Amazing job on this Beautiful Boat..Well done.!

  • @scottblakely7476
    @scottblakely7476 Před 3 lety +1

    beautiful refit! I love the classics!

  • @kennywilkes6978
    @kennywilkes6978 Před rokem

    Beautiful boat

  • @jjp3502
    @jjp3502 Před 4 lety +3

    Beautiful boat! Love the refit. She looks new.

  • @ygrittesnow1701
    @ygrittesnow1701 Před 2 lety

    Very homey vessel. Nothing pretentious. Beautiful.

  • @markcrawford8876
    @markcrawford8876 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome job, pure pleasure!

  • @Hitech82
    @Hitech82 Před 3 lety

    Wow that is a beautiful boat. The wood work is incredible.

  • @curtismajor8751
    @curtismajor8751 Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful boat.I'm also a big fan of that Morrison Suite.It's perfect 🙂

  • @billymack333
    @billymack333 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for the tour mate,incredible use of space for an older model,deceptively large.Really nice restoration all round,lots of space for entertaining,great sleeping quarters but for me the standout was the engine room.Talk about doing a job right! Really is the cherry 🍒 on a restoration you can be very proud of and we,can be very envious of.I wish you joy in boatloads! Ahoy Captain 🐋

  • @russellearley8863
    @russellearley8863 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice boat! We are looking and learning. Ready to sell the farm and try this lifestyle. Good showing. This the kind of guy I like to deal with. I'd have confidence this boat is in good shape. Only problem is you need a bigger boat and sell me this one!.

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 2 lety

      Lol...thank you. everything is for sale right?

  • @Kwr34538
    @Kwr34538 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice work Bill!! I love it!

  • @guitarman4242
    @guitarman4242 Před 3 lety +1

    What a great job on your refit. So sensible and practical in so many ways. You obviously put a lot of thought into your vision for the final product. Looks great with the hardwood floors. I never knew Hatteras made a 56. Coming from a sailboat background, yours looks like a dream to work on....lol. But I know better. Very descent fuel consumption for such a heavy boat with big Detroit's. Hope you're enjoying your new baby. Cheers.

  • @bryanj7063
    @bryanj7063 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful beautiful boat. Love all the woodwork inside.

  • @jdjonesdr
    @jdjonesdr Před 4 lety +3

    Impressive boat!

  • @oldschooladkwhitetails215

    I'm not rich...but getting ready to retire. Selling everything except my little home in the ADK mtns.....I am planning on buying a live aboard. That's the life I want to finish with!!

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 3 lety +2

      Awesome!! Hope you have a great time. Reach out if I can assist

    • @jasongrinnell1986
      @jasongrinnell1986 Před rokem

      I’m in the process of getting rid of everything and living on a boat. Wish you all the luck.

  • @mader348
    @mader348 Před 2 lety

    You did an excellent and well loved job! Very encouraging, thanks

  • @ivanbrgic
    @ivanbrgic Před 2 lety

    Thank you for great video. Greetings from Canada

  • @larou14
    @larou14 Před 4 lety +1

    Wouahhh...very very nice old yacht ! Amazing !!! ;-)

  • @preformancemustang
    @preformancemustang Před 4 lety

    Very nice hatt. Bruce is my neighbor. Worked with him for years. Very knowledgeable Hatteras guy from back when they made good boats.

  • @CarlosCruz-ll5ez
    @CarlosCruz-ll5ez Před 2 lety

    that boat is a beauty, thanks for sharing!

  • @jonathanfrazier1297
    @jonathanfrazier1297 Před 3 lety +7

    That. Computer. Set-up. In all the vids on CZcams, that was eye-opening. How could anyone NOT have that information at their fingertips? Up-to-date sat feed of inlet, now that is a captain.

  • @kenttegneskog
    @kenttegneskog Před rokem

    Very very nice boat

  • @ChannelKT
    @ChannelKT Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful job on the refit!

  • @cindyreid6404
    @cindyreid6404 Před 3 lety

    Very, very nice with all the comforts of home. ❤ having a bathtub as well.

  • @frankgreezy7998
    @frankgreezy7998 Před 4 lety +3

    Nice Boat!!! Alot of work but seems like you're having a good time with it. And the boat is huge!!! The hallway went on for days! Great vid and best of luck to you!

  • @sallyb3
    @sallyb3 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful yacht gorgeous varnish

  • @beckd02
    @beckd02 Před 3 lety +1

    Just ran across this. Beautiful boat! Love your upgrades. If only I lived on a coast, I'd have one. As it is, in the middle of Ohio, I have a walleye boat. Enjoyed your video.

  • @marcparise1391
    @marcparise1391 Před 4 lety +1

    That's awesome guys. Thanx 4 that.🍺

  • @bigdogbulldog9912
    @bigdogbulldog9912 Před 2 lety

    This are beautiful boats ,so much character

  • @chanman123abc123
    @chanman123abc123 Před 4 lety +1

    Looks amazing!

  • @karenfyhr2363
    @karenfyhr2363 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful boat, definitely something I would love to live aboard

  • @scottdowney4318
    @scottdowney4318 Před 3 lety +1

    You did a very nice job on your boat. Looks very nice. My experience with boats, I have a 37 Egg, all boats are a lot of work.

  • @paulsmith8212
    @paulsmith8212 Před 3 lety

    Really nice! Good job!

  • @martinhensel5480
    @martinhensel5480 Před 3 lety +1

    Hatteras are beautiful ships.

  • @cobrasvt347
    @cobrasvt347 Před 4 lety

    Keep posting vids on the boat and music 👍 awesome 😎

  • @robmack7238
    @robmack7238 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful boat!

  • @tommywatters3344
    @tommywatters3344 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely spectacular! We have a 1985 61’ Hatt. Completely restored as well. Just completed the entire new paint job. We do love it. You did nice work! My best to you.

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 4 lety

      Thank you

    • @David-jj7dy
      @David-jj7dy Před 4 lety

      So are you going to show your new renovation too on utube. I've always loved Hatteras the upper class of big yachts in the eighties.

  • @socalfive
    @socalfive Před 4 lety

    Very Nice! Congrats!

  • @jtiso2395
    @jtiso2395 Před 3 lety +1

    Really nice

  • @mareosims7929
    @mareosims7929 Před 3 lety

    What a great boat it brings back memorys

  • @loosecannon1096
    @loosecannon1096 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful Yacht!! I see you put in a Lot of Blood, Sweat & $$$. However like you said, it will last your lifetime. Maybe in my next life.:)) I luv it my friend.

  • @craigmonteforte1478
    @craigmonteforte1478 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow Awesome job on keeping that Beauty up to date and looking so great i grew up in South Florida and graduated high school there in 1982 when Hatteras came out with the Wide Body it was one of the hottest things on the water i myself and many of my freinds still consider Hatteras Yachts to be exactly what a Motor Yacht should be from their Hull lines to the fit and finish and super structure layout ive done a lot of cruising over the years including most of the Carribean and the Bahamas ive done the entire East Coast ICW and did many hours in the Florida keys ive seen my share of Mega Yachts out there under their own power and honestly nothing looks better than either a Hatteras or even a old Chris Craft hull going along they are classic boat lines that many others have tried yet can not duplicate on a kind of sad note in the 1980s when all the drugs were being brought into Florida by the Cartells many of the motor yachts the drug dealers used were stolen Hatteras hulls usually they outfitted many additional fuel tanks and transported the illegal drugs to the United States often to avoid capture the people flooded or torched the boats when they were done using them and offloaded their products i was a Certified Scuba Diver and i actually dove on one that was sunk off the coast of Palm Beach at the time we recovered a lot of fishing gear and personal belongings we suspected belonged to the original owners the vessel had what we estimated to be several hundred gallons of auxiliary fuel tanks installed in the hull probably to make several trips to and from the Bahamas as that was used as a hub for Cocaine coming up from South America then being sent to Florida for distribution btw i personally knew one Drug ing pin in the 80s that had a WideBody Hat as his personal Yacht in Miami he was sent to jail for over 20 plus years for money laundering through a bank he owned with family i knew the DockMaster of the Marina he kept hos yacht in and i did odd jobs around the Marina because of my love of boats and the Dock Master and his wife were old neighbors of my family who at one time owned his own Boat repair company

  • @derrickcouts
    @derrickcouts Před 3 lety

    Nice boat amazing ship!

  • @michaelpass1831
    @michaelpass1831 Před 4 lety +2

    Love it. Come pick me up in Savannah. I’d like a joy ride.

  • @briantownsley2718
    @briantownsley2718 Před 3 lety +1

    After watching many boat reviews space seems to be a premium on any boat pertaining to storage, This is a nice boat, I don't get people who are selling a boat and you can't get past looking at all the chip bags, pop cans, unmade beds, clothes left out. I would assume it's no different than selling a house, a clean well kept house or boat will sell faster than one that's not been kept up.

  • @darrenjones4989
    @darrenjones4989 Před 3 lety

    Wow great boat. I'm from New Bern (now in Wilmington) and had a ton of family that worked at Hatteras Yachts. I'm sure some of them had a hand in the original construction.

  • @jpmerrick8886
    @jpmerrick8886 Před 4 lety +11

    Love the 53 up we owned 28 footer had a 14 foot beam lol

    • @blewyd
      @blewyd Před 3 lety +1

      what was the model? Sounds very cool

  • @Mr2005BUSA
    @Mr2005BUSA Před 4 lety +1

    She is a beautiful vessel!!!! I would love to own an old Chris-Craft or Hatteras.

  • @judup775
    @judup775 Před 4 lety

    very nice boat!

  • @missmarilynt
    @missmarilynt Před rokem +1

    Love it!

  • @davidlong4000
    @davidlong4000 Před 4 lety +1

    Looking great, buddy... the boat and you! :0)

  • @mariner3
    @mariner3 Před 4 lety +2

    Damn fine boat!

  • @johnpamick2330
    @johnpamick2330 Před 3 lety +1

    Really nice!

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory797 Před 4 lety +6

    Really tastefully done. This boat would be $5 million for a new one.

  • @blewyd
    @blewyd Před 3 lety

    You could never tell this is a 1981 yacht. I would prefer this than the modern yachts. Hatteras like these are built so well.

    • @billwilletts
      @billwilletts  Před 3 lety

      We agree. Classic never goes out of style

    • @blewyd
      @blewyd Před 3 lety

      @@billwilletts totally correct. Love these yachts. Safe travels!

  • @allaabajo4189
    @allaabajo4189 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonder how much would it be a boat like this. Engine rooms amazingly well maintained.

  • @3459653
    @3459653 Před 4 lety

    lovely job .....well done enjoy......

  • @Muscleupsanddangles
    @Muscleupsanddangles Před 4 lety

    One heck of a boat

  • @ericlakota6512
    @ericlakota6512 Před 4 lety +1

    And im a fan of old stuff i realy like quality from 70s and 80s whith moder technology

  • @ericlakota6512
    @ericlakota6512 Před 4 lety

    This is the typ of boat id love to buy of a couple like you wha basicaly took a gorgius boat. And put all the icing on it made it perfect every little details coverd and went threw