Hatteras is World Class. There was a a rather large truck next to the travel lift and it looked as if the truck gave any trouble whatsoever, the lift would simply pick it up and do with it whatever it wished. When you stop and think about it, the new Hatteras 65' has a displacement of 114,000 pounds, therefore, everything has to take on large proportions. The buildings are bigger. The scaffolds are higher.
Workmen seem smaller.
For most of us, a 50' to 60' convertible is a lot of boat. One thing, however, became abundantly clear, Hatteras builds most of the pieces of their products on-site. Sure, they purchase engines and air conditioners, but for the most part the fabrication of the boat's components are in-house. An example of on-site fabrication is their tanks, both fuel and water. In fact, keel tanks are shaped to be located between stringers and are at the lowest possible point to lower the center of gravity and utilize otherwise wasted space.