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I purchased this as a spare nearly 20 years ago. It's been in the garage in Arlington Texas ever since. The transmission was a running takeout from an engine swap that took place in the late 90's. The oil is still in it. Both shafts spin freely. Includes the mounts and the oil cooler...

Michigan Wheel Dynajet, very small cup. A few minor edge dings. Nothing major. no cracks, etc. It could probably use a visit to a prop shop. Very clear "ping" when tapped with a hammer. I purchased it 18 years ago as an emergency spare...recently sold the Great Lakes boat. $450 (New...

Two weeks ago we sold our Ocean Alexander 440 to a terrific younger couple who are trucking it back to Texas, where we bought it. Similar truck/trailer. Loaded height was 15'6", same as it was 18 year ago when we sent it north. Boat length is 50 feet including the davit stick out and anchor...

I'm considering listing our boat with a broker. They sent their standard contract language which has a paragraph: "AGENCY. Broker may act as an agent for both the seller and the buyer. Owner consents to such and any related additional compensation payable to the broker from the other...

This aft cabin, sundeck with cockpit boat is currently in heated storage at the very back of the building. It won't be emerging until Spring. We reside in Texas for the majority of the year. So, this is a very preliminary heads up. Amazing Grace WILL be sold when the ice clears on Lake...

Last week a transient great loop boat tied up next to us in our relatively old marina. He had moved here from a newer marina that has dockside GFCI, which kept kicking off his cords. He said the boat has had a persistent problem in all GFCI equipped marinas. When he arrived here, he contacted...

Last evening Tow Boat dragged in a fishing boat that had suffered a fuel pump failure on their Chevy V8. The tow had been enroute to the boat’s home port about four hours south of us (at tow speed). Wave height had been steadily increasing when they ducked into our little town, which...

I just corresponded with the company. A shipment from the UK is in Houston clearing customs. Should be at retailers within two weeks. FYI

Large hydraulic yard trailer info It's winter storage time in northern climes and I thought it might be informative to point out the good, the bad and the ugly amongst large hydraulic yard trailers. There are two basic designs....keel lift, and pad lift. The first two photos depict a keel...

I’ve been posting on the current propeller shaft vibration string and another forum member mentioned vibrations resulting from misadjusted rudder packing. That got me to wondering exactly what is under the rudder stuffing box on an OA. Is there a cutless bearing in that cavity? The visible...

Smelled burning wire insulation then the breaker popped. 16 ton stowaway unit. Inspection of control/ logic board showed black and purple wires on the TRIAC switch fried and oil leaking from the start/run capacitor. Fabricated new TRIAC wires and reconnected the circuit board. The control...

Anyone broach this subject with their marina? Looks like our marina is planning to simply shift the normal five month season by whatever amount of time they have to delay opening (which nets them the same amount of seasonal rent). That could mean the snow is blowing at the end of the season...

I've had good luck with Bristol 2-part urethane "varnish" on the cap rail...ten years without only a few touch ups (Great Lakes). Last Fall I decided to strip it...a fairly easy task using a heat gun and scraper. Interlux and a couple of others now offer 2 part synthetic products similar to...

One of the CruiseAir units on the boat will only run at low fan speed in the "heat" mode. It cools fine at all fan speeds. When the heat mode is initially engaged, it initially goes to high fan speed (as expected), then the control panel flashes a momentary "pressure" alert (can't recall if...

I cracked a sliding side window when installing a (too long) screw for the screen. A local shop made a replacement from my measurements. But it happens that the panes and frames are not perfectly square (as they appear). Apparently the factory installed the frames and then cut the panes to...

I have to replace one cracked (laminated) pane. Prefer not to buy a large cartridge if possible. Small squeeze tube would be most economical (I think). Anybody done this?

The anodized aluminum window frames on our 440 have become dull over the years, so I'm in the process of repainting them. When I started sanding, I encountered a clear coat of some sort over the anodized metal. That's what was deteriorating and giving the cloudy, chalky appearance. Comes off...

I've been helping out in the marina and was checking new arrivals for power leaks into the water. A transient trawler read 300 mA on one cord and 600 mA on the other (Fluke 323, which reads to tenths of an amp). We advised the boat owner. It was hot outside, no swimming allowed around the...

I just completed the annual 11 hour trek from storage location to summer slip. Oil consumption in recent years (conventional Rotella 15-40) was typically half a quart per engine). Changed to Rotella T6 15-40 synthetic before winter storage last Fall. Zero oil burn. Freakin' magic. I'm a fan.

Anybody know the minimum height of a 53 POC....keel to the bottom edge of the flybridge venturi (which would be removed along with the arch)? I'm looking at the tradeoffs between taking one from Florida to the Great Lakes on a semi, versus moving it on its own bottom....time, fuel, marinas...

Our 1990 Ocean Alexander has black paint on metal and fiberglass trim around all of the windows/windscreen, and on a wide stripe down the side (see photo). I'm planning to respray these areas as the paint has faded. I'm looking for best guesses as to the type of original paint that was likely...

Ottawa and Montreal marinas? We're thinking of spending the summer of 2020 in Canadian waters with extended stays in Ottawa and Montreal...possibly up to a month each. We'd like to be as close as possible to city centers. High slip fees to be expected. We'd probably pre-stage a car ahead of...

Anyone have a propane detector that they'd recommend? Seems to be a lot false alarm complaints in the RV community. I'd prefer a unit with it's onw batteries versus hard wired into the boat 12V system. (Please, no debates about the horrors of propane on a boat). Thanks

I put Bristol on the transome cap rail over ten years ago. Very happy with the product, but it’s time to remove and replace (with Bristol). Anyone advice on removing these hardened urethane products?

Our Ocean Alexander 440 has raised diamond pattern molded into the decks. The white coating is beginning to erode in the low spots between the raised diamonds. I suspect this is caused by small droplets of water focusing the suns rays in the tiny depressions. I taped off one of the non- skid...