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I'm having an issue with my Keypower stabilizers and hoping someone has a similar model setup and may have run across this before. I believe this is a 2003-ish model year unit/setup. There is a touch screen at the helm and a control box mounted in a central spot lower in the boat. Two...

Marine grade stainless steel waterproof 21.5" monitor from Tru-Vu, model SRMTPW-21.5U. 1000 nits of brightness, DC power from 8-36 V, automatic light sensor, HDMI/VGA/BNC inputs. Excellent brightness for outside or inside via the anti-glare coating, works with polarized glasses, 16:9...

Manufacturer: Symbol Year: 1994 Model: 55 Pilot House Length: 58' Price: $325,000 Location: Seattle, WA Owner? Yes Contact: PM preferred An opportunity for a new boat has come up, so after only 2 years I am selling Kaos. Lots of upgrades and add-ons, stand up engine room, stabilizers, bow...

I have a Kohler 11CCFOZ/13.5CCOZ marine generator that I am struggling with changing from 120v to 240v. The reason I say 11CCFOZ/13.5CCOZ is that the generator was mis-labeled when the boat was built (according to the previous owner) - the 11CCFOZ is a 50hz unit, and the 13.5CCOZ is 60hz. At...

I am being hauled on Monday for a few things - bottom paint, replacing rudder packing, and probably one or two other small things. The big job is trying to reduce the vibration in one of the shafts, and vibrations overall. I've owned the boat for about 2 years, and it has always had a bit of...

I'm posting this for a friend who lives aboard, and whose entire cruising season is over unless we can find the part. The Westerbeke part number is 053567 and it is the computer board for a 12.5 kw EDT generator. https://www.westerbeke.com/Product/CONTROLLER1215EDT12VWLK/053567 It was damaged...

This seems like something I could have solved long ago, but over the years, have never found a single solution that has worked well. Either I have overlooked the most basic thing ever, or there is a big gap in the market.... I have a Highfield dinghy that has two seats, some seat bags which...

I decided to get out of the house and do a full compound/wax job on Rendezvous. It's going well so far, but I have one conundrum that I don't think I've had to deal with in the past..... None of my previous boats have had a "brow" like hers, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how I am...

I have a Sea Wise davit system that I love. This year, my clumsy self fell against the bow of the dinghy while lifting it up (don't ask) and bent one of the stainless steel mounting arms. Now the whole thing is slanted down towards the bow of the dinghy. This has made the whole thing off...

I am about to install a fuel flow monitoring system and have a choice between two options that I'd like opinions on. I have dual Volvo Penta TAMD 61A diesel engines with, of course, a fuel supply and return line for each. The system I will be installing will have a sensor in-line with both the...

I will be ripping out two very old and falling apart battery boxes in my engine room which house both my two start batteries, and my house batteries. The space in question is about 21" wide, and 64" long. I have found many battery boxes online from all sorts of manufacturers that I could...

I'm out enjoying some cruising time in Puget Sound and finishing some testing for some upcoming articles, and decided I needed to take a break and take my ROV out for a spin. The ROV is made by OpenROV (now Sofar) and named "Rhenium" - it was one of the beta units before they went into...

I've read a lot of various posts about warming up oil or coolant using various systems. What I haven't been able to determine are the pros/cons of each approach. Both seem to help with cold starts in differing ways, and both can provide warmth in colder months, as well as reduce condensation...

When I bought my boat just under a year ago, one of the things that did not work (known via survey) was the windshield wipers. In fact, there were no wiper arms or wiper blades at all on the boat, only some older looking shafts and a pantograph mount on each lower window. The motors did not work...

I posted this over at BoatDiesel.com but after several weeks with no responses, I thought I'd try here. I have two 1988 TAMD61A Volvo Penta engines with about 4000 hours on each in my Ocean Alexander. There were two owners previous to me, and according to the records I can find, they took very...

I have a hatch/window in my cockpit that recently started misbehaving, and after some investigation, I figured out that it needs some TLC. It is a fairly large window that is the primary opening in my master suite. What I noticed is that the plate on the top of the window which forms part of...

Anyone been up the Sunshine Coast in BC and further into Desolation and have updates on diesel prices? I'm planning a trip in a few weeks and have Pender Harbor and Gorge Harbor as fuel points....

This is a new one to me and I can’t figure it out. I have one vacuflush head that when a, ahem, larger individual sits on it, it leaks from somewhere and gets all over the head floor. I can’t tell where it is coming from but wonder if it is some obvious issue that others have had. I’ve not had...

I've been finishing up the plans for an upgraded battery bank, new inverter, alternators, distribution, fuses, and a ton of other things to bring my house bank up to the standards I want. One thing I used on my previous boat was the Marinco Pro Installer series of busses and switches. I didn't...

I have been slowly fixing small electrical items since I bought my boat, but this one has been confounding me for quite a while. I have two 110VAC outlets that show an open neutral while away from shore power and on inverter. In any other condition, they test out fine. While showing open...

I am looking for ideas on how to replace or re-condition two hard to reach windshield wiper motors on my boat. The boat is a 1988 Ocean Alexander and the motors currently trip the circuit breaker if I attempt to use them. I can see a spike of almost 50 amps DC when engaging one motor, so they...

I am doing a full inventory and categorization of every spare part on the boat and found this shoved away in a corner. It was not something I purchased and was left by the previous owner. There are no part numbers or other identifying marks and no paperwork or bags with it. It feels like it is...

I have been searching for a solution to this issue for quite some time, and never really found a good result. I assume this is either because (a) it is super simple and I am overthinking things [happens a lot] or (b) because there aren't good solutions..... I have a fiberglass swim step that is...

I'm curious if there are other forums or places online that OA owners are lurking in? I have only bumped into a few here, and one or two elsewhere, but I know there are far more folks out there that have OAs! Maybe they're just too happy cruising around and don't have time for the Internet...

I am considering adding a panel in the center portion of my flybridge that is glass with a wiper for rain/snow, etc. I've seen a number of these done to boats and they look pretty good and appear to be pretty functional. The front panel in question is made of some sort of super hard, but...