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OA aft cabin I bought a 43' 1982 Ocean Alexander aft cabin, twin diesel trawler in 2000 primarily for a commuter apartment in the Bay Area. I looked at many boats for 6 months and none had the sense of space I felt sitting on the sofa on "Darlin" and looking forward to the V berth and aft to...

I had "Corian" type material installed in my galley 12 years ago and it has worked well It was glued over the old formica after the fillials were sawed off. It includes lift panels to access bins below. At the same time I had marble installed on the dinette and counter top. Not recommended...

You will know it when you see it. 50' is a lot of boat. Maybe think smaller. I have a 43 Ocean Alexander tricabin. Very comfortable.

I have both, an OA 43 and a 34 C&C. The OA is in the Sea of Cortez and the C&C is in Ketchikan. I spend summer in Alaska, winter in Mexico. The trawler is well equipped with every convenience, solar, freezer, wd, ac. I stay on a mooring ball. Quite comfortable. And cruise to local islands...

Be dure to check the oil in tje injector pumps

Fundamental electrical formula: Ohms Law amps x volts = watts.

I removed my galley fiddles and covered my formica with Corian type material years ago. I used an infustrial epoxy to glue it to the old laminate. It has worked well for 10 years. Nice upgrade.

Fan I have been replacing my Hella fans with Caflano. More expensive but much quieter and better swich.

I have always had good luck fishing forforado in the channel between Isle San Francisco and Partita

How well does starlink work in SE Alaska?

When you say you like wood work I hope you are not considering a wood hull. I have a 1982 Ocean Alexander 43 Tri Cabin that meets all your needs, Beautiful teak interior, teak deck, separate W/D locker, galley down, twin screws, large aft cabin with in suite head, fly bridge, steps, but no...

Maybe you need a longer boat hook

You should look at more trawlers, De Fever, Ocean Alexander, Nordic or American Tug even Meridian.

I have 2 West Marine Port Riders I bought new 10 yrs ago. I dont recommend them. They are a bit too flimsy and some parts have rusted, I had storage bags made for them. Seems for $300 they could afford stainless hardware. I like the Dahon design.

Recommend he add a hair screen to the shower drain, Saves a lot of grief.

Big job, is it quieter than the standard Raritan "growler"? I recently replaced my master suite Raritan with a Dometic. Much better, it is still noisy but better bowl, seat and flush flow. My master suite toilet goes to a Raritan Electro Scan processor.

Wow, direct current to the battery could be a long run and will require heavy guage cable plus significant current loss. I gave up on DC refers long ago. I use a boat sized Whirlpool Arcos, made in Mexico AC refer with good results, I celebrated the day I trashed my old "Nevercold" Norcold a...

Complicated but most likely the prop cavitation, I went through a number of props until I got ones I like. 3 blade, 4 blade finally a 5 blade a inch bigger with more pitch. It runs fine to 1,600 RPM. Then it "whistles" a high pitch ringing sound that goes away at 2200 RPM, This is a sweet...

I have a 1982 OA 43 Tri cabin I bought in 2000, I cruised San Francisco and the Delta for 9 years and used the boat for a commuter apartment, I then retired and went to Ensenada Mexico for six months, then back up the coast t Seattle. I have cruised over 3,000 hrs up the west coast to SE...

I've use Rule 1500 with internal switch with good service for many years on my 50' OA trawler, I recently replaced the small bilge pump on my 34 C&C and had to try a few different types to get one that did not cycle constantly. It is located in the bilge between the keel bolts. I think an...

A tea kettle and a propane burner will make "almost instant" hot water efficiently.

I love propane. Nothing worse than firing up the genny to make electricity when you are enjoying a nice quiet sunset in a remote anchorage. Consider adding soar and a big lithium house bank as well for essential dc needs.

"Go south until the butter melts". Paradise Village is a good choice, if they have a vacancy and you have a plush budget. 66* last night at Puerto Escodido

My 11 ft whaler hangs on a davit at the back of my boat. The 15 hp motor hangs on the transom. Muffs work for the flush, otherwise I run the skiff to the shop for maintenance

Flushing odor may be coming from your feed hose, especially if you are using raw water. My aft toilet feed line has to run 10 ft from the through hull fitting. It makes a great petri dish for multiple foul smelling organisms. I added a manifold of 2" pipe to the feed line near the connetion...