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Ok, the ugly question... ball park - how much are we talking about? And you said they only did the lower/back deck and side decks, not the upper deck, right?

jgtrucking - I had always heard that nothing will stick to teak (and perhaps more specifically - NOTHING will stick to the caulking between the teak strips). It's sounding like that may not be true? I'm starting to get leaks with an old (40 year) teak deck. I'd really like to avoid having to...

Professor Google proclaims that AC and DC circuit breakers are NOT the same. There are some less expensive models, though the Blue Seas 7210 15A breakers claim to be AC / DC. Are not all breakers AC/DC? Are the Blue Seas 7210 breakers likely to match what I have in an '83 Ocean Alexander 40?

RE: Lake Travis... Sadly, Erickson Marine and Carlos N' Charlies area both long since gone. Erickson changed hands several times, and the restaurant (formerly Carlos N' Charlies), changed hands / management more times that I can even count. Last time I was there, they DID still have the...

Scook1: I sent you a private message. My home is in Austin, and I know am the proud owner of a 1983 Ocean Alexander 40. Would be happy to share thoughts with you if you'd like! John

Update: At this point, I'm closing in on the Maxwell HRC 10-8. Compared to the Lofrans Tigres - the HRC10-8 will handle both rope and chain (the Tigress has a rope drum, but does not support rope on the main gypsy). The motor is rated at 1000W on the HRC, 1500W on the Tigres. The lower power...

My boat: 1983 Ocean Alexander 40 Displacement: 38000 pounds Length: 40' Beam: 13.5' All the windage of a clipper ship, without the fuel economy... :) I removed my old windlass. It was a vertical Nilsson windlass. I need a new windlass. What's the best windlass to get (and where)...

Thank you guys!!! The smokstak reference led to this link for Onan manuals: http://www.skilledcrafting.com/onanfiles/ At the top of that listing is an entry for a table that provides all the manuals (operator, parts, service, etc) for each product. That table was VERY HELPFUL!! Once you...

Does anyone know where I can get the service manual for an Onan 8MDKDB 1C generator? It has never worked since I bought the boat. It will start, but not keep running. I had a generator guy come out to look at it. He did something (wouldn't show or tell me what) to hold the throttle that got...

I'm probably going to need to replace my washdown pump. I have a spare fresh water pump (just in case the existing one dies - I don't want to be without water for days waiting for one to ship...). Fundamentally, is there a difference between a "wash down" pump and a "fresh water" pump? Both...

The Admiral wants to get rid of the electric head and get a manual head. She had manual heads on her previous boat, and liked them. Her experience using a cup to add water instead of pumping in sea water went well. Is it reasonable to install a manual head, plug the inlet hose, and just...

Peggie, The toilets were replaced by a previous owner - not sure if it was one or two owners ago. They don't appear to be terribly old. I did notice that it looks like the forward toilet is plumbed with: inlet thru-hull goes to pump and solenoid, then to toilet. On the aft toilet, it...

I have a Jabsco 37010-3092 "Quiet Flush" compact electric toilet installed in my aft head. The head uses sea water for flushing. The "sea water" in the marina is pretty nasty, and results in "unpleasant" smells... Thus, I've closed the thru-hull, and use a cup to pour tap water into the...

Thank you guys for the feedback, that's VERY helpful input!!!!

My boat currently has 8D's for the starting batteries. How much does it really take to start a LF120? Will it work on a Group 31 battery, or do I really need to parallel 2 group 31's? One of the 8D's is bad, the other is suspect (at the very least as old as the first). I'd like to replace...

Interesting thread. One downside of parallel batteries is this: If one battery fails (bad cell), the other battery will attempt to discharge directly into it, which can potentially heat up the battery cable enough to start a fire. That having been said, I currently have two old 8D's. When...

So, how long do these normally last? I just replaced the port elbow. Engines have a bit over 4000 hours. Brian at American Diesel told me that they couldn't possibly be original, as they're supposed to be replaced every 1700 hours - but they sure looked original to me... I bought two elbows...

The Galveston, TX / Boliver ferry boats are completely symmetrical - they drive across, walk to the other side of the boat, and drive back, swapping end for end. So... Which end is bow, and which end is stern, or port vs. starboard? Or does it really just depend on which way you're going...

It sounds like there were a number of improvements from the FL120 to the FL135. I will certainly look forward to the neck whiplash PROMISED by BruceK in his answer!! (though really - would twin 90's get me to hull speed?) Regardless of the power increase that I probably won't be able to...

I'm confused on the injector pump oil. CommoDave seems to be suggesting that the injector pump oil still needs to be checked periodically. But Ken's response suggests that the injector pump oil is circulated from the main engine oil (so nothing extra to do here?)?? It would be nice to know...

This may seem obvious, but... Other than 15hp, what is the difference between a Ford Lehman 120 and a 135? I see a lot of posts for the 120, not so many for the 135. At least it's still naturally aspirated, so no turbo troubles to worry about. Are there any other idiosyncrasies? Are there...

I was thinking about boat names, and was reminded of: Quincy's boat, "Fiji" (Jack Klugman, in the TV show "Quincy, M.E." - from '76 to '83) Sonny Crockett's boat "The St. Vitus Dance" in Miami Vice Doug Coughlin's boat "Kerry's Dream" in the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail" What other...

Commodave, you've said this twice about needing a separate circuit for each GFI - and I am missing why that is necessary. If the breaker feeds the LINE side of the first GFI, and then you go from that same LINE side (not the LOAD side) to the next GFI - why can't you have multiple outlets on...

I'm willing to spend the $10 per outlet (buying in bulk) to put one GFI at each place. Then, if something trips, the reset is right there where whatever it is plugs in. If I did the wiring, I *might* remember where the master GFI outlet is on a circuit... But several years later (when, not if...

I hate how they wire houses where the first outlet is a GFI, and then there are some random number of following outlets on the "load" side of the GFI. Then any of the down stream outlets can cause the GFI to trip, and in many cases you're scratching your head wondering what tripped! I had that...