The 43 is a great boat. Love mine. If you’re trying to find one on the west coast, there’s only one boat in the pacific time zone - a 2001 hull...
Interested in your plan to transport from PR. Fuel bladder(s) on her own bottom? Transport ship? C-5 airlift :-) ?
There are 3 generations of the Ocean 48 and feedback will vary by build vintage. The original Gen 1 build launched in 1986; some cosmetic changes...
I simply replaced the original halogen bulbs with bi-pin G4 LEDs @ 2700K from MarineBeam.com. Used the same fixtures. The LEDs don't dim...
The Egg Harbor Group will contract build whatever you want. EHG owns the OY brand and all the molds, except the 37 Billfish that now wears a...
Noticed this non-standard addition directly above the P&S trim tabs on an Ocean 43 (not mine). It's about 2 1/2 " wide, attached to the vertical...
I used Aquatraction. Professional installer built a laser template and drafted a CAD. Everything lines up perfectly. Pic of the bridge deck is...
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Update - I roll/tip Awlgripped the swim platform and it's a 10/10. For the cockpit I decided no paint. Ended up installing synthetic teak up and...
Not sure this is correct, but keep me honest. Axelseal is a 2 part polyurethane, same as Awlgrip. They should be equally hard and durable....
For those interested, Akzo-Nobel came up with the original color match for Awlgrip in their database. It is "Ocean Yachts White" H8543. Note that...
Going to roll & tip prime and topcoat my nonskid cockpit sole and gunnel surfaces with Awlgrip as soon as it warms up Any chance anyone has...
Every hull trades off on something. The 43 has sharp entry forward and modest aft deadrise. This makes for a fast, economical, dry hull and a...
dimensions are about 110 x exactly 24. I will double check. Boat is on the hard Cape Cod, Mass. Boomer - The original 46 Ocean ('82-'86) is...
Anyone interested in the factory original, oyster white swim platform currently on my 43? In great shape, no dock rash, has the 4-step fold down...
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Not at all. I had 3208TA's at 375HP for many years. Yours are probably 450HP. I only meant that it may be challenging to find someone with prop...
Far as I know, hull #34 is the only 43 ever powered with 3208s.
Prospective you've probably found this by now, but... On my 43 the electronic compass is mounted in the salon lazarette where your 110v potable...
OEM is Sugatsune / Lamp. as Rick G said. My replacements from Fisheries Supply were correct. Send a pic to Sugatsune if you're unsure...
