After considerable research and looking at the boat in question, I can take some of the mystery out of this story. The 1989 model year Ocean...
Eric, my original question wasn't clear. I understood that the 4-71TI is spec'd at 300HP. I meant that it seems high with respect to...
I've heard the noise comment before. The boat I was considering had a control station _only_ on the FB. I think we know why.
I find little mention of Detroit 4-71 in this section. Are these that rarely used in civilian marine applications? In particular, I'm...
It had occurred to me last night that I had not tried direct contact to OA. I must be too accustomed to buying makes who's manufacturer are out...
That was my assumption as well.
Seeing my posting [12/24/2016 07:15], I think a clarification is in order. I was using the OP's display name as an appellation, not taking...
That is a helpful guide, Captain J. My question was referring to OP's list of which engines were installed at time of Mfg.
More to the point, does anyone own an Ocean Alexander with HIN that doesn't start with "OAX..."?
Hawgwash, I'd be curious where you found the data. There seems to be a dearth of configuration data on OA production. Does SOLDBOATS have engine...
Who can tell me about the model indication within Ocean Alexander HINs? While this may be useful across the brand, my interest is in identifying...
