OC Marine Installation

Brenton and James did a great job today on my new boat, diagnosing and replacing fuel and water gauge sending units. showed up on time and got the job done quickly and efficiently. more work to come!

Brenton and his team are the best you can find in Southern California. He has helped us with numerous repairs and overall maintenance with our Amberjack 340 and we are so thankful to have found him. Never an upsell, always honest, and just a decent guy, which is incredibly hard to find these days. Brenton and his team are our go to for anything and everything boating and will help us find the right company to do the job if they can’t.

I first met Brenton in late 2015 when he gave me a quote for new electronics installation in my 2001 Sea Ray Sundancer 340. He met me at my boat in Newport Beach, he was on time and took the time to give me an explanation of the work that needed to be done. His quote was very reasonable for the amount of work involved. He appeared knowledgeable and ethical and was very familiar with Sea Rays. He gave me advice on some of the electronics, which were a better fit for my boat and my needs and tried to save me money. I felt comfortable with him and I hired him for the job. He completed the job within the time estimate and within budget. There were some minor issues with the depth sounder installation, I called Brenton and he was very responsive and took care of the issue in a timely manner.
Since then I have hired Brenton and his team for repairs and overall maintenance and he has done a great job. One of the worst things about boating is finding qualified and honest people to work on you boat. Brenton and his team go above and beyond to provide excellent customer service at a reasonable price and keep their customers happy.

We have a cabo 40 express. We wanted to redo the audio and visual components of the boat since they were outdated. Brenton and his team did a great job. Not only can we watch sat tv, Apple TV, or blue ray in the cabin but I have sat tv going to my chartplotters too which is great when you are on watch. He also linked the tv to the chartplotter so folks in bed know where we are. I have gone with big companies in the past who also do excellent work but what I liked from this experience is that Brenton is responsive, reasonable, and just a good guy.
Thanks again.

OC Maine Installation replaced our chart plotter, sound system, VHF radio and mast mounted antenna cable. They added our radar, radar target, AIS, television, satellite dish and Dish network receiver.
We are very happy with the systems they recommended and the workmanship of the installation. We found Brenton very easy to work with. He spent time educating us on the available systems and assisting us with our system selections. When things didn’t go as planned he recommended improvements and absorbed some of the cost. They also fixed wiring and damaged panels from installations made before we got the boat.
We plan to use them on future system upgrades.
I would recommend OC Marine for any electrical system work.

Brenton has helped keep my 41′ Sea Ray in perfect condition including advising and installing multiple upgrades to make it more enjoyable. He is always been responsive, knowledgeable and reasonable. Brenton recently helped me with inspection and due diligence on a 50’plus boat I was looking to purchase. Let us just say Brenton and the diesel mechanic he brought in saved my bacon. My only complaint? His bill was too small considering his expertise, time and responsiveness. When was the last time that was a complaint?

I was referred to this company by someone that I did not know super well. So I have to admit I was skeptical at first. They came to my boat to install solar panels because I am out on a mooring in Newport Beach and I want to be able to rely on my batteries when I board my boat. I always get three estimates and they were actually the cheapest. I don’t normally go with the cheapest I typically pick in the middle. However, the owner came across as a very knowledgeable and honest man. And sure enough they did what they said they would do and got it done one they said it would be done and they did not add a bunch of money to the estimate they kept their word and only charge me what the bid stated.
I will never use anyone again when it comes to electrical work on my boat. I have a very complicated boat and this company really help me a lot.

Can’t say enough positive things about Brenton and his team. I purchased a 1992 Bayliner Ciera 2452 from 2^nd owner back in April 2015. The motor and outdrive had recently been rebuilt, but the prior owners failed to update any of the electrical and wiring to/​from batteries. After the initial consultation with Brenton, it was very apparent that I was lucky to have not had an electrical fire in the last several months of ownership. Connections were total corroded, wires exposed in some spots due to housings being old and melted, fuses rusted and blown, you name it. OC Marine Installation spent a full day completely overhauling the electrical to each of my three batteries, re-​positioned the batteries on the boat to provide for safer and easier use and repair, rewired up to my inverter and off the engine, and a few other minor things. They got me back to operating at full power. The work was very clean. I plan to have them come back out soon to install new navigation lights and new speakers. They are very reasonably priced. No upselling. Brenton only recommended what was actually needed to be running safely and at full power. Thanks Brenton and OC Marine Installation… You’ve added value to my old boat… I feel confident to head back out on the open water! Thanks again, Chris S

Thank you so much to Brenton and his Brother. Installed a windlass and stereo plus speakers on my Formula boat. Very easy to work with and professional. Quality work at reasonable prices what more can you as for. Thanks again!!! Phil

Brenton (the owner) was amazing! Professional and timely! We called them and needed a stereo installed ASAP because we were going on a waterski trip out of town. He had an installer, Caroline at our house the afternoon before we left. While on our vacation we kept blowing fuses with the new system but Caroline was available to walk us through the possible issue and it was running perfectly after that. Cannot say enough good about these guys! 5 stars. GREAT PRICES also!

Brenton and his crew are awesome! I was looking for someone to install all new electronics on my boat and ran across all these great reviews for OC Marine. All the reviews are correct. They installed a new radar, gps, sonar and auto pilot. And on top of the install, they cleaned up a lot of existing wiring issues, and what a super clean job they did! Had some issues with the Garmin autopilot, Brenton researched and determined we had a bad ecu from the factory. Billed Garmin for his time, not me. A great experience! I highly recommend OC Marine, you cannot go wrong with Brenton and his crew! Thanks for a job well done.

I highly recommend Brendon! This guy is the most sincere person you can deal with, he is quick and efficient. It was hard for me to find a reliable person to do the right job for my business after trying 3 time with other companies. Thank you a bunch Brendon for such a good job! the inverter works better than ever!!!

Brenton and his team are top notch — they offer high quality work at reasonable prices and are a great resource to the OC boating community. I have a 17′ Boston Whaler and they were terrific about pointing out options I had for electronic upgrades/​relocation. The work they did was exceptional and I will be referring them to friends/​family/​neighbors.

I read the reviews on Unilocal regarding Brent at OC Install. True to form they were all true. He was on time, very personable, and did an outstanding job on installing a VHS radio and new antenna on my boat. He was very clean, did exacting work and I would recommend him to any of you needing his help.
Happy Customer Rick D

I just had my electronics worked on and system wired by them and they are by far the best guys I have worked with in 20 years of owning multiple boats MUST use these guys. Awesome blew me away.

I am normally one of those boat owners that would try to put in my own electronics, but after 5 minutes with talking to Brenton I realized I would be a fool to try. He knew what other components (vhs, autopilot, sounder, etc) would be compatible with the replacement display and ended up saving me a lot of money and headache. Also the size of the new screen was different than the previous display and he fitted it with a bezel that looks like it was put in by the boat manufacturer.
Definitely worth hiring someone that knows what they are doing and thanks so much for a job well done!

I found OC Marine Installations on Unilocal.He has a 100% 5 star rating which I found impressive since most of the time people take the time to write their negative experiences not the positive ones.
OC Marine Installations is currently in the process of working on multi-​phase job on my boat. They just completed installing my Garmin 741XS, Garmin 200 VHF, Garmin AIS 600, NEMA 2000 backbone, Fusion 205 with Blue Tooth functions, Alpine Amp and rerouted wiring done incorrectly by another vendor.
Brenton and Bill were great. The job took several days to complete due the complexity of the work and the amount of wiring that needed to be routed though the salon and cockpit. They worked hard to ensure that the work was done to my liking. They continually asked for my input and gave great advice on equipment location and function. Brenton even answered a couple of frantic text messages on a Sunday when I couldn’t get something operating properly due to my error. These guys were professional, honest, hardworking, reliable and charged a more than fare rate.
During the second phase, OC Marine Installations will be installing my Garmin Raydome, spotlight, LED Lights, VHF antenna, Garmin Satellite antenna, TV antenna and reroute my navigation lights all on my radar arch. I am fully confident they will do the same professional work; mounting the equipment, routing the wires through the radar arch to the specific equipment and power source as they did in the first phase.
If you want a professional installation of your boating electronic equipment, I highly recommend OC Marine Installations.

Hello Unilocalers,
I recently had Brenton come out and install a gps/​fishfinder unit, transducer, battery charger along with a couple other things on my Robalo center console, and I must say I was completely blown away on how professional Brenton was and how quick and well done the work was. He is my go to marine GUY now and he will be coming back to install a Ttop and radar for me! (as soon as I get it haha)
He was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions and led me down the right path. If you need anything marine id call Brenton
Thank you Brenton!

Hello Unilocal community…
Please read on if you are looking for an honest, reliable and all around great marine electronics installer.
I originally found Brenton on CL and then did a search for him on Unilocal.
Its usually a hit or miss with finding great help on CL, but this guy is most definitely a HIT. I am very glad that I hired him to install my marine speakers, amp and sub.
He came by the boat, we tossed around some ideas for speaker placement, and he gave me a quote on both time and cost.
He showed up on time, did the work in the time estimated, and his work is very clean. I am going to hire him again for some more electronic work, and some rewiring.
Brenton is very trust worthy, and I wouldn’t even think twice about recommend him to all my boating friends.
So, if you own a boat, have a friend with a boat or even need advice on marine electronics, give this guy a call. I promise you, he will be your last search for all your install needs.
Thanks a lot Brenton for your awesome work!

Brent installed a radio and speakers on my Wellcraft. He was right on time for the meeting and did an excellent job. I will certainly use his electrical expertise for other jobs on my boat in the future and I recommend him to any boat owner.
Rick