I would put new Dometic's in. I don't mess around with any off brand units. That being said your failure is extremely strange. But, I've seen...
If the boat/yacht hasn't sold on either yachtworld or boat trader, than it is simply priced to high for it's condition. Something is worth what...
I don't know if cleaning them in this manner would help or harm. Detroits do run dirty after periods of slow speeds and cleaning the aftercoolers...
This particular boat is a used boat that had no stabilization. The boat is current production and can be ordered with seakeepers from the factory...