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I'm looking for an alternator for a Volvo MD7 if you have a spare one available for a reasonable fee. It is the same one as used on many other 1970s - 1990s Volvo marine engines. Or if you don't have one to sell do you know what car engines use a similar alternator or perhaps an alternator make...

I need a new fuel filter for a Volvo MD7a and I have the Volvo Ref. No. 21624740 which does not cross reference with anything. Does anyone know please what filter other people use to replace this? It is the spin on one at the back of the engine. I could get one mail order from Volvo and other...

I am currently rebuilding my son's boat engine, a Volvo MD 7, and I need a front plate. The MD 6 may be the same. It is the plate behind the flywheel with the crankshaft front oil seal and the circular mounting for the starter motor. The one I have has got broken. Please has someone got an old...

I am trying to assemble a toolkit for my son who has bought a new to him boat with a Volvo M7D Engine but I cannot remember if they have metric or imperial nuts and bolts. Can anyone remember please? Thanks

A couple of months ago the secretary of the one design class in our club wrote to seven well known UK based sailmakers requesting quotes for ten suits of sails, mains, jibs and spinnakers, to be made for delivery in spring 2014. All the enecessary measurements, photographs, etc. were included...

I have an automatic bilge pump controlled by a Davenport Bilge Bug switch. The company has sadly gone tits-up so info is no longer available. Does anyone know how it is supposed to be wired into the pump/battery please? It has three wires, red, brown and black. Does anyone even know how it...

I am having problems with the transmission from my VHF set and a friend has lent me a VSWR meter to check aerial and output. It is an Ascom VHF Test Meter. On the front there is a control knob with settings for Power 25W, Power 50W, VSWR Calibrate, VSWR Operate and VSWR Field Strength plus a...

About a year ago someone posted about a Leak Stopping putty used by the Australian or New Zealand life boat services. It was a yellow coloured putty that could be squeezed into holes to stop leaks in an emergency. Can any one remember what it was, and more importantly, where can I get some...

One of my Club's old starting cannons has been decommissioned and I have been given the task of refurbishing it for display in the club bar as an ornament. It has been painted many times over the years and is presently black and well knocked about. To my mind black looks boring. I intend to...

Probably been aired before but I have searched and cannot find an answer. I have a Garmin 128 GPS feeding NMEA to a Raymarine ST4000 Autohelm and RL70 Radar/Plotter. The MNEA feed is fed to both in parallel and both Raymarine units are connected by Seatalk. My problem is that the Plotter...

Please can anyone suggest a suitable insurance company that will insure classic yachts. One yacht I sail is a 1902 22.5 ft Linton Hope One Design kept on a swinging mooring in the sea for the months of May to September. The is a small class of twelve boats and it is becoming increasingly...

A friend of mine is looking for a Drascombe Lugger in reasonable order with trailer and engine. Does anyone have one for sale or know of one that could be for sale? Distance no object. Many thanks. I. :)

I have a PRM 260 hydraulic gearbox which will not go into reverse, it selects forward and neutral OK but not reverse. Before I start stripping it down to ascertain why, can I call on any readers for advice on possible causes and where I should look first? I have worked on automotive manual boxes...

I have a Raymarine ST4000 wheel autohelm which causes severe interference on my VHF when it is switched on. Interference is there both in Standby and Auto mode and affects the fixed and handheld radios. I sent the control head to Raymarine to check and it was OK. Has anybody any experience of...

Hi Does anyone have an old Webasto HL18D 12v (or similar), working or scrap, that I could purchase for parts? I would be interested in bits, control boxes, wiring, manuals etc., anything that I could use to get mine going again. Many thanks.

I have a Multiseavoice RT660 VHF with a hand telephone type mic etc which cuts out the inbuilt speaker when lifted from its cradle. The wiring has broken at the plug on the telephone mic and I need help with a wiring diagram to connect it again. There are five pins on the plug but six wires in...

Hi Does anyone know how to dismantle the SCRR roller furling in order to replace the bearings. It was made by South Coast Rod Rigging, now long gone, and fitted to my Westerly 33 in 1980. A line drawing of its components would suffice - or any advice would be welcome. Many thanks. Samyl