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Electric Drive Photos and description of relacement of diesel engine with electric drive. |
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| Volvo MD11 Diesel Engine Photos |
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Quater Berth Access Panel To gain access to the engine and other gear I cut a large opening in the inboard face of the quarter berth... |
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Fuel Gauge Viewport Fixing a leaky viewport... |
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Fuel Tank Repair Photos and description of repair of aluminum fuel tank. |
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Engine raw water strainer I installed a Groco AGR750S strainer on the engine raw water intake. It is mounted to the port side bulkhead of the engine compartment where access is easy with the stairs opened. The strainer has 3/4 NPT connections. |
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Engine Mounts There were some problems with the engine mounts that I correced with a little fiberglass work and new mounts. |
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Stuffing Box Stuffing Box re-packing and new hose |
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Vovlo Monoshift Reverse GearSome info on the Volvo Monoshift reverse gear used on the 10M (and a lot of other Volvo powered boats). |
V-DriveV-Drive replacement and general info - My v-drive fell victum to an abusive yard mechanic removing a stubborn propeller (or that's my theory). This page describes the damage to the drive and how I fixed it. |
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Propeller New Propeller Selection and Installation |
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Tachometer Testing Testing the accuracy of the tachometer with a recording of the running engine. |
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Repowering For those considering re-powering their 10M with a new motor I have compiled a comparison table with some input from diesel mechanic (and Beta engine dealer) Joe DeMeres amd others. It is a PDF file with comparitive data on several different engines. Engine Comparison Table |
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