Recent content by Sealong

My apologies for not replying sooner. I have been very busy working on my boat, returning home shattered and little in the tank to do anything other than eat and then sleep. Many thanks for the useful suggestions, I will pursue some of these when I am next working inside the vessel. For now, I...

Hi Vic, thanks, but no it's not that one (a pair in my case) and it is plugged into that terminal along with a single brown cable. The one I am trying to find a terminal for is most definitely GN/R.

Hello, I have a Volvo Penta MD2030B and the standard (Valeo) alternator. I have been doing some work on the engine that required removing the alternator and disconnecting the cables to it. Having been ill for a month and now unable to find my notes I have a problem with finding the correct...

Hi all, just giving this a nudge in case anyone is now interested.

Tranona, thanks. My engine has done 2500 hours and having looked at some prices, I am beginning to agree that a new engine with saildrive unit could be a much better option than replacing the cylinder head, valves, seals, gaskets and a contingency for whatever else I may find that requires...

Hello, I have a 1998 Volvo Penta MD 2030B with a sail drive unit, installed on a Najad 331. The engine has become difficult to start. I have had the injectors and pump serviced and have also replaced the glow plugs and lift pump. The compression is low (220 lbs/sq.inch) and there is negligible...

Removed from my Najad 331. A very substantial piece of equipment made from 5mm-thick stainless-steel plate, that originally held a 15kg Bruce anchor and 8 mm-diameter chain link. The important dimensions are shown on the attached photos. The roller itself is in excellent condition and there is...

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This is a complete chart plotter system which I removed from my boat last year. Everything was in working order. The chart plotter can also be configured to accept input from separate AIS hardware. 1) Si-Tex Explorer 2 Plus chart plotter (circa 2008), includes CMAP for English Channel. 2) 15"...

This is very likely to be caused by the ethanol content in modern gasoline which deposits a residue inside the carburettor. For small engines, and therefore small carburettors with small diameter jets this causes blockages. I have an outboard motor and also a vintage motorcycle and it is a...

I guess you mean oil and not fuel. That aside I do not see how new con rods would improve low compression. The con rod, CONnects the small end bearing on the piston to the big end bearing on the crank pin. Changing this would not affect the compression, other than by a very small amount from...

Lustyd, thanks. That too is a very good point and something easy to check out.

Thanks for all your replies. Here are some of my own. Just_sayin & Yotter: Thanks and I am aware of this and I shut the seacock during these prolonged periods of cranking the engine over. Boater Sam: no smoke, tappets set a month ago, compression untested. BobC: It may be low compression...

Hello all, My MD2030 is becoming difficult to start. The injectors were serviced about 50 hours ago and I replaced the glow plugs and relay at the same time. Yesterday, I changed the (two) fuel filters, they were clean with no sign of any form of residue, as was the glass filter bowl. It will...