Width and height wise it's fine and I am considering extending the door. --- On Sun, 6/27/10, Doug <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Doug <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Re: Wiring diagram for Volvo Penta MD-7 To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 8:49 AM Chris If the Volvo fits width and height wise couldn't you build a new door/ step inclosure that works? --- In [email protected], Chris Mitchell <chrismitchel...@...> wrote: > > Mark > > It doesn't fit in the engine compartment..... It is 32" long with the tranny > which puts the engine about 3" outside the door that encloses the > compartment. Catalina's have either a Universal Diesel, an Atomic 4 or a > Yanmar. Anything other than that is too big. However, I got the Volvo running > and will double my money.. > > Don't buy a Volvo for the boat. > > --- On Fri, 6/25/10, Mark Robertson <mrobert...@...> wrote: > > From: Mark Robertson <mrobert...@...> > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Wiring diagram for Volvo Penta MD-7 > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 2:34 PM > > > > WOW Chris that is a score. Do they have any other diesels around that price > range? I would have to ship it but that is still a deal. > > >>> Chris Mitchell <chrismitchel...@...> 6/24/2010 12:00 PM >>> > > > > > > > I paid $750.00 for the complete engine, tranny, wiring harness and a Catalina > engine control panel that was missing from my boat. I got lucky! There is a > guy here in Houston that has boat salvage yard and is pretty reasonable. The > engine came out of a Dufour 28 so it isn't a complete match to my boat but > VERY close. I still have some left over parts in my boat that shows it had > some sort of Penta originally however when I measured the width of the mount > holes in my boat and they are 16" wide from the center of each while the > engine mount holes are about 14-15" wide. The good thing is the plates that > mount to the engine and motor mounts are removable allowing me to fabricate > shims to widen the holes. Be advised though if you get one better have either > a cherry picker or about four strong fellows with you to move it around cause > that sucker is HEAVY! I'll take some pictures of it later and post them to > the FTP gallery. > First thing I'm going to do is pull the boat out for a bottom job and inspect > the prop and packing glands and make whatever repairs are necessary there. > Then I'll replace the electrical and plumbing, fabricate the shims and lastly > have the shipyard drop it back in with the crane. > It will be a slow process because it is just too damn hot here in Texas to be > working on it this summer! > > --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Mark Robertson <mrobert...@utah. gov> wrote: > > > From: Mark Robertson <mrobert...@utah. gov> > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Wiring diagram for Volvo Penta MD-7 > To: ic...@yahoogroups. com > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 12:23 PM > > > Hi Chris, I am in the same boat (did I say that) with a missing Diesel and > hate the outboard too. Let me know how it works out. What did you have to pay > for the MD-7? > > >>> "chrismitchell45" <chrismitchell45@ yahoo.com> 6/23/2010 7:39 PM >>> > > > I bought my 78 C27 last year and it came with an Mercury 9.8 outboard because > the original diesel engine had been removed. After sailing it quite a bit on > Galveston Bay I decided that I hate the outboard and just bought an MD-7 but > need the wiring diagram plus diagrams for the plumbing and exhaust. Any help > is appreciated. > > Also has anyone attempted doing this before and if so any pointers are > appreciated since I will do most of this myself. > > Thanks! > > Chris > C27 > Pier Pressure > Clear Lake TX >
