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Cliff Green
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Username: captain_pugwash

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Registered: 10-2009
Posted on Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 05:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

Hi, can anyone out there provide any information on Archimedes Penta outboards? I have a 450 that I have just got started but have no technical information to service and fine tune . Also looking for any supplier of spares.

Cliff
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Graham Lamb
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Registered: 05-2007


Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 08:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

Cliff, the builder of that particular line of outboards was owned off and on by Volvo over the years.

In the 1940's, Electrolux (better known for vaccum cleaners) bought Penta from Volvo (which had already been owned a couple of times before Volvo came into the picture).

They already produced a line of outboards called the Archimedes, which is where the name came from.

The model 450 was manufactured between 1967-74 by Nymans Verkstader (Swedish company) who had bought out the outboard division of Electrolux in the mid 60's. At the time they also built outboards carrying the Monarch and Crescent brand names (so parts from either of those may be compatable, but I don't know since they are rather obscure/unpopular in North America).

In 1973 Volvo bought the whole shebang back again and began marketing outboards under the Volvo Penta nametag in both Europe and North America.

A few individuals have been looking for parts for these on occasion. I personally have contacted Volvo (Penta - North America) and they were of no help stating they were not in the outboard business and could not provide any contact for parts.

I believe someone found parts from a source either in Sweden or Germany but the name totally escapes me at this time.

Sorry that I can't give you much more than a history lesson....
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William Taylor
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Registered: 01-2008
Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 06:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP

Hi Graham, Cliff has been in touch with me and I have given him the info he required he must have got my info off the site, both Sweden and Germany are the main sites for these engines and they still talk about them today.
Kind regards,
Bill.

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