Hello all,

My wife and I bought the above-mentioned boat about a month ago and are just learning the ins and outs (and then, miraculously-ins again) of basic seamanship and maintenance routines. The boat (or yacht, to be extra fancy and said with pinky in air) has twin Volvo Penta 8.1 Gil-D engines with low miles, and we are crossing our fingers that the former owner kept up with general maintenance, as he should have. One current issue (as we have already pulled the boat out of the water for prop calibration and shaft-straightening) is a rusty manifold/riser on the starboard engine-outboard side. The issue is all in the locating of replacement parts, more than anything else. I do see some after-market parts that say they are "direct replacements" for Volvo. Maybe someone here can direct me to after market parts that aren't made in china?

Thanks and Happy Puttering.