original poster:
If you contact Will Vrooman at Vetus Maxwell:
phone: 443-459-4082
email:
wvrooman@vetus.com
You will be speaking with an 'expert' on all things Maxwell. I ran into him at the Seattle boat show this January and he walked me through the entire rebuild process on my vintage 70's horizontal unit.
He also has dimensions, sketches for the emergency handles. He spent his early years in the shop doing repairs and such.
Super helpful, didnt earn a penny from me other than me relating the incredible customer service he gave - which is well deserved advertising.
pic is pre-rebuild.