Yes, ZF bought them out many years ago......I thought MPM was in Spain when these drives were made?
I would say that a windsurfer would qualify as a vessel under sail and have the right away.....the danger doubt should be sounded as well.
It is very common for the case to crack where the bronze cooler goes through the aluminum case, that is what happened to my customer's.
I had a Westerbeke do this on a trip. Sometimes it would run for 8 hours, shut down, and maybe re-start maybe not. Sometimes it would shut down...
Is the overheating engine losing coolant? A blocked raw water riser, will create an overheat condition and you mentioned one of the risers was...