Alan.....can you scan the instructions to a .pdf file format?...then convert the file to Word .doc then do an auto translate from German to English
I did this for the instructions for the vessel Strongbow from a .pdf file into Word .doc for a mate over here in OZ..............the only issue was the final file size ended up at about 50MB because of the sketches embedded within the instructions [too large to e-mail]
Following images are the first few paragraphs from Strongbow's translation...............
PS...naturally there were a few words [Technical German?]....that didn't translate
.........Derek