Dennis and Steve began the process or removing the boat's engine last weekend when the wind was fairly light off of Dana Point. After hours of dismantling the starter, electrical connections, and all the accessories, around 9:30 on Monday, the engine was lifted out by brute force through an opening that is BARELY large enough. All this without my help (?) as we were gone over the weekend and I couldn't make it down to the boat Monday until too late.
The engine was left in the cabin until last night, when Steve enlisted the help of some other friends to hoist it out of the cabin. I got there just in time to add about 20 pounds of uplift on the 300 pound engine as we moved it onto the dock and then into a pickup for the transport to Steve's where he is eagerly looking forward to dismantling it before having the various parts machined and/or replaced.
Steve participated in HS competitions where they diagnosed car problems so, thankfully, he knows what he is doing, and he is very organized as he bags each set of bolts or screws and labels them in addition to often taking digital photos so he can remember exactly how each part should be assembled. I may actually learn something about engine maintenance!
So for the next month, we'll only be "slip-sailing" - enjoying the boat while we're home at the dockside.
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It's not the getting out of the slip that concerns me, it's the sailing up between the two slip INTO the wind that might be difficult. Besides, I'm planning on sailing on a much bigger ship quite soon. :)
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