On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Rich and I decided to walk over to the boatyard to see if they had any new status on the arrival of the engine. As we were waiting to talk to Alejandro, a delivery truck arrived and dropped off a large wooden box with YANMAR in big letters on the side. Our engine had arrived. We took the top off and looked at the shiny new engine. Oh boy!
Now the fun begins. Before we can take the old engine out some preparation was required. Rich took off some parts we might be able to use as spares. He also removed the Racor fuel filter and it's enclosure and cleaned it up. The watermaker was removed and is on the floor of the pullman. We took the sunshade panels off the bimini and the panels on the dodger. They are stored in the v-berth along with the cockpit cushions and the starboard salon cushion. We tied a line around the mainsail to lift if off the boom, it is loose fitted, so it will be easier to tie lines around the boom for hoisting the engine.
The mechanic, plans to arrive on Sunday morning at 8:00 am to begin.
I will keep you posted....
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