Old engine is gone

Yesterday, Butch helped us move Windarra to the work dock so we can lift the engine out and put it on the dock.

Rich removed the companionway stairs and the grab rails. We removed the dodger and set it on the deck. Using the main halyard we lifted the boom and again Butch secured a line around the boom and attached the hoist. At first we tried to lift the engine as sits normally on the salon floor.

We got the engine partially lifted but realized it would no go through the companionway. So we had to lower it back down, tip it on its end and then lift it out.

Here is the engine coming out with the transmission end downward. We then set it down on the cockpit floor, readjusted the hoist, lifted it back up then swung the boom over and set it down on a dolly on the dock. When we set it down in the cockpit, some of the remaining oil spilled out onto the cockpit floor. After the engine was off the boat, Rich and I removed the slats cleaned up the oil and then scrubbed the cockpit floor and each of the slats trying to get as much of the oil off as we could.

The old engine is on the dolly at the end of the dock.

This morning, Butch helped us move Windarra back to our slip. He removed the brackets that hold the engine mounts. Rich and I spent the rest of the day cleaning the engine compartment. This included draining the pan that is under the engine, removing the pan and cleaning the bilge and the inside of the engine compartment. What a messy job!