Removing the old engine

This morning, Butch, the mechanic, was at Windarra bright and early with his tools, a long 2 in steel pipe, some plywood, a chain hoist and come-alongs to help remove the engine.

Rich removed the salon table to provide more room in the salon.

Butch drilled a hole in the aft stateroom closet through the bulkhead to the engine compartment and a 2 by 4. After securing a 2 by 4, one end of the pipe was put through the hole.

The engine was tied to the pipe.

A come-along was also tied to the engine and around the mast to pull the engine out. The hoist went around the boom and the chain went around the pole to help take the weight of the engine.

After successively adjusting the come-along, the hoist and the lines around the engine, by 1:15 pm, the engine was sitting on plywood in the salon.

Tomorrow we will move the boat to the work dock and lift the engine out and onto the dock.

It appears that there was an inner cooler failure which allowed salt water to get into the engine and was exhausted into the turbo which froze. It is a good thing we are replacing the engine.