Thank you all for helping me with a successful and safe engine removal.
I used the Fly Girl Method (good one Leighton )
Ran the main halyard to the topping lift. Now you have a crane arm.
Used an 8' 4x4 strapped to the boom for the first move off the mounts
Slid the engine on a piece of upside-down carpet to the companion way
Hoisted up through the companion way from the boom on to a crate
that strattled the cockpit
Moved the line strap and carpet protector down to the end of the boom
Used the boom as a crane arm to swing the engine on to a dolly
Made a ramp and rolled the dolly in to my truck
And alas.....my engine mount on the starboard side is rusted to wobbley
sheet metal ! . Will need a new mount and would appreciate guidance
on a replacent
Thanks !
Dan Simpson
74' E35-II
Merlin
Oceanside Harbor, CA
I used the Fly Girl Method (good one Leighton )
Ran the main halyard to the topping lift. Now you have a crane arm.
Used an 8' 4x4 strapped to the boom for the first move off the mounts
Slid the engine on a piece of upside-down carpet to the companion way
Hoisted up through the companion way from the boom on to a crate
that strattled the cockpit
Moved the line strap and carpet protector down to the end of the boom
Used the boom as a crane arm to swing the engine on to a dolly
Made a ramp and rolled the dolly in to my truck
And alas.....my engine mount on the starboard side is rusted to wobbley
sheet metal ! . Will need a new mount and would appreciate guidance
on a replacent
Thanks !
Dan Simpson
74' E35-II
Merlin
Oceanside Harbor, CA