We are still moving along, removing everything we can that needs repair or replacement. We are almost ready to start repairing, refinishing, and reinstalling. We say that everyday, then we find other things that need to be removed. Everything is going quite well though, the engine and fuel tank come out today. The crane should be here around 0900 and we’ll take pictures and post them. Yesterday we removed everything around the cockpit, and started on the chainplates. The stainless steel cables that hold up the masts attach to the boat at the chainplates. We figured the plates were original 1978 and by the looks of them we were right. We’ll get those replaced! We moved the engine up off its mounts and pulled it back a bit to make the exit a little quicker when the crane arrives. We also prepped the generator for install as well.
Almost everything around the cockpit is fastened underneath:
The beast, ready to move for the first time in 33 years:
Preparing the generator for installation:
We will post some pictures of the engine removal in the next few days.