Day 182 1/1/25 Engine haulout, added handle to refrigerator lid.

 Engine.

Final decision made. I convinced myself to get engine out and repair engine mount stringers bonding to hull as well do check/repair engine "on side".

Taking engine on my own was an interesting challenge.

I am very pleased to boat designers for big engine compartment hatch! it was the game changer.

Process to get engine out.

Disconnect drive shaft coupler.

• Before disassembling I started engine put on gear and cleaned and slightly filed cylindrical surfaces on rotating coupler to have good reverence surface for alignment later.
  
•    There was no surprises but one bolt had not lock washer and bolts was not tighten well.

Remove and starter, alternator

 No surprises on alternator, but starter mount nuts are hard to reach due to starter body diameter does not give space to put 19mm socket on the nut (starter is to "fat") and I had to use 20mm socket sitting little "on side".

Starter and alternator removed

 Undo aft engine mounts. 

Nuts on mounts are tighten well  but impact wrench was very helpful.

Add halyard to boom end to spare topping lift line.

I know it should be OK to put 400lb load on topping lift but  i want to be 100% confident in what i am doing .

Hang engine aft and disconnect transmission from engine block.

Transmission disconnection  went pretty easy without surprises.

 Undo forward engine mounts.

    Starboard forward mount was a real challenge to unscrew. no space to put wrench. also top nut  was not tighten.

Then.. just pull engine out ;-)

Main challenge was to "step" up engine mounts on the fiberglass skin. Mounts are mounted directly on the wood but stringers are laminated over and fiberglass makes step which did not give way to shift engine aft without lifting it up.

To protect driveshaft from engine sit on it  I put 2x4 board next to the shaft side coupler then slowly moved engine back to place where I can put chain over and hook chain hoist.

Then, Lifting engine up went pretty easy.

Engine is out.

 Not a good surprise on the port side engine block has signs of freeze out repair. Repair was done very nice looking, however I suspect in one place crack is not welded to the end or extended after welding.

 Crack repair close look.Rust looks like just cover surface where paint was burned out during repair, but it will be good to do more inspection. and pressure test on cooling system as well.

 Lowered engine to cockpit floor to let it wait to be hauled out from the boat (likely in 2 days)

Empty space ;-)

Time to reinforce engine mount. 

Fix all de-laminated fiberglass. clean and paint bilge. 

Maybe make engine room water tight and add independent bilge pump.

Replace stuffing box hose and stuffing (maybe).

Paint and tide up engine room.

Engine frame has to be rebuilt due to pretty extensive de lamination from the wooden beams.

Interior

Added handle to refrigerator lid