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| 45 Hours - Fabuglas Bahama Restoration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The anchor on the bow has been removed. Who would ever think to put an anchor on the bow of a bowrider anyway??? It's makes it look like a fishing boat wannabe (IMO)!!! | The rear boxes have been completely removed. From what I can see of the acutal wood near the bottom of the stern, the transom should be in good condition. Unfortunately, the color under the fiberglass on the port side is telling me a different story. A bit more investigation becomes necessary before making a decision on the condition of the transom. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Here, the engine is in it's stand. The wood structure was placed over the engine and seven ratcheting straps, each rated for 700 lbs, were placed around the engine and on top of the stand. The straps were tightened until the engine was completely supported by the stand. At this point, the bolts holding the engine to the boat were slowly removed and the boat was pulled away from the engine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This is a side view of the engine stand. The engine was hoisted to a height of about 1/2" more than where it is when attached to the boat. Three support blocks were fitted to the engine stand (2 in front and one in back, just above the prop). The engine was lowered slightly, just enough to take the high stress off of the straps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| With the engine seperated from the transom, I inspected the bolt holes through which the engine is mounted. I found exactly what I had been fearing...a wet transom. Major bummer. | Here are the control cables, wires, steering cable, oil lines, and various other engine related control lines, in a heap of spaghetti (just the way I pulled them from the boat)!!! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hey!!! Only 6 pics for this update...I feel robbed!!! Here's the deal...the assembly of the engine stand, associated weight capacity tests, and the actual engine lift itself took a good bit of time, so there really isn't much that has changed on the boat. If you still feel robbed, you can send your complaints to [email protected] Thanks!!! :-) |
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| (For anyone who didn't get it, the above statement is just a joke) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continue to The Lift at 56 Hours - Fabuglas Bahama Restoration | ||||||||||||||||||||||