And 3 and 4 and so on :-)
We duly went to Seamark Nunn and picked up the shiny new outboard and a few other bits and bobs.
Back to Fambridge by mid-afternoon, after some fiddling, cursing and swearing we extracted the evil beast from the outboard well.
Trying the new engine for size, it came as no surprise that the lifting handle had to come off and that done in she went!
Ok, we reckon we're going to have to move the mounting beam to get the angle of dangle right as at the moment but that's not, or at least shouldn't be, too big a job
Right now it's none too warm and the fan heater is running to keep things cost below decks. It's a right mess down here too!
Hey ho, it'll soon be beer-o-clock
Can't help thinking that the engine would last a lot longer if it didn't stay submerged permanently...no chance of lifting it out of the water when not in use???
ReplyDeleteWe've had exactly the same thought! Much depends on how much clearance there is between the bottom of the engine and the top of the rudder. If we can drop the engine a couple of inches further into the water (which wouldn't hurt anyway) we should have enough clearance under the cover to raise the engine clear of the water if we can figure out a suitable system for doing the job
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