Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Demolition, lifting the engine, and a new keel

The status today is:
  • Staging was erected on deck to raise the engine from the cabin.
  • All engine wiring was disconnected.
  • The engine ground wire was cut.
  • The exhaust elbow was rotated to clear the engine room lintel.
  • The engine sea water hoses were disconnected.
  • The engine has been removed forward, and then lifted to the staging above the companionway. It is resting there, supported by two timbers, and the come-along.
All of the nuts on the keel bolts were completely dezincified, so they broke apart when struck. The keel bolts are removed in the floor to frame 30. The floor keel bolts in frames 31, 32, and 33 are still stuck. The diagonal keel bolts from frame 33 have not yet been removed.

The lumber for the keel has been found and bought from Gannon and Benjamin. It was shipped to New Bedford, and retrieved from there. It has been laid out (successfully avoiding the checks), and the rabbet has been roughly cut on one side.
Additional tasks:
  • Move engine to the floor, so it can be cleaned away from the boat.
  • Scale engine
  • Paint engine
  • Replace engine mounts
  • Replace engine temperature sender
  • Replace engine coolant output venturi
  • Connect engine coolant hoses for the water heater.
  • Replace engine seawater impeller
  • Change engine transmission oil
  • Align engine
  • Clean and paint bilges beneath engine
  • Drill engine bilge access holes
  • Reinstall engine.
  • Test engine
  • Fill under-engine frame notches with pitch
  • Fill all the keel bolt pockets with roofing tar or grease
  • Install emergency bilge pump

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