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Finally, finally, finally!  We got the engine in. My buddy Keith was once again instrumental in loaning me his truck and some floor space in his company's huge warehouse were I could store the engine for a couple of weeks as I finished up the engine room.  I took the opportunity to level the Perkins on the nice smooth warehouse floor and take a bunch of measurements to make a jig that I used to locate the angle brackets for the engine mounts. yes, there was a final touch up coat of bilge paint to placate my OCD The aluminum angle is 1/2" thick, through bolted to the engine bearers.  Bolt holes were potted by drilling them oversize, filled with thickened epoxy, then the correct bolt hole size drilled, leaving a "sleeve" of epoxy contacting the bare wood(n o pictures of the potting procedure as they were on my iphone, which went swimming in the bilge and drowned).   If moisture is going to get to the solid wood stringers after all this, hopeful...

March 17, 2012  Today we were towed over to the next marina by Eddie’s Marine Service headed up by Lupe, his brodder Chon, and a friendly crew of mexicanos, side tied along their dock and hoisted out our engine with their crane.  hey Lupe, pull my diesel... Preceding the pull was the disconnecting of all the engine components, hoses, shaft and wiring, all the binnacle mounted electronics and the binnacle, and breaking loose of the cockpit hatch for the engine to come out through. prop shaft went smooth deep breath in, and hold.... starting on the binnacle Fein Multimaster-if you have the means, I highly recommend you pick one up.  They're so choice Next day was the tow to Lupe's.                                                               ...