Ep22 Engine Removal, Prepare for Electric Motor Conversion

1st step in converting to electric is to remove the old engine.

Never having worked on removing an engine out of a boat before, it was actually simpler than I thought. Loosening the collar on the propeller shaft and then the bolts on the gear-drive separated easily. This left the engine detached from the propeller shaft. 4 anchor bolts on the body/mounts removed and the engine pulled free.

I also removed the alternator, the starter and exhaust and wiring to make it simpler for the crane to do it's work.

Thanks to Matt and the team at Harbour West for their help and my friend Rocco for helping get it to our shop so I can put it back together to either sell it or turn it into a generator. Very appreciative of the help and watching the crane was cool.

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