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Admiral
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2013
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- Location
- Southwestern CT
- First Name
- Ben
- Boat Make
- 1998 36' Sabre Express CAT 3116TA's, 2015 ROS Scotia 16 Etec 50
I had the hydraulic trailer deliver it to my driveway and have a crane coming to move the boat from driveway to back yard so I can use my garage again.
Going to get the engine out of the house and into the cockpit so the crane can fly the old engine out and put the new one up there all in one visit. Started stripping the 318 today to reduce weight/make it fit out the door and found all kinds of surprises like a cracked exhaust elbow, broken stud for manifold, cooling hose to trans cooler absolutlely packed full of impeller bits and bilge full of bolts (couldnt see them before because it was so full of oily slop. Pulled lags, unbolted coupling and the rest of the wires and hoses so I can get at it with the chainfall next week. WIll do block and trans separately.

Going to get the engine out of the house and into the cockpit so the crane can fly the old engine out and put the new one up there all in one visit. Started stripping the 318 today to reduce weight/make it fit out the door and found all kinds of surprises like a cracked exhaust elbow, broken stud for manifold, cooling hose to trans cooler absolutlely packed full of impeller bits and bilge full of bolts (couldnt see them before because it was so full of oily slop. Pulled lags, unbolted coupling and the rest of the wires and hoses so I can get at it with the chainfall next week. WIll do block and trans separately.
