I started working on the boat last Friday night after work. I started the de-rigging by removing the swim platform, platform brackets, and the outdrive. Unfortunately, the power trim, which was working when I bought the boat, wouldn't trim down. The pump ran, but the outdrive wouldn't budge. I looked in the fluid reservoir and the fluid looked like milk. Not good. I managed to work it loose and got it trimmed down so I could pull the outdrive. By the time I got all that done it was definitely time for a beer.
With the outdrive off, I was ready to pull the motor on Saturday morning.
The previous owner said she threw a rod. He wasn't quite correct. There was a hole in the side of the block with the remains of a piston showing through.
I pulled the accessories off and tore the motor down to see If I could determine the cause of failure. There wasn't much left of that cylinder and the others didn't look so good either.
The exhaust valve for the damaged cylinder was nowhere to be found. I'm guessing it stuck open, the piston hit it and snapped it off, and the piston got destroyed trying to chew on the valve.
Before I tore the engine down, I flushed out the power trim pump and rams with clean transmission fluid. Then I flushed them again. And Again. Both Rams were functioning freely by the time I was done.
I knew I wouldn't be able to put the boat inside the shop with the roll-up door closed while it was on the trailer. I bought some heavy duty casters and made a dolly to set her on so I could move her inside or outside depending on what I was doing. I want to do the sanding outside, but whenever I'm doing stuff that doesn't create dust, I want to be able to work in the A/C. Here's the dolly ready to go, and the transom supported on blocks.
Then I lifted the bow and pulled the trailer out from under it.
Next was to put block supports under the forward keel, stick braces under the sides so it wouldn't roll over, move the gantry back to the transom, lift it up, slide the dolly under, and set her down. I cleated some supports to the dolly, and here she is.
With all that weight on it, the dolly didn't like to roll on the broom finished concrete outside the shop. I had to hook a come along to the back wall of the shop to get it rolling. Once it got to the trowel finished concrete inside, I could move it myself. She fits in the shop with about 20" in the back and less than a foot at the bow. The shop looks and feels a lot smaller with this beast in there.
Yesterday I hauled the old mota to the scrap yard. Got $28 for it. Beer money. Yesterday afternoon and today, I've been de-rigging the bilge and cleaning up the mess. More pics later.
Dave