[Blue_Heron]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

Dan and Connor, thanks for the heads up on the potential clearance issue. The old motor was a vortec 350 like the new one, but the Mag MPI may have a deeper oil pan. Fortunately, I'm a pack rat, so I still have the old oil pan and I can compare it against the new one. It would have been cause for some creative profanity if I'd discovered the motor didn't fit after I already had it hanging from the gantry crane.

Will,
I've already passed two dates that I'd set for myself as goals. I've decided it makes more sense to work on the boat than to work on a schedule. I've told my fishing buddies I'm pretty sure I can have it ready for our trip to the Keys next June, but I ain't making any guesses beyond that. But I have started categorizing the things I have left to do into "what I gotta do to splash the boat" and "what I can do after". It probably won't have a windshield for the maiden voyage. Wind in my hair (what's left of it) and bugs in my teeth (still got all of those), that's what I'm talkin bout.