Engine lifter

[Dale Tanski]

When I got our boat one of the first things I had to do is pull the engine.  To accomplish this I fabricated a U-shaped bar that was used to lift he engine with the main boom and slide it back, up, and out of the boat.  We recently had a water softener fail and a subsequent water issue and ran across my refit notes. Included in this notebook was a sketch of that lifter if anyone is interested.
Dale

[dkeith]

I would be interested to see it Dale.  Thank you. 

[Dale Tanski]

Ok, We are drying out the note books as they were wet.  Give me a bit and I can hopefully shoot and post an image of it.
Dale

[Jordan]

Also interested.

[Dale Tanski]

The stuff has been riding around in my vehicle. I will try tomorrow to get it up here.  We are in the height of launch season. 
Dale

[Nailhead432]

Also interested

[P69]

I copied Dale's design  and successfully moved my engine in and out a few times. Because my version is based on the pictures from Dale's work and not his actual design document, there are likely differences.

1. The 29" horizonal dimension should probably be 2" shorter because I recall it hitting the fwd end of the companionway opening and/or the aft end of the lower bar scraping on the companionway threshold. I also have a very vague recollection that the 36" dimension might have been too much, but not sure. Make a cardboard mockup to test.

2. I had to move the engine onto the sole adjacent to the nav desk with this lifter, removed the lifter, then moved it up to the cockpit, then out.

3. The two lifting eyes on the lifter have to be exactly in vertical alignment; otherwise, the weight of the engine will cause the lifter to angle/skew.


More pictures: https://bodylens.com/Gallery/thumbnails.php?album=7