In order to remove the engine and work on it onboard, I have removed the athwartships settee, and move it to a corner of the saloon. My decision to rebuild the engine came after deciding that the cost of having a boom crane come out to the house would just be prohibitively expensive. I received quotes of a 4hr minimum at $100/hr. Using a crane to remove and install the engine would put me out $800 right out of the starting gate…not an expense I want to pull out of the cruising kitty!
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We’re Still Not Ready!
With the help of family, and without further interruption from poorly timed snow, we started putting the cover back on Passages for the winter. I must say it sure doesn’t seem right to do all this work getting her covered up, and not get any sailing on her in this year.
We’re Not Ready Yet!
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Well, this weekend we were supposed to put the cover back on Passages for the winter. Unfortunately, mother nature decided we weren’t in the spirit of the coming winter season and dumped 5 inches of wet, heavy, snow on us.