All things being relative - size/weight between the two boats - I pulled the three cyl Universal diesel eng out of my C30 using boom without much of a problem. Tied main halyard to end of boom as well as topping lift. Used seperate block and tackle to lift engine. Think eng without starter and tranny was around 300 lbs. Don't hold me to that. Was in water and swung boom with engine over to dock and onto dolly. Clyde Thorington ex C27 now C30 San Jose, CA
--- On Thu, 8/20/09, kniggit713 <[email protected]> wrote: From: kniggit713 <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Re: Catalina 27 Atomic 4 Engine Removal To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 9:09 AM I think the guy in the video got it just about right. Using the main halyard to support the boom at the point where the block and tackle attached seems like the way to go, especially after seeing the difficulty they had trying to winch up the halyard. I would be inclined to raise both ends of the boom by a couple of feet before hand, even if it meant getting a longer line for the block and tackle. In fact, if you did this on the hard, you might need a much longer line to get the motor to the ground. I would also remove the starter and alternator to reduce the weight. (about 40 lbs.) Bob Stockley Sundance #2436 --- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, "mykinchesapeek" <mccom...@.. .> wrote: > > First off, kudos to your neighbor for taking the time to record and post what > he found to be a successful process. > > I'm actually talking about pulling mine for an overhaul this winter, so this > IS something I've been looking at. I'd heard, however, that the way to do > this was to use the main halyard. Any thoughts? > > Mike > > --- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, "cliffhaby" <cliffhaby@> wrote: > > > > One of my neighbors at our marina removed his Atomic 4 for refurbishment > > recently and made a YouTube video record of the process. Here are links to > > the two videos. i hope this is helpful to somebody. > > Part 1 <http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=-YmtKKGj0eI> > > Part 2 <http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=-AXTirTQ5d8> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
