I'm back from my travels to several places. So, I am getting back to work to finish things up.
Scarf joints on the sides and top plate . . .
.
.
.
.
I also have the 4 access ports cut out for the deck plates. These will serve as installation access since internal access all the way back to...
You will probably have to figure out the flow of cooling water and take water to the water heater from a fairly hot side (under pressure), and give back to a colder side (under suction). The recirculating pump is good for this, so I would be looking there first.
Now that I have all of the Mercruiser stuff out of the boat, I'm in a position to move forward with selling them. . .
I've got several people lined up . . . but we shall see how that goes . . . :unsure:
.
.
.
.
.
Hopefully these will be gone next week. 🤪
Yes, closer to $10K than $1K and closer to years than weeks. It is hard to tell from the pictures of the cuddy cabin if the stringers were removed or just exposed.
One thing you need to factor in is knowledge, which you are starting out at a fairly low level.. This will increase the time...
Removing the Mercruiser wiring and controls . . .
It is a bit mind boggling to see the amount of electronic 'stuff' and wiring that goes along with these 'current day' engines. I have spent the past few days taking it all out.
.
Helm station carnage . . .
.
The Mercruiser cables were...
Bolts are done . . .
I got the longer bolts and finished off the bolts
.
.
I had 'AI' show as all painted white . . .
.
.
Looks OK.
Next steps are the scarf joints on the outside.
I tried to get the side panel off, which would give me full access to the rigging. Got it all loosened up, but the wet bar was in the way and would require a whole bunch of work to move it . . . :rolleyes::poop:
