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Geting ready to repower Perfect Balance, we moved her to a winter storage site where we can get into a heated building over the winter. Harbour Marine Service in Port Dalhousie were contracted to handle the bulk of the work. Viewed: 737 times.
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The "before". The Ford 351 Windsors will be pulled and replaced with more up-to-date power. Viewed: 708 times.
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The Holley 650s are great carbs, but I'm hoping to see improved economy with fuel injection. Viewed: 586 times.
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From the yard, headed to the shed. Look closely under the boat and you'll see low dollies, not a trailer. Viewed: 437 times.
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HMS had these dollies built to lower the boat to clear the door frame. Viewed: 447 times.
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Even on the dollies, the boat is too tall - need to drop the arch. Viewed: 433 times.
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Final push in. Viewed: 408 times.
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The Hurth HSW630A gears are good. Damper plates are worn and beginning to rattle a bit. The new engines will come with new gears. Viewed: 697 times.
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While the port engine exhaust hose is disconnected, time to change out the rusty water heater. Viewed: 609 times.
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Two fresh Volvo Pentas - just off the truck. They seem rather large! Viewed: 526 times.
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New Volvo Pentas Viewed: 473 times.
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New Volvo Penta in shipping crate Viewed: 428 times.
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This unusual head tank for the closed-loop cooling was added by some PO. Glad to see it go! Viewed: 448 times.
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download 013 Viewed: 573 times.
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Temporary "beams" allowed them to slide the stbd engine over from port side engine room door. Viewed: 449 times.
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Lifting new starboard engine off the Volvo shipping pallet Viewed: 473 times.
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Starboard engine moving into position from the port side. Viewed: 471 times.
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This lift beam fits on the forks of a lift truck and extends the reach >8' Viewed: 577 times.
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Lifting the Port engine out of the boat Viewed: 462 times.
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This is through the bulkhead engine room door, with port engine out Viewed: 638 times.
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Used threaded rod to jack up the engines in-situ and then slid them "left". Both engines were removed through the bulkhead engine room door, not through the floor hatch of the saloon. Viewed: 589 times.
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The gears had to come off before the lift. Viewed: 600 times.
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Stbd Hurth HSW630A. Viewed: 551 times.
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Stbd Hurth HSW630A. Viewed: 562 times.
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P2050023 Viewed: 547 times.
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Taking the small block Fords home Viewed: 495 times.
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Tight fit in the shed... Viewed: 452 times.
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Real tight Viewed: 482 times.
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Glassing in the new engine ways Viewed: 520 times.
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Sherwood raw water pump Viewed: 455 times.
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Closed coling heat exchanger Viewed: 461 times.
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Holley 4bbl Viewed: 463 times.
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stbd volvo in - aft looking forward Viewed: 451 times.
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port volvo in -aft looking forward Viewed: 460 times.
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port engine - from engine room door Viewed: 538 times.
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stbd engine, through saloon sole hatch Viewed: 467 times.
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