Engine Mount Replacement - IP380-132

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by mark lawrence 04 July 2021 Engines 10 photos 1296 views

Photos from recent engine mount replacement job

Step 1 - mark the old mount location with felt pen. Good idea but, I ended up placing new mounts in slightly different…

Measure old mount height - engine support to bottom of engine bracket. Start with same height on new mounts, but I had…

To lift engine rear I used two jacks and 4x4 crossbar. Chain to engine lift bracket. This didnt work as expected. It…

To lift engine front, use spare halyard wrapped around flywheel. This lifted front and also the rear port side working…

Spare halyard is straight run up through dodger window to mast top.

With jacks at engine rear and halyard at front, whole engine was lifted, but it moves a bit. Had to use 2x4 and our…

Upon removing old mounts, 2 were sagging and 1 was broken. The ratchet wrench was life-saver for removing the engine…

New mounts in place and preparing to align shaft. Slightly different locations to properly align with shaft. I knew the…

Rest of boat during maintenance.

Job finished. All aligned up.

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