Just another high…… yacHteq

Space where the new engine will sit. Two of Volvo’s fastenings are still visible but will be removed. The engine bed needs to be modified since the old engine is 8 cm wider then the new one. The new engine bed will be longer since the thrust bearing will be istalled to the bed also.

A lot of old paint and stuff was removed with the hot air gun and scraper. It was a bit of work, since the bilge is 1 m deep. Some of the work I left to next weekend. Something to wait for! Behind the old paint was redish brown mahogany, still intact after 60 years. Good.

Removed the shaft’s tube which goes thru the hull. It was sticking quite hard in the black stuff, but after heating it approx 20 min with a heat gun from the inside it started to move easily and I pulled it out. I removed also the rusted steel frame pair which is still sitting there in the picture.

Now I need to clean the bilge, glue new frames and modify the engine bed. There is still time.