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Pgaboeing 
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 Topic: Engine HoistPosted: November-06-2008 at 10:50pm |
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Will a automotive engine hoist lift raise the engine high enough to clear the side of the boat. 92 SN
I need to remove the engine and tranny to do the stringers. |
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JoeinNY
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Posted: November-07-2008 at 1:16am |
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Probably, depending on the trailer, might be as bad as you need to remove tires and lower one side. Tandem trailer would also make it a little more iffy..
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Roachie
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Posted: November-10-2008 at 12:06am |
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I rented an automotive engine hoist to pull my engine last weekend and it worked great. I did take the boat off the trailer and set it on stands before doing anything. You may want to take it off the trailer anyway if you're replacing stringers.
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62 wood
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Posted: November-13-2008 at 12:32am |
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This is a pic of my 66 cuda at Reid's when I bought it in NC. We dropped the left tire on the trailer to set the engine in place.
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Gary S
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Posted: November-13-2008 at 12:47am |
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Steve are those snaps on the deck for a cover? Can you imagine buying a new boat and dropping it off to a cover shop.If that happened I'd go thru the roof.I'm sure you've seen pic's of Bruce's nice Mustang,it looks like they put down the side!
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62 wood
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Posted: November-13-2008 at 1:09am |
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Gary,
Yep...cover snaps... My 62 wooden Higgins also had 'em (in the side of the hull). btw, all WILL be removed from both projects before re-finishing.. |
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: November-13-2008 at 9:15am |
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FWIW-I bought my lift years ago based on price, and found out later that some are better than others. If I had known, I would've spent a bit more to start.
Here's what I mean...both wheels come off and the swing axle has to be pinnined so the lift can go under the rear drop axle. With the lift as high as I can go w/o denting a valve cover, I get almost an inch over the side. 
It's even closer setting it in place... 
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: November-13-2008 at 9:16am |
Steve, At least with the wood you can enlarge the snap holes and fill so they look like bungs! The snaps were very popular at one time. I should have kept count on all of them I used way back in my years at Watercraft. None on wood thought!!! |
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