That reminds me.

A properly sized wood frame resting on the deck, and a winch, can also to
the same job. IMO it might be easier to work around than a saw horse type
setup, but certainly people have successfully used the saw horse type hoist.

I used this set up to do my engine swap.

This is an image of the one I built. I altered it somewhat, but it should
shed some light. Much thanks to Zoltan for this idea.

https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/ZoltanHoist.jpg

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:13 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Someone on the list posted pics once showing a saw horse mounted over
> the hatch with a come-a-long mounted to it to support the engine. Doing
> it that way provided a means to lift or lower the engine just enough to
> have wiggle room if needed. Same method could be used to drop the engine
> gently as well
>
> John Rodgers
>
>
>
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Neil n

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