Engine Install

   Finally got the engine installed. I'm very close to done. It had taken about 10 minutes total to get it lifted in and sat on the engine beds. That includes putting the outriggers down on the truck. I got my wife to take the pics as I was a bit busy. All the work of getting the engine beds aligned earlier last year paid off. I had it aligned to .005" in about 15 minutes. Bolted down and prop shaft and prop fitted in about an hour. Can hardly believe it went so well. Scary.

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Then I cleaned up the connections and aligned and bolted it up.

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Cover everything in Lanolin so I can unbolt it later. DO NOT put it on the shaft were the flange goes on. Don't want it coming off.

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Great Tip

Do you hate cleaning barnacles off your propeller?
Once cleaned, just cover with anhydrous lanolin. It's fairly cheap and stays put. It can be applied under water and is totally Eco friendly. If you use your boat you will have to reapply. Not sure how long it will last, but it's fairly cheap and it only takes a little. It is grease made from sheep's wool. Just warm up the container to make it easier to apply. Side benefit is that it will make your hands nice and soft.

Example of someone else that uses it.
http://my.boatus.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64876&PN=11

Example of where to buy.
http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=3163&ProductName=Lanolin+Butter+(Anhydrous+Lanolin
and,
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Anhydrous+Lanolin

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