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Been waiting a long time for this day, got the engine in the old Rinker. My first attempt was on Friday using my engine hoist with an extension I scabbed on it to get more height and reach. You just can not violate the laws of physics, I tried and failed! As soon and the engine got off the ground the aft of the hoist lifted making for a bad situation. I put some counter weight on it, but soon realized it was just a bad plan. Hot, tired and beat, admitted defeat and regrouped on Saturday at my buddies shop and this time used a 6K forklift. First attempt didn't' go so well, we had the engine level and it just wouldn't clear the lip on the engine compartment. We repositioned the engine so the aft was way below the front and were able to slip it past the lip and into the engine compartment. Definitely a two person job, a third would even have been better. Made me realize even if I got the engine high enough with the hoist, I would never have been able to get it in the compartment by myself. Big relief to have it in the boat, time to get everything connected and make sure I got all the harness connections sorted, looking forward to firing it up.