Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

[kcassells]

Rick,
Actually have been a little lame on my end. With the new move, job etc...Boats jujst waiting out there for me, she's pretty patient. I think next I'll take the outboard off the transom and start working on that. Gotta plan.
Thanks for stopping in!

 

[kcassells]

Hey............BTW Happy Fathers Day to all you guys!

 

[mickyryan]

what's the progress man?

 

[kcassells]

pretty slow it is laddie boy. Started to get ready to pull the outboard off the transom. Picked up some tools from HF. Gonna give it a shot today.
Thanks for stopping by. Pics later this week.

 

[kcassells]

I got the tools I needed to pull the ob off the transom. The ob weighs @ 460 lbs. so to me handling that amt. of weight by yourself seems a daunting task. I picked up a tool from harbor freight, it worked. Just had to buy a eye bolt to fit. In addition the yard is pitched so I had to build a platform to conform to level. I was going to get pallets and ply over that but I got lazy and used scraps I had laying around.
I'm still going to get pallets now because to finish the transfer to my stand I need some room to swing the engine hoist without being so confined to the platform I made.
A little nerved out but it worked out for me. The HF unit cost @ $18.00 plus freight, other mfg eye rings went from 68 to 150 bucks.



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[sphelps]

I need to get me one of those wheel puller sets .... Last time I lifted the 175 that came with the Borum Bobcat I had like straps around it ... That was an experience I would rather not repeat ... :lol:

 

[mickyryan]

nice motor off you good to go now huh!

 

[kcassells]

Running the 3rd shift plus lots of ot....{Boat Money} So today I wrassled the motor off the motor lift onto the motor mount I built. Lots of fun. Still have to tweek alot to secure it and move it out of the way. But feels good sweating my .....in da heat. Feels real good little at a time. Like most of you a 1 man show. Pics a coming.

 

[nurseman]

Are you using clamps?

 

[mickyryan]

if you was a wee bit closer id come over and lend a hand !

 

[kcassells]

So I finally did get the motor properly attached to the boat stand. Was/is a little tricky beacuase of the engine lift. The legs/supposrts of the lift want to hit the base of the engine stand. So I built a temp deck to level the stand and added blocks under the engine lift legs to raise the engine higher than the legs. The point being once all is in proper heights and location I can pull the engine lift out from under the boat stand.
The unlevel areas added some trouble to making the motor bracket sit flush onto the motor stand. Only 103 heat index today.
pics attached. Still more to do like a strong level deck, rollers on the bottom of the boat stand and then hook up all the controls to start firing up and working on the motor.






So add rollers to bottom and a strong level deck base.
KC

 

[ahmincha]

Hey kfc I had the same problem with the lift hitting stand legs . Made it a pita

 

[kcassells]

Thanks for the reply. And it's good to know I wasn't the only one who had this problem.

 

[kcassells]

So I've decided to get 3 of these bolt on lift jacks from harbor freight. @ $20.00. Going to place them on the 3 base legs of the motor stand then basically lift the motor stand with them and pull out the engine lift. Then level, roll the boat stand to where I want it and set up the ob for testing.
Additionally I'll get 3 rated rolling caster to shuttle the motor around on.
Sorta rambling on here. Have a good day all.

 

[Mikeopsycho]

Hey KFC, good to see you're back at it! Looks like you're really 'motoring' along now :lol:. Take your time and be careful moving that motor around, things are looking a little precarious over there .

 

[kcassells]

Thanks Mike. Yup tricky little deal to fanagle this part but I'm confident in the approach. Thank you for your concerns. I can still jump like a rabbit if I have to get out of the way.:faint2: Still have a little Ninja in me.

 

[mickyryan]

I can jump "once" better then I ever could its the second one I usually fail on at this point lol my lil bit of ninja is now a herd of elephants lol

 

[kcassells]

So my trailer hitches showed up, rated at 1000 lbs ea. I mounted them to the framework and was able to pull out the engine lift. really makes leveling easy on all sides considering I'm working on a slanted grade. After I finally get the unit to where I want it then I can block it up proper.

 

[sphelps]

That actually worked out better than I had envisioned .. Now that it's on wheels what cha gunna do with it ? :lol:
Kinda cool you can change the COG of it with the jacks ...

 

[kcassells]

Thanks Sam, I want to make a larger platform and move the engine there away from he back of the boat. Crowded enough in that area just getting in and out of the boat to work.
Maybe alongside the boat and hook up the controls eventually and start testing her out.