removing 1700lb engines; back yard
I need to build a contraption to remove two large, old, heavy engines.
(1968 CC 427's).
The boat is on stands and there's no way I know of to get a boom up,
over and inside the wheelhouse.
So... I'm considering building tripods on either side of the
wheelhouse... running a metal I beam thru the windows over the
engines... lifting... placing them a wooden bed... sliding the engine
back to the rear... where a small crane can lift out.
The question I have is.. what to build the tripods out of... 4x4's our
of sistered 2x4's? Something beefier...
I recall reading somewhere they weight in at 1700lbs.
many thanks.
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