Engine Shop!

Been busy the last few months visiting family, Christmas, and a week long ski vacation.  As it had months ago, reality set in that I wouldn't be able to devote the needed time to finish the boat motor in a reasonable time frame.  The boat was purchased early 2009, the transom was rebuilt at the end of 2011, and the motor has been an on again off again project most of that time.

I loaded up all the parts and dropped the boat off with my marine mechanic.  Can't remember if I mentioned him before or not but he did the rebuild on my ski boat motor which had some freeze damage like everyone had here recently.  My guy said he did about 30 motors alone!

The prep work for loading up the trailer was very interesting and thought it might be worth sharing my insights.  I literally took everything out nailed down in the boat and moved it to the garage.  It is amazing how much stuff was sitting in there.  With everything out the interior project looks much less dubious that it did previously.  I will try to do a better job of photo/video documenting some of the work from here on out when possible.  It seems like I get started on a project with that intention but get side tracked doing the actual project at hand.

In writing my notes for the finishing parts of the restoration I'm realizing some parts for these Sea Rays cannot be bought readily.  Some I will fabricate and some I may need to find a boat junk yard to salvage some pieces for.  I'm sure they have such places but no idea where.