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<P> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Last month I helped remove an atomic 4 from a friend's Bristol. The engine was disassembled down to the flywheel/block/head prior to removal (oil removed also, brining the total weight to under 150lbs). A block and tackle system attached to the boom (4:1) pulled it out of the cabin onto the cockpit floor effortlessly, we then repositioned the block and tackle on the boom then swung the engine to a cart on the dock. In hindsight, it would have been bit more expeditious to lift the full weight of the engine onto the cabin floor then disassemble it. To lift the full weight onto the cabin floor I'd put 4x4s alongside the companionway and then one across to hook your block and tackle to.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I believe there are three bolts on the forward flange that connects the shaft, but this part is a bit foggy as I ended up removing both flanges before realizing you only needed to remove the three. It also helps to put the gear in neutral and spin the shaft to see if you've disengaged it. When lifting the engine put a little forward tension on the halyard, there isn't a male/female connection so you don't need to move the engine forward, just tension it to keep it from bumping back into the shaft.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Three years ago a friend and I pulled a fully assembled grey marine out of Gypsy and it was touch and go. It felt like 10,000lbs after about 10 minutes of swinging/pushing it out of the companionway. Because of the height of the companionway on the Alberg we had little leverage on the remaining foot and a half of halyard to push/swing the engine past the companionway. We ended up having to slide it out of the cabin and into the cockpit using a 2 by 6, it was quite precarious and it hindsight ill-conceived.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">best of luck,</FONT>
<BR> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Linc Gypsy 138</FONT><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> </FONT>
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