> > Waxman: > If you haven't removed the 454s yet, I have. Remove all the accessories as well as the exhaust manifolds. If you are going to rebuilt, remove intake manifold and heads to make the block lighter. The bare blocks will fit out the door with an inch or two to spare. (If I recall, the framing is 24" and with doors, about 21"). I used an engine lift in the salon, then inserted the hatch and lowered the block onto a dolly. Rolled it over to the stairs. Put sheet of plywood on stairs and had yard lift block out. I did put 2x10s across the salon at the edge of the hatch to distribute the weight from the engine lift wheels.
I just had to remove my Onan (it died a horrible death after 42 years). Used the same procedure but reassembled the engine hoist on the aft deck to life generator up the stairs. In the Spring, when I uncover, yard will lift old one off and new one on. They should be able to position the boom to drop the generator right down the stairs onto the plywood and slide down the stairs to the dolly waiting at the bottom. Gene -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
