While the charming young technician
was finishing up the sound proofing, he suddenly announced that the new engine
was on the way. Sure enough we stuck our
heads out of the cockpit and the shiny new engine was being loaded on the back
of the crane truck to make its 50m journey from the Marlin workshop to our
boat. How exciting!
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| Here she comes! |
The crane, with nothing on it,
then telescoped through the rigging over the boat just to make sure there was
enough room. Then up the Yanmar went,
over the boat and with much careful manipulation, using chains and robes, the
engine was gently slipped through the cockpit hatch onto the engine room
bed.
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| Bob inspecting the new engine |
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| Up, Up and away |
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| All hands on deck getting her in place |
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| She is a beauty |
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| Easing her through the cockpit hatch |
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| Bob can barely watch |
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| On the engine room floor |
Then there were several minutes of
silence. When we went down to see what was up. To everyone's dismay
the new engine was totally out of line with the propeller shaft by about 5cm.
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| Oops! |
Ismail,
the chief engineer, was devastated. Bob
took all this with gracious equanimity.
One couldn’t be upset given the look on Ismail’s face. Anyway back to the drawing board and another
week or more delay before we get in the water.
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