Hi.
I’m looking for someone who has seen an engine swap on a Fantasia.
I’ve got a badly leaking rear crankshaft seal. I need to pull the transmission and then the flywheel, to get access to the seal.
It’s been suggested I should be able to slide the tranny and shaft back by about 6 inches, which should let me in.
The engine has 2 motor mounts, with two more on the tranny. If I separate engine and tranny, the rear of the engine will drop into the bilge. I have a chain hoist to support it, and let me adjust height to get the spline shaft back together when complete.
Catch is I don’t see anyway to place the hoist that can support that kind of weight safely. The cabinet is strong, but 650 lbs? I suppose I could hang from the boom, but that would mean adding a hole in the cockpit floor, or cutting the hydraulic steering lines. Rather extreme, given the winter rain in Vancouver.
Any suggestions or photos would help. I’m supposed to vacation in a month.
I’m starting to think they built the boat around the already installed engine!
I’m looking for someone who has seen an engine swap on a Fantasia.
I’ve got a badly leaking rear crankshaft seal. I need to pull the transmission and then the flywheel, to get access to the seal.
It’s been suggested I should be able to slide the tranny and shaft back by about 6 inches, which should let me in.
The engine has 2 motor mounts, with two more on the tranny. If I separate engine and tranny, the rear of the engine will drop into the bilge. I have a chain hoist to support it, and let me adjust height to get the spline shaft back together when complete.
Catch is I don’t see anyway to place the hoist that can support that kind of weight safely. The cabinet is strong, but 650 lbs? I suppose I could hang from the boom, but that would mean adding a hole in the cockpit floor, or cutting the hydraulic steering lines. Rather extreme, given the winter rain in Vancouver.
Any suggestions or photos would help. I’m supposed to vacation in a month.
I’m starting to think they built the boat around the already installed engine!