Fitting a new motor with the crane

… and on with the new (outboards)!

Fitting a new motor with the crane
Fitting a new motor with the crane

The engine crane returns, to fit the 60hp Mercury motors to the back of Seahorse in another time lapse taken in our driveway at home. These smaller engines will significantly improve the boat’s fuel consumption, and adjust her profile in the water so she doesn’t sit so low at the back. This will improve her performance, which seems counter intuitive because you’d think that bigger engines would mean more speed…

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Scuba diver, teacher, gadget man, racing driver, boat skipper, photographer, and collector of stray animals