Removing the old Dorman diesel engines from Chance & the last of the fore and aft woodwork will get removed at the same time

 

As part of Chance's restoration, my brother and I will be removing the engines and putting them up for sale or if that fails weight them in for their scrap valve. They are now need to come out any way as there is work to be done in that part of the boat. especially as the engines are 73 years old and are not environmentally friendly and a pair of modern hybrid diesels are going to be. 

When the engines and tankage is out of the engine bay my brother and I can make a start on investigating that area of the boat for any problems with frames and planking which have not been able to be seen from the inside of the hull.  There is one plank on the starboard side amidships about 30 cm below the waterline which as come away from the grown frame in the engine bay. At the moment it can not be seen from the inside so when the starboard engine is removed I will be able to investigate the situation more and find out what has happened in the area around the frame. 

It is likely that the frame or part of the frame will need replacing to put the strength back in that part of hull.  

While one of us will be unbolting the engines and removing the assorted engine equipment such as the engine controls and gauges. That should be fun work as it will be the first time any of the equipment or engines have seen the light of day in over 70 years. 

The other one will be removing the rest of interior woodwork so that all the of hull can be exposed to be able to do the work on the planking without any woodwork being in the way.  

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