Took a few pictures this weekend although the light was fading fast. I didn't really take any pictures of all the action that went on, just the finished material.
Began the day by installing two 6" deck hatches near the stern so that the bracket bolts could be tightened and so that the bilge pumps and wiring can be put in later. Didn't screw them down and 5200 them in, but will happen once I resin out the edges of the wood:
Luckily a neighbor has a forklift that he was kind enough to bring over (thanks Steve) and we lifted the engine, while bolted to the stern of the boat. We aligned it so that the cavitation plate was 2" higher than the "V" at the stern and marked out where the bracket would be. We then lowered the motor and bracket, unbolted the engine and reset the bracket back on the stern and drilled out all installation bolt holes. Unfortunately the hardware store was out of stainless bolts so I was unable to permanently get it attached. So all I have left are pictures of the bolt holes that were drilled and the interior of the boat with the top cap on:
From the outside:
Inside the boat:
More to follow...