It's been 9 days since we pulled into the marina.The old engine is out and the new one is sitting on a fuel dock a few hundred feet away. What I've learned is nothing is as easy as it should be. To make the engine fit we have to modify the engine compartment on Kokomo. New footings for the engine mounts because there is not a standard location on engines for mounts. Some cutting and fiberglass work as the stringers are in the way of the new bell housing. The biggest problem to be solved is running a new bigger exhaust hose. I had to take a sawsall to Kokomo to make proper modifications. Tomorrow I drill a bigger hole threw the hull. Some custom work will be needed to connect the exhaust from the engine to the muffler as Sabre and Yanmar's design teams are not friends. All in all things are going well and we expect to be underway around the end of the month.

In the photo above I'm grinding the engine mounts. Thanks Kelly for the shirt!

Life is good on Kokomo!

Denny