Selfie?

Lewis was playing with Lesley's smart phone yesterday and here is the end result.  A puppy selfie!

Fixed the image.

Mom, he is touching me!

Lewis has been a great addition to the crew.  Fun, crazy, loving, a really great puppy.  Lesley has been working with him on the leash, obedience, socialization, etc.  This pic is from an encounter with our friends cat "Brodie"

Early last week friends Alan and Kathy (IP420 Flatlander) and Bill and Sue (IP40 Florida Bouy) had a new puppy shower.  Thanks Alan and Kathy for letting Lewis check out the new house and carpet!

Oil Pan update

I got the remaining four bolts out and replaced the oil pan after some confusion from the local Yanmar parts folks over a spacer that is mounted between the block and oil pan.  The Sears tool helped but were not the same as the Turbo tool shown on the internet - the Sears tool had fewer flutes to catch the bolt head so it was harder getting a good bite.

New motor mounts are in place and now I have to do an engine alignment and correct some wiring issues with the Balmar alternator and regulator - something for later. 

Replacing the oil pan

I've spent several days recently helping friend Randy with a leaking oil pan on his IP-350.  The boat had been in charter in Rock Hall and at some point had a major water leak that put the lower portion of the engine in the water for a long period of time.

The plan was to raise the engine, replace the pan and at the same time the motor mounts.  We got the engine up and remove all but the 4 of the pan bolts.  The heads on the back four bolts were rusted and I could not get them out.  It looked at first like we were going to have to remove the engine from the boat and use a bolt extractor. 

I did some searching on the Internet and discovered "Turbo Sockets".  Sears sells them so Randy is going to get a set and we will see if we can get these last four bolts out.

We went ahead and replaced the engine mounts and I've ordered some fuse holders and will clean up the alternator wiring once we change the pan and have the engine back in place.