Imagine cutting a hole in the boat to replace the engine.........

[2kwik4u]

The Way The U.S. Coast Guard Replaces Its Largest Ship's Motor Is Mind-Blowing

A fire broke out on the United States Coast Guard’s largest ship last summer, destroying one of the vessel’s enormous electric motors. Now the Coast Guard, one of the five service branches of the U.S. military, is replacing that motor and documenting the entire process, which involves cutting a...

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Holy Crap!

 

[HangOutdoors]

That is awesome and crazy at the same time!

 

[mrcleanr6]

Yep most of the sportfish boats like vikings, etc, you need to cut the aft bulkhead/salon window down to the tackle center, cut a wedge hole in the salon floor/eng room ceiling and pull the engines out with a big fork lift and long boom. Put it all back together the same way then do all the glass work. Its quite the project. Thats just the way its done

 

[Neutron]

When the Time Bandit was repowered a few years ago they did the same thing. Its the only way.