Below are a couple of shots I took while pulling this Cummins 6CTA 8.3L 450HP engine out of a 48' Novatech yacht. The engine got salt water into the cylinders and seized it so we need to put a new one in.
The problem is that the boat builders didn't leave any openings large enough to get the engines out (typical for short-sighted boat builders). I had to remove a window, which is the largest opening in the boat, but is still only 28" high. The engine is 45" high. After removing the cylinder head, most of the components, and the oil pan...the engine just barely fits if it's chained to a long forklift fork...there is about 1/2" vertical clearance coming out the window.
First photo is the engine removed from the engine room and set on a pallet and blocks in the salon. Engine is normally 1500 lbs but stripped down like this it's probably around 900 or 1000 lbs. The second photo shows the the rigging to remove it through the window. I wanted to get a shot going through the window, but I was so worried the fork may bend that I didn't want to waste any time.
I've pulled many engines from boats but this was one was not fun at all. And the sad part is that I need to strip a brand new engine down to get it in the boat and then reassemble it once in place. Stupid boats.
Photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy S4
