A trick to help adjusting the I/O engine alignment after a transom replacement.

[rolmops]

So most people who replace a transom doing it themselves do have at least some do it yourself talent, but often lack the power equipment to make the hole process go as smooth as it should be.

One of those tools often is a crane or cherry picker or backyard tree.

There is a simple cheap solution to this problem. What you need is 3 4x4x8s 2 feet of 3/4 inch pipe with a 90 degree angle and a 5 inch piece of pipe screwed into the 90 and a little ratcheting pulley thing capable of holding a thousand pounds that you can get for cheap at harbor freight. You lay two of the 8 footers across the beam and  lay the 3/4 inch  pipeon top across the beams right above the  hook on the engine, hang the pulley off the 3/4 inch pipe and you are ready to winch your engine up.

So why the third 4x4?

If you need to move the engine backward or forward, you should cut that one in two and lay it crosswise on the other 2 beams . You put the 3/4 inch steel pipe on top and hang the winch on it. once you have raised your engine, you can move it back and forth by rolling the pipe with the help of the "handle" piece of pipe.

I wish you all happy puttering which is as much fun as fishing.

Edited June 26 by rolmops