WOW! That is Awesome!

Thanks everyone.

I think I have more time in the video then in the boat. lol

Here is the last one I did over 2008 / 2009.
Youtube will let me post this one. I guess it slipped past the copyright cops.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzcrm3w9L0[/YOUTUBE]

how are you coming with the lift issue? The wooden one my buddy has is about 9 ft to the bottom of the beam - the chainfall we use eats up over a foot. No-one has been able to locate the steel one yet. ~ Eddy

I need to get the motor's oil pan about 7 feet off the ground. I think the wood one would be a little tight. I'm thinking about renting a forklift. Never did that before. I always had one at the shop I was working for (unemployed at the moment) that I could borrow on a weekend. It just depends on how much that would cost I may end up buying a gantry but they are like 600/700 bucks. Hoping to find one used someone was trying to get rid of.

When I was younger and didn't have a shop I actually used a tree! Put the boat under the tree and used a come along to lift the engine, it was a 354 chrysler hemi. Got it up in the air pulled the boat out and set the motor on a big wire spool that I used for a table. Took the engine apart and replaced a bad piston, hoisted it back up with come along and reinstalled it. My neighbors and friends sure had fun with that, talking about a true shade tree mechanic! I noticed you had some trees around there??????? I want to see a video of that. Those were the days!

You know I have thought of that but when we moved here 3 years ago the property was never fully cleared and the trees were sad for the most part on the property. They are coming back but really no low limbs to work with except for one tree on the back lot. It's about a 75 year old oak tree but there's not a chance I would park the boat under one of its limbs with a motor hanging on it. If it was to come down there would be no more Nova24 race boat. Just to much risk.
I've got to rent a fork lift or buy a gantry. That's pretty much my options at this point.

I wish you were closer, I would be more than willing to let you use my shop and I would enjoy helping. The forklift would probably be the safest. Good luck and be careful you have an awesome boat and I understand why you wouldn't want to use a tree, the tree I used you could of hung a truck on.

your a die hard boat freak for sure! all your work has paid off
beautiful job-on boat and vid, especially the soundtrack, some
of my favorite classics 4 sure! Sabbath rocks!

freaking awesome

Killer job on the new boat, I just messaged Brownie earlier about trying to get my 19 back. I have been pissed ever since I got rid of it, and will have the money to restore it right this spring. I can only hope he will let me buy it back. The 24 is truly next level though......awesome job! Supernovaguy19