Our Zodiac Futura Mk III boat has seen better days. It has been ‘dry docked’ on a trailer next to our workshop for about 2 years, because its Shark Skin cover failed awhile back, causing all sorts of weather related damage.
Over the last three days, I’ve pulled the boat out, removed the motor, built a trolley-cart for the motor, and spent about 3 hours this AM trying to get the motor on the stand … in an upright position. Had to arm-wrestle the motor and fight against physics and gravity, and try all sorts of different techniques to get it done. Grueling work.
Finally got the motor on the stand and rolling around in the garage. Now I need to strip down the infrastructure inside the boat so I can troubleshoot the problems that need to be fixed.
Can’t wait to get the boat back into working order, because it is a ton-o-fun when operational.