Engines... ready!

So...  time to take the bull by the horns and finish off those three jobs I was talking about oin the last post..  first one ("Test run the outboard and do a test fit to the boat to see if raising it half an inch resolves my issues with lifting it..) is done..

Raided the wood pile/spares box at home and came up with a batten about a cm deep, cut it to length, and sat the engine on top of that, so it rested between engine and outboard well lip..  it raises the engine height by the aforesaid cm, but more importantly it means I can now raise the engine to the upper tilt position without fouling the opposite edge of the outboard well [clicky].. 

 .. it's still tight, and I may have ti turn it to one side to get the necessary to lift it slightly so it can be dropped, but I will live with that as it is way better than the alternative which was to star cutting at the edges of the upper tilt rest [clicky]..

Next, a run up in the tank to make sure she'd still start, fresh fuel, and off she went...

Job done...  wash and brush up next, and then the anitfoul..