The new Suzuki arrived in about a week. Due to a recent operation, I was on a 10-pound lifting limit. Even taking off the old Mercury was not in the cards for me. However, a get together of lifelong buddies going back to Boy Scouts was in the works. So, when we got together, I put them to work.
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| From left to right, Art Atkinson, Steve Pasbjerg, Rick Donahue and Randy Chapman. |
As none of us were keen on straining anything, Steve and Rick tipped up the Suzuki out of the box, onto a floor jack. Once vertical, I maneuvered the floor jack while the rest of the crew kept the Suzuki upright. The floor jack was able to lift the transom clamps over the transom and we lowered the motor into place.
A bit of alignment with some kicking of the floor jack got the Suzuki in place.
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| Team smiling, no muscle strains, nothing broke. |
The steering hookup was a piece of cake. Then I called it done before we broke something. I would do the rest of the repowering job later. I needed to figure out a place to mount a new remote control, connect and route control cables, install a battery box and battery, electrical wiring, and a new fuel tank.
