Saildrive removal (SD50)

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   Interesting. Did you put it in from the front and simply tilt it down and through? Ideally this would be done from the aft end but there appears to be insufficient room / height with the mounting plate.

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MartinR34 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 08 January 2025 Location: Portsmouth Status: Offline Points: 38	Post Options Post Reply Quote MartinR34 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2025 at 12:42
	Interesting. Did you put it in from the front and simply tilt it down and through? Ideally this would be done from the aft end but there appears to be insufficient room / height with the mounting plate.

MartinR34 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 08 January 2025 Location: Portsmouth Status: Offline Points: 38	Post Options Post Reply Quote MartinR34 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2025 at 12:37
	Final update. New saildrive installed with longer securing bolts to offset the depth of the adapter plate. Also used longer bolts for the engine mounts for the same reason. Engine back in after many wasted hours trying to align shaft and coupler without being able to see it other than with a small camera inserted through the gap between the bellhousings. Finally bit the bullet and cut out most of the engine bay bulkhead in the starboard aft cabin. Could then see everything and properly access the space for correct positioning of the wedges etc to lift and align engine properly. Inserted and pushed together inside 30 minutes. Why Hanse didn't cut proper access panels is beyond me. Top tip: if you haven't already done so, cut much bigger access panels to do this job. I would have saved 6-7 hours of engine back and fro and adjustment with no success had I done this at the beginning. I used the top tip from Jeb to remove the prop shaft housing from the saildrive - thanks . Boat launch scheduled for Tuesday 🤞
	Sapphire. 2010 400 #687



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