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| Okay it's really not that BIG, but it might as well be! (Image found here.) |
Removing Felicity's original generator, a 1968 12KW Onan, has become a very daunting task. Similar to removing a dinosaur. It's huge, heavy and OLD!! A dinosaur in that the technology has advanced so much in the last 44 years that many of the parts are obsolete. A major factor in why we chose not to fix it; spending money on something that in the long run, could cause headaches. It's also a dinosaur in that it's monstrous, considerably larger than many new generators and almost double the weight. While GR has spent many a night, crouched down in the generator room below our galley disassembling the engine, we have managed to get the bulk of the job done. However, the actual "removal" has become another beast entirely. We are still in the concept stages of how we will 1) lift a 1000lb generator out of the hole and remove the hunk of metal our of our galley, up 6 steps that round a corner and out of our salon without ruining carpets or walls. 2) THEN WHAT?! What do we do with this thing?? We have no way to transport it.
Our biggest issue is that we just don't have the right kind of equipment. We don't really want to put out the expense to build a framework to lift it up and move it out. Then we have all that wood left, to what...store it? No. Normally, we are do-it-yourself-ers but on this project we need someone that already has the equipment AND the manpower!
Yeah.
So that's what we are up against. Any ideas? Have you done something similar? Please leave your comments below!!
3 comments:
People who run scrap metal yards deal directly with other people who find, demolish, and transport large and heavy pieces of metal. I would start there.
I saw the generator in the boat ... it's big but not that big. I think the comment from Anonymous is right ... give them the gen and they remove it ot no cost. Ok, they get their money by selling it part by part.
The scrap metal guys might be "rough as guts", and not take too much care of the walls in the way. Perhaps someone might be able to disassemble it in place and take it out in small enough pieces that 2 guys can carry.
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