Using a come-along and the halyard, up the engine came into the cockpit, then over the rail to be hauled up the dock and home. It weighed in at about 450 lbs.

At home, piece by piece the beast was taken apart. The original engine manual was onboard, so there were no surprises. Well, not many anyway.

Not that the engine was out, the funkiness of the bilge was evident, so that was cleaned up and painted too. 30 years of rust and grime began to vanish.

It was discovered that on the web there was an online blog called "OldMarineEngine.com", and old guys were on there talking about this very engine. All of a sudden we had friends who know what this engine needed. It's an amazing leap when you find out you're not alone with a bunch of iron junk.

Valves got ground, bearings replaced, new lifters, rings and all the other stuff finally got back together into one piece.

As soon as the engine was back in and running, the boat went to another dock and the mast came out. The shipwrights co-op and Port Townsend Rigging both offered spaces for work and lots of advice. There was a bit of rot on the spreaders, but the mast was solid and perfect.

New varnish, new wires, new rigging, new everything went back on the mast and boom. It was somewhat amazing that a 65-yr old spar could come back to looking brand new, but that's what happened.

Details of the lower spreaders, which were built to match the old ones that had rot on the top surface.

Upper spreaders and jib halyards almost ready to be stepped.

Sea Witch never had any decent way to fly pennants, flags or a radar reflector, so new belaying pins were turned and these boards were attached to the new running rigging.

Back in the slip, mast up, engine in and running, and a new sail cover and rain cover were added by the somewhat skillful sewing machine skills of the skipper.