I made a tool to remove the cutlass bearings, this should be a photo. The arbor press idea was just wishful thinking. I had read about people replacing these with the boat in the water and I don't see how that would work. I had to use a torch and a big wrench and pull hard.
I also removed the stuffing boxes, following should be a photo of the old one and it's intended replacement.
I also removed the old couplings from the shafts, just to have the bare shafts for engine alignment and to see what length I need. This boat came with 1 3/8" shafts (427 stock) the 350 ci boats used a 1 1/4" shaft.
Here's the coupling photo.
I also removed the railing from the parts boat with pulpit and related hardware. I cleaned it up and oiled it with teak oil. Here's it's picture.
The bad part is the rail stantions. They look pretty bad, I hate to put them back on the boat, but rechroming takes so much time, costs a bunch and I want this project to move on, it's been dragging on too long. I checked on powder coating (the powder coat people advised against it) I just might bead blast them and paint 'em silver. I checked on getting new ones - not available. When they last were, they were $200 apiece, I need about a dozen. Here's what I'm dealing with on this.
There's still lots to do. I will post more info a little later. Paul really has a good forum for sharing and learning boat information. Thanks Paul.
Mike
edit (images restored)