Here are a couple photos of the small block being lifted during my 1966 20’ fiberglass Sea Skiff restoration project. I used a leveling device between the winch and the motor to tilt things around to make it easy, just like pulling a motor out of an auto. The small blue hand winches were used on small stuff like the transmission.
That transmission may look small, but the darn thing is HEAVY. Tossing around iron like this is not without risk, it pays to take your time, double up on things, and be safe. The motor was lifted by a pair of 2x10s, number 2 yellow pine, spanning about 9’ from one side of the boat to another, stabilized in the center with a 4x4x24. They were braced off the structure of the shed to be sure things would not move laterally. Verticals were 4x4 #2 yellow pine, and probably grossly over-engineered, just the way I like it.
Fun on the farm !
regards, Paul