Here are the same small mechanical winches I used on the Skiff transmission, removing this 680-pound Hercules flathead six. The small block Chevrolet that went back in, had two hundred more horsepower than this one, and it didn’t weigh as much!
At the time, I used two of these winches in tandem for a little more security, but I would have rather used the 2-ton “mother of all come-alongs” I now use for heavy lifting.
This was a fun project! (Yes, the transom was being replaced at this time too).
Paul