Several boats, eg Uniflites and Presidents, have a panel in the sole of
the flybridge that can be removed to permit the engines to be winched
out almost straight up from their beds. Mine is simply screwed in place.

Given the likelihood of damage to hardwood from skidding engines through
the cabin and over the aft deck and gunwales, and the cost of the time
involved, if a boat doesn't have this facility, it's worth considering
having a good 'glass man cut out a hatch and then patch the same glass
back in place. He can do it almost invisibly.

Cheers, Garrett

I'd like some comments (if anyone has them) on this boat:

Here is the direct url, if this is too long for your e-mail program below it
are alternate directions to see her.  Thanks for your help.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/view_more_boat.cgi?company=jb-yachts&url=&bo
at_id=799692&align=left&units=Feet&page=broker&currency=USD&access=Public&li
sting_id=1824&mls_true=

Alternate way to see the Island Gypsy:

Go to: http://www.jb-yachts.com
Click on:  "Available new and brokerage" button on left
Click on: 6th boat down, "52' Island Gypsy"

Susan Sheehan
bailey@cape.com

Garrett wrote, "Several boats, eg Uniflites and Presidents, have a panel in
the sole of the flybridge that can be removed to permit the engines to be
winched out almost straight up <snip>"

I am planning to ask Michael Kasten to design a "soft patch" into the roof
of my "trailerable trawler". The soft patch would be a access panel in the
rook of the pilot house directly over the engine. Instead of being hinged
and having seals to maintain and potentially leak it would be bolted in so
that it can carry some structural loads and the gap would be caulked. If I
ever need to remove the engine I'll cut through the caulk and unbolt the
hatch and the engine will lift straight out the top.

I figure this is an insurance policy. If I make it easy to remove the engine
I'll never need to do it, but if it is very hard, I need to do it a lot:-)

Cheers;
Mike Schooley
Trailerable Trawler wannabe