Engine for dinner?

The work is done. The folks at Sailcraft Service in Oriental get an A+ in my book. New aluminum stringers, clean painted bilge, lots of side projects done while the engine was out. Oh, did I mention the engine that lived in our main salon for a day or so. We vacated the boat while they did the initial work of removing the engine and old stringers, but still had about a day of overlap till the engine went back in. So we are all in top physical shape after the advanced gymnastics of climbing over, around and by the engine.
We did the bilge cleaning and painting as well as hooking up the engine once it was back in which saved a fair amount of dough. That's one great thing about this boatyard is they let you do as much as you feel able, will loan you tools, provide solid advice and lend a hand when you need it. The bilge cleaning was especially a treat. 30 years of crud in the bilge, and we found another area beneath the water tank that had 15 gallons of water and diesel mixture from who knows where and when that had to be hand pumped out. Nobody said this was a pleasure cruise and I've yet to have a fruity drink with an umbrella in it.
We're waiting on a part for the engine which is an easy fix and we'll be off to Beaufort in a day or so. Ready to on the road (water) again!
The photos show old and new (can you guess which is which) as well as our attempt to cook the engine in the oven which failed.