Engine?  Mercifully, I will have a 6 hp outboard and that shouldn't be too hard to get up to the stern.

Annie and Bruno.

I made use of a similar setup this summer. I was to service some window panels in my house. A couple of them were so big, bulky and heavy that I just didn’t dare to lift them off their hinges. Being alone, I solved it with temporary handles, a single block  -  and a counterweight in the shape of a 5 litre plastic can. This, taking about a third or half the weight of the window, let me use both hands to control the window (it had to be opened 100° before lifting it clear).

A similar setup would be a great helper in single-handed boat-building when heavy items is to be lifted and accurately positioned without help, even up to the weight of an inboard engine. The counterweight gives us super-strength!

Arne

Hi Annie,
To lift alone a sheet of plywood, you can fit on it one or two handles with two screws and  pieces of rope and haul it up with a purchase (a little halyard) from the top of the sheld . And when Marcus is around you can enjoy  a good bock of home brew whith him, contemplating the finished job!
Kisses
bruno

Not a particularly photogenic couple of weeks, so it's not worth adding to my final album.  But for those who want to catch up, I've just posted on my blog.

Annie,

Your work is so clean and well thought that out it's a combination of inspirational, and, I have to say it, intimidating.  Often times over the last year as I'm making a mess of something on Moon River, I have to keep reminding myself, "It doesn't need to look as good as Annie's."