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Thanks for the heads up on the lift ring. I'll definitely take some more pictures of the boat now that I'm getting more accustomed to using photobucket.

Now as far as building a stand, if I bought an engine lift, could I just hang it on that for a period of 2 months while I repair the boat? Or would the hydraulics start to fail? I was thinking that I could lower it a bit so the skeg is resting on a board or something soft.