Progess on the engine

I drove to Vermont on June 10. On the 11th I removed the engine from Sapphira. It was a straight forward process until I tried to remove the aft holding down bolts; one snapped and I had to cut the head off the other. Eventually I was able to lift the engine. I was very fortunate in that there was a yard employee working on the 11th, a Sunday. He was moving power boats with a huge fork lift truck and agreed to take a break from his work to lift the engine from the boat, down to the ground. He also helped load the engine into the back of the car. I had removed the back seat from my Chrysler Sebring and had covered the floor with cardboard and wooden planks. It was relatively easy to slide the engine onto the planks and then to tie it in place so it wouldn't fly around on the drive home.
Now the engine is in my garage, the valves and valve seats have been ground and lapped together and the cylinder compression has been restored. Now I have to re-install the accessories and make it run.