We picked up our Volvo 75 hp turbo diesel engine from Eastern Marine in Toronto on Friday. Being a long weekend we expected a long drive back up to Barrie, but the roads, especially the Don Valley, were empty. We spent a few hours finishing up a few last details and cleaning up the engine room ready to lower the engine in place. Our cockpit floor opens up directly into the engine room making the install job fairly easy. Biggest part was removing the bimini and sliding the hard dodger out of the way. Photo 3 shows the engine sitting on the custom molded fibreglass pan. The pan will catch any engine fluids that may leek, preventing them from getting in the bilge. Under the pan are the aluminum support beams that carry all the related engine loads. Eastern Marine fabricated a custom 70 gallon diesel tank that sits at the forward end of the engine room. Coupled with our 130 gallon keel tank, Voyageur should have a cruising range of 1000 miles under power. Next step is to measure out and fabricate the propeller shaft and exhaust system.