June 22nd, 2006 - Thursday

The new job has been keeping me very busy.  That plus weddings and Karen's birthday have really slowed progress.  My hopes of getting this boat done before July 4th are all but shattered at this point.  I don't have all the parts I need and I think there is just too much finish work to be done before I get it done.  However, I am getting close.  The weather has been making it especially hard these past few days.  The heat in the garage is unbearable.

Anyway, here are all the updates since the Early June.  The First picture here is of the well as I installed it.  The second shows where the side panels that are on the original design were cut out to make the boat a little more aerodynamic.  The 3rd is the seat next to the well & the 4th is the underside of the seat.

The first picture below is Mary-Ellen and a couple of my neighbors I enlisted to come and help put up the motor.  This was a non-trivial exercise and took a few hours.  We ultimately got it up on the boat by setting the motor up and then moving the boat under the motor.

Next is the dash board being laid out and then installed.  As you can see, the steering wheel was installed and actually connected to the motor.  The shift and throttle is in place, but I didn't realize I needed two of the same cables to mechanically connect the shift and the throttle. 

From there, you can see the wiring that I've started installing.  It's getting to be pretty messy but I think I'm almost there.  It should all be invisible when I'm finished.  My biggest problem right now is to figure out where to install the radio.  Lastly, you can see where I've started filling in all the screw holes on the deck.  I stll have to go back and sand everything down.