Details - Details - Details

Another week has passed and the river is looking more and more friendly
to launch the boat. The outdrive that we are waiting for will have a tracking number
as of  tomorrow and it will be a relief to be able to keep an eye on its shipping  progress.
The dash is completely in and is really very complimentary to all the other changes
and upgrades. We did add a couple of small details as we final assembled the dash
and that was indicator lamps for power  for the Ipad and Iphone power station and
ventilation blower as well as the fire suppression systems. I am most pleased by the fact that
I did fix something that has never worked in the boat since the day we bought it.
That is the light strip that glows through the dash and lights up the toggle switch
function strip, that has always bugged me and I'm glad it's fixed. 
The interior is fully in and Suzanne has begun the task of cleaning and detailing 
the interior. Digging a years worth of dust out of the nooks and crannies will not be
a  quick job.  It is a job that we are thrilled is here as it means that completion is at 
hand. 
Dennis and Matt have rebuilt the gimbals replacing the continuity cabling and bushings,
steering pivot pins, upper seals, bell housing pivots and a whole huge box of gaskets and 
seals. These guys do great work, it's so hard to find this kind of quality in workmanship 
these days.  

I'm sure you remember how awful these gimbals  were before Dennis started on them
here we are now waiting for drives, these are so nice it's almost a shame to put them 
in the river. But the river is our playground and things that go in the river don't always
come out the way you put them in. This kind of quality work sure gives underwater
components a fighting chance.

Several months ago I started the dash project and it too is now finished and I just couldn't 
be more satisfied. With all the electronics in place the dash has a newer more contemporary  
look and the added plus that several items that were broken and didn't work , some never
did are now repaired and off my list of things to do.

       
So the final things yet to come are drives , props , freshen up the waterline edge,
a massive detail job including a final coat of wax and Billy with the trailer as we have
now set our sights on late week , next week for launch, weather permitting and
river levels allowing.   

Several small items are left to finish once the boat is in her slip at Alton. 

But it is just Details-Details-Details , and it's the labor we love.


Next Up: The Final Days