So after a 700 mile trip to see the total eclipse (must see this in person!) last weekend plus Monday and Tuesday, not much got done. But this weekend was free, and I got a lot done! First, pictures of the eclipse which I took through my telescope, I have A LOT of pictures but since this is a boat forum I'll just post 3, and one of the amazing spot we lucked into to watch it.
We really didn't have a place to watch and didn't want to watch from a parking lot, but in the morning we drove to a large municipal park in Franklin, KY so my son could play on the playground, turned out to be a perfect spot so we stayed. We are on the left.
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Still waiting for the correct color vinyl for the insides of the hull, the gray I ordered was too "taupe" for mu taste, so it's going in less visible spots, like under the cushions and under the dashboards. You can see it here in the bow
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Made these quick, we'll see what they look like varnished, they look just ok stained. It's just some of the leftover floor plywood.
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All the controls ran through new boots, will redo all the wiring this week, finish the vinyl, have my mother in law do the V-berth cushions and I'm pretty close to being done. Fired up the engine, it runs perfect
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The steering rack fits! The old one was a rotary style, this one came off a 2 year old boat that a customer who knew better than me said "My steering is stiff, replace the rack and cable" so, free! His actual problem was that his outboard was installed too low, nothing to do with his cable. But he didn't want to listen. He traded it in that same year anyway. Nice center console Trophy.
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