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Removing the Mercruiser wiring and controls . . . It is a bit mind boggling to see the amount of electronic 'stuff' and wiring that goes along with these 'current day' engines. I have spent the past few days taking it all out. . Helm station carnage . . . . The Mercruiser cables were...

Because . . . (top is in tension, bottom is in compression . . . for the most part)

Bolts are done . . . I got the longer bolts and finished off the bolts . . I had 'AI' show as all painted white . . . . . Looks OK. Next steps are the scarf joints on the outside.

I tried to get the side panel off, which would give me full access to the rigging. Got it all loosened up, but the wet bar was in the way and would require a whole bunch of work to move it . . . :rolleyes::poop:

Propped up on one side to get a few fasteners out.

I know that I'm being nice, but that is what I do . . . :ROFLMAO:

Since I have a few folks 'extremely interested' in my Mercruiser engines, I have been working to get the rest of the rigging & controls out of the boat. The stuff has to come out anyway, so part of the path to victory. :D . A rats nest is a kind description . . . I've been at it for a couple...

It might be because I'm spending the $$$ on this project :ROFLMAO:

never have, now never will.

Got home @ 5:00 am EDT . . . left the house in CA 11:00am PDT . . . so, 15 hours to fly across the country . . . The plane going PHX to BOS broke, so the airline re-assigned a plane coming from NYC to PHX . . . but it was not due in for 3 hours. So, a late-night flight turned into a...

Stuck in PHX for a few hours. Flight to BOS delayed and not scheduled to arrive 2:30 am 😳

You are on the Vineyard (right?). I'll have to see what the weather allows . . . the weekend looks OK.

Well, I have some prospective buyers, but until they show up with cash in hand, it will still be a clown show. Since I'll have time today while doing the airport thing, I am working on the instrument panel design. I think I have a decent layout, depending on how much space the 'Honda' stuff...

Quick Update . . . The Admiral and I have been on the west coast for the past week+. We are headed home today, so I'll be back at the grind on Friday. In other news. . . . I thought to try to sell the Mercruisers (once again) given that boating season in the Northeast is upon us. After only...

We usually keep the beer highly accessible, so what is likely to go in the new storage space is the 'stuff' we don't use much. I've seen some OB conversions where large plastic storage bins are used to compartmentalize the space. My plan would be to see what works and what doesn't before...

Understood . . . that is why the additional stringer was added on each side of the engine bay, to better support the 🍺 load. :ROFLMAO:

Here is what I am thinking for the 'new' storage area. PVC boards covering most of it, but leaving open space for the bilge pump and other utility items. .

Here we go . . . . .

Get one for me too . . . I got some branches to cut. :LOL:

While traveling to the west coast, I'm keeping busy with 'AI' picture editing, as you have seen. The App I'm using is called 'pixella.ai' . . . pretty straight forward and decent results . . . I'll be back at it for real later this week. . . I figure that I have about 25 days of work still...