Waiting Waiting Waiting. . .. .
We're piddling away here waiting on a couple of components that we need to actually do the motor install, specifically the adapter to connect the motor output shaft to the driveshaft and the reversing contactor to be able to reverse the motor. Until then we've been making some limited progress on the rest of our. . . .stuff.
We had no takers on the old mast for the 2-29 CAL we're rebuilding into Tesla's Revenge, so I finally cut the thing thing up, removed the hardware and winches, and recycled the aluminum, which netted me a massive $45, but hey, that's $45, and now the marina owner is happier. In the midst of all this the Nimtek power inverter went "POP" one afternoon and then went silent, so we've been in broken English web chat with them trying to figure out if it we can effect a repair or just turn the thing in for a new unit, which is what I suspect is what is going to happen.
If anyone is curious, we've thus far missed all the huge storms battering America lately. The northern Chesapeake has been actually rather unseasonably cool and placid of late, an early harbinger of fall.
It's beginning to resemble early fall around here.
Still, we're jonesing to get this project in effect so we can travel a bit this fall and early winter. Hopefully this week will bring the remaining parts we need and we'll give you a full accounting of the install. Until then, those of you in harm's way, stay safe, don't do stupid risks, and take care of one another.