Mechanical difficulties….
Rough day so far. 3 big mechanical difficulties by 7:07 this morning. One on my truck (I think it’s the solenoid), one on a piece of equipment, and then the big one on the boat, where we had to cancel a trip, and I’m trying to make sure tonight’s trip isn’t canceled.
Not fun so far….
Well, to update this a little…. I found a replacement heat shroud for the boat. One week to come in from the east coast. Good news, we have the old one off, and are checking to see if it will be ready tonight. I hope so, cause we have a charter lined up for 9pm
July 28th, 2006 at 8:44 am
crap, dude.
July 31st, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Turns out my battery was dying. Usually, when a battery gets old, I’m used to a longer cranking time, and reduced battery power. This time though, it went south immediately.
Hardest part of the whole thing? Replacing the battery itself. The bolt that clamps the battery down was rounded by the previous owner, and I ended up having to twist and bend the plastic a lot to get the old battery out, and the new one in. Not great, but it’s a done job!