{"id":3042,"date":"2015-06-20T18:54:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T22:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/blog\/?p=3042"},"modified":"2018-04-07T16:30:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T20:30:40","slug":"update-pontoon-rebuild-project-controls-and-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/20\/update-pontoon-rebuild-project-controls-and-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project \u2013 Controls and Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was another Saturday spent working on the pontoon rebuild project. \u00a0It’s coming together nicely, although slowly. \u00a0The front navigation lights and new docking lights were mounted, along with the stern light. \u00a0The steering hub was mounted in the console, and the throttle\/shift control was mounted at the console’s left side. \u00a0Three electrical panels were mounted on the console as well.<\/p>\n

The heavy steering cable was connected to the outboard engine. \u00a0It works well, and turns smoothly. \u00a0Likewise, the throttle and shift cables were mounted at\u00a0the engine and control lever, but needs some adjustments\u00a0to improve the smoothness of the shifting.<\/p>\n

I won’t apply the new decals until the boat is completely finished, but I did manage to apply a tiny fish decal to the front gate. \u00a0I didn’t order this decal – it was simply included in another order as a bonus item. \u00a0The color matched the boat’s theme perfectly, so I decided to use the decal. \u00a0It will blend in with the larger stripe decals when they are applied.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, weather permitting, I hope to get started on the wiring harness work. \u00a0I won’t likely finish that in one day, but I should make some progress.<\/p>\n