A new lick of paint

This weekend was about getting the trim/tilt system all up and running again. The actual problem had been cured a couple of weeks ago, now it was a case of putting it back together again.



A sheered off bolt (from the previous owners) had to be extracted. My Dad and his good friend sorted this out last week, with the use of some very hard drills. This weekend, the hole was re-threaded and a new bolt was used.



We also took some time out to give the whole trim/tilt system a bit of a paint.



With a little bit of wiggling, the steering wheel eventually came off, as did the radio. These will both now be replaced with new items (just bought a radio off my mate for £30). The marine radio and antenna were also removed, and will now be sold to make funds for the rest of the boat!