Road Blocks

One thing is clear. Working on boats is a series of setbacks.  Take two steps backwards to take one step forwards.  Space is limited so often one step backwards, is just cleaning up. Today I plan to remove lots of stuff off of ECHO and to do that I need to clean out my garage some, and make a trip to the dump.  There are three steps backwards.  Here is the forth.  My motor gearbox is not working.  While I bench tested it, it is not working.  Either there is some interference on the inside or else, their is an electrical problem in the motor gearbox.  I have to remove it to test it and find out.  I hope I don't have to replace it.  The motor is a sealed unit and it could mean buying another one.  I did a quick check online, and the prices seem to be around $900.

What else?  My bilge pumps do not seem to be working on automatic.  I may have to pull both of these again.  At least I now have a system to pull them in less than an hour of work.  They are still working manually.  And one of the two might be working on automatic.  I need to do some testing to be sure.  I will run the hose into the bilge to fill it up and test it out.