Jumping in with Both Feet on a 20 Seafari

[SailorChlud]

Well, the wiring system is done, with the exception of an hour meter on the dash. Turned it on to test everything last night, and 80% good. The not so good included having to switch two wires from the all-around combination overhead light (the wrong side lit with the nav light switch), and the cabin light circuit not powered, and the rear bilge pump not switching on.

Got out the multi-meter to test the switches - multimeter shot (probably the internal fuse) and then got out the new USB plug in for the 12V receptacle on the dash - it was defective and would not give a voltage readout. Just not my night.

On the plus side, despite being about 5-6 statute miles from a navigible river, and over 10 miles to Raritan Bay, the old Apelco VHF tuned in real good with the new antenna. So good I heard a distress call of a boat taking on water, and the coast guard response. Hope they were OK. In retrospect, my night was a lot better than that chap's.

Oh, and the light on the trim indicator gauge seems to not light.

[Dogbomb]

It think we've all had days like this!
The tool you need to fix the thing that broke is also broken...
and so it goes!
Sounds like good progress, though, and she's coming to life.
The fun part is just around the corner.