The repower continues.

One of the surprises? Needed a new panel.

Could have sneaked by with the old instruments- but it would have required
taking the senders off the old engine and installing them on the new one. Could
have dodged the $90 wiring harness bullet- but that would have involved
splicing a bunch of wires at a block. The cheap route began to look like it
would require the specific assistance of Roy, Darlene, Cubby, and Annette- ears
and all. It's the half measures that come back to haunt ya, IMO.

The good news, since the engine is brand new I can justify going to a zero-hour
meter. (With a rebuild, I think the best thing to do is to keep the old meter
in place and make a note of the rebuild in the log). I was considering
installing a new Hobbs meter for the new engine anyway, and the new panel has a
tach with a digital hour meter built in.

Zero hours! It will be like having a brand new boat.

Come to think of it, there are a few boats I could own, brand new, for the
price of the engine and installation. :-)