UPDATE – March 27th – Engine Painted & New Alternator
OK, just a quick update. The engine has been painted but has not been reassembled. That is still about two weeks out. Here is a quick photo I took after cleaning up the masking tape.
On the alternator, instead of rebuilding it I purchased a new one. The rebuild kit was $45. The new alternator (not a factory rebuild but brand new) was $77.50. Simple decision given the time crunch and cost. (Thanks for the heads up on that rpwillia) I will probably still order the rebuild kit and rebuild it over the summer to have a backup. That was on the list of spares for the cruise anyways.
OK, just a quick update. The engine has been painted but has not been reassembled. That is still about two weeks out. Here is a quick photo I took after cleaning up the masking tape.
On the alternator, instead of rebuilding it I purchased a new one. The rebuild kit was $45. The new alternator (not a factory rebuild but brand new) was $77.50. Simple decision given the time crunch and cost. (Thanks for the heads up on that rpwillia) I will probably still order the rebuild kit and rebuild it over the summer to have a backup. That was on the list of spares for the cruise anyways.