Hinky Dinkin'

Saturday we got the Hink back up and running. Matt took the alternator to a shop that said they could rebuild it but apparently that didn't work out as we ended up with a brand new one. It went on easily. If you've been reading this blog or are familiar with boats, you know "easy" boat projects are few and far between! 

Emboldened by success with the alternator, we finally installed the swimstep we'd bought the same day we bought the boat. While not quite as easy peasy as installing the alternator, it wasn't bad as far as boat projects go. 

Then it was time to go for a ride! You might think that after the easy time we had with the two projects that something would go wrong. Nope! The worst thing that happened was I had a margarita with lunch and it was awful. We were out a little over three hours and the boat ran great. The alternator was recharging the battery just fine. All in all a great day! 

Also we got our subwoofer back (on Pineapple Girl). We got a surround sound system last December and have not had much luck with the sub woofer. The original one went out and the place we bought it gave us a new one. That one went out and the place we bought it directed us to the manufacturer. The manufacturer had us ship it to So Cal for warranty service. 

Two weeks after we shipped it, Matt called for a status update. The person he spoke with refused to look up the status and said parts were on order and it would be two more weeks. It showed up on our doorstep the next day!  Per the invoice, a defective amp was replaced. It works great and our fingers are crossed that it will keep working this time!! Sure don't want to have to use the warranty shop again.