December 22nd

We've been working fast and furious trying to get things to a good stopping point before more company arrives for the holidays.  Carter made significant progress today by getting the I beam backbone up on the boat and even got one panel screwed in before darkness brought all work to a halt.  It took a little bit of fine tuning and then some convincing with a sledge hammer to get it into place.  But...we won in the end!  :-P

Just beginning!  The I beam is carried up on the boat and put into position.

This is so you can see the big picture.  Carter walks a "tight rope" up there. 

Carter had to fine tune by trimming some aluminum to get it to fit.

Then some gentle persuasion with a sledge hammer...

Inch by inch it moved into place.

Finally, it's in positon.

Shew!

With the backbone in place, Carter couldn't wait to start putting the solar panels in place.

With this panel in place it was time to remove the plywood scaffolding out of the way. 

This was completed right at dusk so we were forced to quit and retreat inside away from the mosquitos.  We will continue tomorrow.