Completed

Wrapping Everything Up

Completed! Rewired the trailer light harness this morning. It worked before but it wasn't very organized. Second time around all the wiring is in flexible conduits with the ends sealed with self-fusing tape. I also attached a vehicle-side connector to the jack to plug the trailer-side connector into when not being towed to prevent water getting to the electrodes. Yesterday I put on the towing bar onto the vehicle, which was much more involved than it should have been. It seems that the access holes in the frame of the car are not as big as the towing bar designer thought. It was quick enough to widen it a bit with a saber saw, but fishing the bolts through the hollow frames was nontrivial. The towing bar is SAE Class I (200 lb tongue weight), and didn't flex at all as I jumped on the ball mount, so I'm quite happy with it. The wiring harness for the towing vehicle was a little more straightforward. I routed the connector down through the spare tire compartment and lashed it to the towing bar. Everything fit under the carpet of the trunk so it was all pretty tidy. The only thing left to do that I know of is to get it registered, which we are hoping to complete tomorrow. Although, I'm sure there will be some trouble-shooting along the way as well. Cheerio!

Galley Vent

 We are getting very close, just a few odds and ends left. One of those was the vent from the galley to the exterior. It has an interior butterfly vent make of 316 stainless, with an ABS louver vent on the exterior. This means that while the vent is open, rain will not enter through it and that the vent can be closed when underway.