And the spool was empty

Ready to travel to  Scottsburg and went to get my casting rod.  Whoops, where'd the toothache go. Or, where'd all the braid go.  Sure hope it didn't wrap on the prop.  No time to re-spool or check the prop. Will route through Mineral, VA to see about E-free fuel.  Duke Oil is supposed to retail.  Yep, $2.50 a gallon for 87 octane E-free.  Have high test too for just under $3 a gallon.  A great find for me.  My usual source off the water is a PURE station in South Boston, but the price is $2.75 a gallon.  Think the price on the lake at High Point Marina is at least $3.50 a gallon.

OK, got the spool filled with 15# braid and hope I can cast with the setup.   

Here's the anchor light mounted on the T with the LED spot hanging below.  I use the DRIFTMASTER 1" rod holder base.  Might have to change the anchor lamp to an LED as they are so bright and use so little power as only the rear half is now illuminated.

The new wiring for the anchor light was a real pain in the ass to install.  Simple to run the wires by following the old, but had to use the VOM to verify + and -.  The real killer of time was trying to get the new connectors on the rocker switch in the console.  Think it took a half day over two days to get the new wires on the right switch lugs. I had to rest a lot!  I used trailer light hook up wire this time because I think it might be weather proof , unlike the wire I just removed that corroded inside the insulation.

I plan to substitute this type of trailer light connector for the common cigarette lighter type used for my Sea Pro.  Afterall, I'm creating a supply of these connectors by using trailer hook up wire kits.  But, I'll try some dielectric spray or paste inside the cigarette lighter receptacles as a first solution.

AUGUST 22 days later, I'm back in Bumpass and I resumed work on the guide on post lights.  Tried several means to snake the new wire through the entire square tube.  But wait a minute, there's no way to get the end of the wire out of the square frame tube.  The square guide on tube slides inside the trailer frame.  Fer dumb on my part!  Think I saw the arrangement I have taken in the instructions?  OK, resumed fishing for the new wires with little success until I saw some weed wacker line.  That was stiff enough to slide between the PVC upright and the square post.  Sort of the same feeling when boating a striper.

Next trip to the boat, I'll use wire ties to hold the wire to the outside of the square guide on.  Can't complete the installation until I get some heat shrink connectors.

The new wires waiting to be connected to the existing trailer clearance light wiring.

The clear plastic allows the red LED to show from the rear and the orange LED to show from the front.

Stand by for the next thrilling Sea Pro maintenance project that may lead to a day of fishing?