With this boat and these two kids I’m coming to the realization that sometimes it is just easier to pay somebody to show up, perform their specialty, and leave. As opposed to me diving into the project without a clue, taking the bus to the store, coming back, realizing I have the wrong part, taking the bus again the next day, working, getting stumped, spending the night on Google, making one more trip to the store, working, thinking I “might” have it fixed, and calling it done.

Today I brought in a refrigeration guy. For forty-five bucks he filled the refrigerant on the AC system, found a leaky valve, replaced it, and best of all showed me every step along the way. He’ll be back in a couple of days to do the engine-driven refrigerator. Money well spent.