Motor mounts

Today's project was to weld the support for the motor mounts in place.  John had to weld the inside corners which was tricky.  A combination of knee pads including one on his elbow and a boat cushion made an uncomfortable position tolerable.  The tunnel is back in place to see how the shaft and propeller will line up.

Motor support in the foreground and another trial fit of the redesigned tunnel.

The water in the yard started to recede a bit two days ago.  I checked the survey and the highest point of water is 250 feet from the lake.  Yesterday we had a visit from a family of whistling ducks.  They were joined by a half dozen wood storks.  The ducks retreated to the side of the yard.