Immediately after our Christmas and New Year holiday with our family at Lake Manapouri, I headed back home to Invercargill.
The aim was to prepare the Shadow for transport 150km to the Manapouri Airport for final assembly, engine start and test flying.
My son patiently fitted the various sensors to the engine and connected a myriad of coloured wires up to the voltage regulator and/or the wiring loom.
I concentrated on miscellaneous tasks, such as fitting seat belts, setting up the pull-start system, mounting the oil injection tank and fabricating a horizontal fuel pump mount. I also checked the operation of coolant temp sender, thermostat and gauge, and the fuel sender and its gauge.
Finally the Shadow was loaded onto our yacht trailer for the trip back inland to Manapouri.
