Finally I get to start painting the head! (Patreon)

Hi guys,

Exciting news. Just as I was finishing the video, I got a text from the stainless guy. Athena's water tank is done! That's a really good one to get crossed off the list :) I'm waiting to hear back, but I might be picking it up later today (1.5-hour drive).

I'm very much looking forward to being done painting the head. It feels like that has dragged out forever! Fairing and painting always seem to take a lot longer than I think they will. If I don't manage to mess up the paint over the next couple of days, I should be able to get the head installed next week. Unfortunately, the pressurized water will run off 24V, and I don't have that up and running yet, so showering aboard will have to wait. 

I have been holding off working on the lithium batteries (24V bank) because I wanted to get the wiring diagram checked out by the same company that sold me the high output alternator. I don't know what will happen with the alternator yet - there is still no resolution. The latest proposed option was to run a 6-groove belt on the 8-groove pulleys to be able to find the missing 7 mm (to get the alternator to ligne up with the pulley). I don't feel super comfortable with that idea as it would put more load on the crankshaft, and we're already over the limit set by Volvo. We'll see what happens with the alternator, but I'm in a situation where I can't wait much longer to start connecting the lithium batteries. I'll see if I can find someone here in Denmark to go over my diagram - just as a sanity check :) 

Oh! I just got a text from the stainless guy. I need to leave now to pick up the tank. I'll post a picture of it a little later :) 

Thank you so much for your support, guys! Stay safe :)