Paul's how NOT to convert a Metro

[Christ]

Machining 102:

Those "straight cuts" are only straight until you apply force. The end of the coupler gets loaded pretty good, forcing it into a slight angle in the direction of force application, which makes a tapered face, which forces the two pieces apart.

[bennelson]

Lovejoy couplers like to push themselves apart.

That's what mine did, but when pushed apart like that, the ends of the "fingers" really take a beating fast if there is any slop at all.

You will like your welded coupler a lot!

[johnsiddle]

Hi Paul.
Just finished reading the whole of this thread, I jumped to it whilst following Paul and Sabrina's 3 phase controller. I only planned to read a couple of posts cuz the title did not inspire me much but I was interested. BUT once I started reading I had to finish it.

I think you have done a brillient job and I have picked up a lot of good tips. Keep up the good work....

Out of interest what happened to your boat yard battery supply? you left us at the point where the website went down...
Regards John