After
returning from Maine on Sunday we spent a few relaxing days back at Fern Lake,
where we resumed playing board games and fell asleep to the sound of loons
(like the one in the picture). Then the relay race began — two rental cars,
three friends and a few hundred miles later we’re back in Rock Hall with a new engine.
The sea-trial went well today and the engine pushes the boat another knot
faster than the old engine. There are still a few small kinks to work out so
we’ll be in Rock Hall until early next week. The mechanics at Gratitude did an
admirable job squeezing the 40 hp engine into a 35 hp hole. Larger exhaust
& cooling water lines coupled with a change in design that switched the
side the exhaust exits the engine made for a real challenge.
returning from Maine on Sunday we spent a few relaxing days back at Fern Lake,
where we resumed playing board games and fell asleep to the sound of loons
(like the one in the picture). Then the relay race began — two rental cars,
three friends and a few hundred miles later we’re back in Rock Hall with a new engine.
The sea-trial went well today and the engine pushes the boat another knot
faster than the old engine. There are still a few small kinks to work out so
we’ll be in Rock Hall until early next week. The mechanics at Gratitude did an
admirable job squeezing the 40 hp engine into a 35 hp hole. Larger exhaust
& cooling water lines coupled with a change in design that switched the
side the exhaust exits the engine made for a real challenge.