What a frustrating day! My crew wasn't ready to go, so I went single handed.
Launching was easy for a change, but there was almost NO wind. I must have changed tacks about 100 times in 2 1/2 hours! The good news was that the mast step box worked fine! It sure got tested!
I had a leak in the fuel line for the outboard - Thank God I take a toolbox with me...
I tested the speed of the outboard. At about 1/2 throttle (which is as far as I can open it now because I am breaking the motor in), I get 7 knots of speed as measured by the knotstick. That's probably way more speed than I need, but that means I'm under-using a big engine rather than over using a small engine.
I did get a fairly loud thump from the engine at one point. I'm not sure what it was, but the engine kept running and later there was no prop damage visible. I also heard some cracking from the transom with the new motor. There was a reinforcement bracket I had taken off when I put the electric motor on. I going to put that back on today.
I'm going to take the Reenie K out again today... Well, I need to test her, don't I?
Well, don't I?