The Boat Motor Finally 'Putts'

It took until 10:30 last night and until 9:30 tonight, but the Evinrude fired up and seems to run pretty good. Not bad for a 31 year-old motor. I had replaced the coils, points, condensors, plug wires, fuel pump, head gasket and overhauled the carb in order to get it running by tomorrow. I'll do a more complete overhaul after we move the sailboat around to the marina.

Well, tomorrow' s the big day. Time to drive the sailboat from where she is moored to the boat ramp at the marina and put her on the rebuilt trailer. It's going to take some time because we have to do a de-naming ceremony while the boat's still in the water and then set up the cradle system on the trailer before we can haul her out. We should have some pictures to show for it.