Abandoning the outboard

Posted on October 21, 2007 | Comments Off on Abandoning the outboard

I set the old Suzuki DT-4 beside the dumpster at the marina today and walked off. After making sure that the new Minn Kota 55 amp trolling motor would stay reasonably secure on the old outboard motor mount on the family sloop’s stern. It will, unless it vibrates too much. Now for the tedious part: wiring, soldering and crimping everything up so I can keep the deep-cycle 12-volt in the cabin amidships where it’s already located. Plus installing the new battery charger beside it. Hope to have the first, underway test of the new motive power before Halloween.

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0 responses to “Abandoning the outboard”

  1. jdallen's avatar jdallen | October 21, 2007 at 3:26 pm |

    Tooold yah. Told ya, tol ya, tol-ya-so.
    All that worrying over it and you coulda just gone and done it. You knew you were gonna anyhow.

  2. jdallen's avatar jdallen | October 21, 2007 at 3:26 pm |

    Tooold yah. Told ya, tol ya, tol-ya-so.
    All that worrying over it and you coulda just gone and done it. You knew you were gonna anyhow.

  3. jdallen's avatar jdallen | October 21, 2007 at 3:26 pm |

    Tooold yah. Told ya, tol ya, tol-ya-so.
    All that worrying over it and you coulda just gone and done it. You knew you were gonna anyhow.

  4. jdallen's avatar jdallen | October 21, 2007 at 3:26 pm |

    Tooold yah. Told ya, tol ya, tol-ya-so.
    All that worrying over it and you coulda just gone and done it. You knew you were gonna anyhow.

  5. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 21, 2007 at 6:30 pm |

    You’re right that I wanted to. But I needed to get my reasons down before I would feel justified in the experiment. Now, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll buy a new outboard. But I’d rather not.

  6. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 21, 2007 at 6:30 pm |

    You’re right that I wanted to. But I needed to get my reasons down before I would feel justified in the experiment. Now, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll buy a new outboard. But I’d rather not.

  7. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 21, 2007 at 6:30 pm |

    You’re right that I wanted to. But I needed to get my reasons down before I would feel justified in the experiment. Now, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll buy a new outboard. But I’d rather not.