If you trust that Android software we averaged 18mph and did not exceed 42mph over a 24min window.
Wind was blowing, fog was in, tide was coming up, choppy but no huge swells.
As usual, the sun broke thru as we were loading the boat back into the trailer. Fine by me, this was just a test run. No matter how strong the urge…. I keep the first day of the season short so we can
- Look for leaks
- Check the gear fluid
- Check the oil
- Check the coolant
- Check the bilge pump again
- Check the vent again
- …..
Starter was hesitant twice. Both times First Turn after letting the engine cool off from completely warm.
First we puttered the harbor up and back. Made a stop to do some Magnet Fishing, the usual. Tyler is now a member of the Yacht Club, so we now have access to the doc and hoist on the other side of the harbor (!)
After we got our “hair did” with some ocean spray we performed the first radio check at 1 mile out. You know it’s a mile out…. Because there’s a large buoy called “Mile Buoy”.
Yep. Schindlers living the dream.
-Schindler