A holiday story...
Oh, glorious happy day. Oh, blessings of King Neptune.
Against all possible odds and ignoring horizontal
sheets of rain, I decided that today was the day that
come hell, or high water I was going to try out the
recently self renovated (and much maligned) Tahatsu
2.5 outboard. Now keep in mind that this is my FIRST
outboard and after its expiration shortly after
receiving it, I had little hope of it ever running
well (or at all.) Nonetheless, against my better
judgment I overhauled the carb, replaced the impeller,
fuel line, spark plug, etc. With much trepidation I
took the hated beast back down to my beloved little
Monty-15 and clamped it on. With the freshest of gas
(in the motor) I steeled my resolve to once again pull
that cursed starter cord. A brief prayer and PULL!
*nothing* A frown and a stern look and PULL! *nothing*
A pleading to all that is holy in the world and
PULL...VROOM! I stand there stunned as the little
monster purrs like the sweetest of kittens!!! I laugh,
shout in jubilation, cry like a proud father and jump
for joy nearly throwing myself out of the boat. The
little monster looks up at me with a condescending
"Well, what did you expect?" look in its eye and I
just sit there in awe as it purrs away. The rain
continues to sheet down and I reluctantly pull the
kill switch, knowing that the next time I go down for
a sail that the little monster will be waiting...and
ready to purr again.
Happy Holidays!
-Rusty Knorr
PS: A huge thanks to all those who offered wonderful
advice and encouragement on getting the monster
running again. Thank you so very much! -R.
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"In a power boat you may get there faster,
but in a sailboat you are already there."
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