So my plan for today was to install a new Tohatsu 6 hp outboard engine on my Catalina 22 sailboat and document some of the process in a blog entry. Thus I started with this photo:
Next I removed the motor from the box, tied a rope around it for my son to hold while I maneuvered the motor over the back of the boat, put the motor on the mount and tightened the mounting bolts, tested the engine tilt, added oil, attached the gas tank, and started breaking in the motor by running it at idle for 20 minutes.
I forgot to photograph those parts.
However, here is the finished result:
So much for the photographic how-to blog entry. The motor looks good, though.
I’ve really enjoyed this new interest. I keep thinking they’ll be a Robert Pirsig (Lila) reference some day down the road. Just stay in the boat. I hear sharks love those tasty IBM legs, ha!