[Rhodes22-list] We launched today! Lake Michigan motor stuff.

[Jesse Shumaker]

Sounds like fun!  I have to admit that I'm jealous of your proximity to
such a large body of water.

Jesse

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 4:34 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> On Sat, May 22, 2021, 4:33 PM Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > It was a wonderful day, 5-12kts.
> >
> > No drama, but maybe some nerves, as we took out into lake Michigan for
> our
> > first time.
> > Made it about 2 miles out, my most favorite part is how we didn't have to
> > tack to avoid shore every 5 min.
> >
> > Got some sea legs.  Pics attached.
> >
> > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 3:37 PM Tom Van Heule <
> > tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Lee!
> >> Yes, added sta-bil and some of that fancy marinetech gas. Purring
> >> smoother than ever.
> >>
> >> Now to reroute the electrics I hooked up over instead of under...
> >>
> >> Tomorrow we are shooting for our maiden sail.  Should be 8-15kts with
> 30%
> >> chance of rain in afternoon(I hate big zip codes lol)...
> >>
> >> Fair winds everyone, stay safe.
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 3:13 PM Lee <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Tom,
> >>>
> >>> My first and only outboard was a five year old 9.9 Mercury (Tohatsu)
> and
> >>> I
> >>> had similar problems with it.  I read all this advice and thought hey I
> >>> never did any of this stuff.  Then I Googled it and all the advice is
> >>> very
> >>> sound.
> >>>
> >>> However, after immediately taking the outboard to a mechanic he told me
> >>> to
> >>> just use Startron or Stabil fuel additive.  I used Starton for the nine
> >>> years I had the outboard and never again had single problem.  Maybe I
> was
> >>> just lucky.
> >>>
> >>> Lee
> >>> Soon to have a 1999 recycled Rhodes22 yet to be named
> >>> Claytor Lake, VA
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
> >>>
> >>
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