[willy]

Actually, after conferring with my Consiglieri (Italian you know) Ozzie I decided it is going to be a trial by fire on the new Etec.
I am leaving for the two hour plus ride on Friday to pick up the boat at Barnacle Bills, bringing it up an hour to Barnegat Bay and putting it in the water there. My trusted adviser suggested it did not make sense to make the trip to south jersey twice within three days especially since I will have no time to run her anyhow.
So I am taking advantage of the time and have four new Maxus radials put on the trailer as we speak.
I spoke with Joe at Barnacle Bills, his boys had the boat water tested, went thru three props to find the right combo for the right rpm and performance, he says his son was very pleased with it, but they did bring it back and re-mount the motor one hole higher to get it right and re-tested it.
Says I got 5400 rpm with a full tank which it had when they got it and two guys on board, good bite on the water in turns, good prop/cav plate position and one h@ll of a hole shot. It is where it is supposed to be.
So, on Friday she is going to get run, can't wait.