Had the shake down cruise Saturday........

[mauryc]

....and yes, I forgot to take pics. Put the boat in the intercoastal fot the first time. Note to self: route the steering cable the right way in the helm. Its nice for the boat to turn left when you turn the wheel left! Knew something was amiss coming off the trailer. Had a 1/2" socket in the boat so I had the problem corrected in 5 minutes. Motor (175' Johnson) ran like a sewing machine hooked up to a fresh 6 gal. tank of fuel mix with a can of sea foam in it. Ran about 4 gallons through it when my daughter decided she wanted to go swimming. Shut her down for a while and when I restarted it there was a miss. Couldn't get it to smooth out so I put her back on the trailer. I replaced the plugs and made up 6 new plug wires over lunch thinking this would solve the problem. Launched her again in the afternoon, but the miss was still present. Will drop her off to get the carbs cleaned with new kits this week. Should have her back in the water Friday for round three. I'll bring the camera this time. Everything else went very smoothly. The tach came and went but that's not a pressing issue now. Lastly, I've got to get a ladder to get my 6 year old back in the boat. I wore myself out pulling her back in! :)