How dangerous can you get?
Salsa af Stavsnas
Ellinor Ristoff Staffan Ehde
Sun 20 Jan 2013 00:26
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As I wrote yesterday the outboard gave
up.
We had a great evening at Fig Tree- Fish friday
with a great chef grilling in the midle of all guests, and he was a show just by
himself. He ususally travels around with his little boat selling vegetables so
it was a big surprise to see him dressed in white and being a chef. Today when
he came by the boat he wanted to sell Pumpkin, so we complemented him for the
food yesterday and he was so happy. What do we do with pumpkin? And he
suggested a soup recipe that we tried tonight, and it was GREAT!
Back to yesterday night, at 10pm we went back to
the boat and had to row the dinghy, but thank god the current was with
us.
Slept well but this morning the outboard came up on
deck and I started to take it apart. Cleaned the parts around the fuelnjection
and hoped for the best. To put the engine together took a brain surgeons
capability since the parts are small and as I wrote one screw holds 14
parts.Ellinor came up with a great idea on how to work that out and it all went
well.Done. I put the engine back, filled it with new oil and gas.
It runs! but there is a small but...It only runs on
full throttle!
This meas you start it on full gas, et it down til
it almost stops, put the gear in and then you have to give it full throottle
again.
It was amaizing to see Ellinor perform that task
today as she and the kids left for Reading Saturday at the Fig Tree. It is a
great gathering where local children and boat children meet and read together. I
was on the boat writing my book so Ellinor took off in full speed between the
boats, it looked hilareous! Same thing whe they came back, I hear a roar and
when I looked towards it, there she came in full speed! We always hate those
that drive fast between boats in the bay.... So now we have to consider next
step with the engine....
Maybe give it some anestesia so it cools
down?
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