Steps to happiness?

'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Thu 15 Aug 2013 02:26
Step 1: Go ashore and purchase 5 litres 15/40 oil. Obviously nearly half the price than in Australia but also cheaper than in Fiji.
Step 2: Drain old ATF oil out of saildrive. It's sludgy grey so that is not right for a start.
Step 3: Fill and run engine. We go forward at idle, several times. This is an improvement. Shut down and check levels.
Step 4:??? Advice from several sources is to motor around for several hours, gradually increasing revs. Right now an increase in revs brings no increase in speed but I think this is expected. Now a decision. Start motoring towards the next destination or just around the anchorage.