19th May: Running in Tohatsu – motor to IoW, sail back (~26nm)
Day sail during which I motored to the Isle of Wight to run in my new Tohatsu outboard and sailed back.
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Sailing Log (2014)
by Peter Taylor · Published 19/05/2014 · Last modified 30/08/2017
Day sail during which I motored to the Isle of Wight to run in my new Tohatsu outboard and sailed back.
Photos from a day sail during which I motored to the Isle of Wight to run in my new Tohatsu outboard and sailed back.
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 21/05/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
I woke up this morning on Seatern to find that the world had disappeared! I thought the window was steamed up (which it was) but...
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 31/05/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
I’ve reached the point where the Tohatsu needs to be used at full throttle as part of it’s “running in” so, not wishing to make...
A single tide trip on Southampton Water to use the new Tohatsu at higher speeds as part of its running in process.
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Choice of equipment, installation and use: The Whale Gulper 320 pump was chosen and installed by Swallow Boats in the cockpit locker. At around 15...
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