On Sat, May 22, 2021, 4:33 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> It was a wonderful day, 5-12kts.
>> No drama, but maybe some nerves, as we took out into lake Michigan for our
> first time.
> Made it about 2 miles out, my most favorite part is how we didn't have to
> tack to avoid shore every 5 min.
>> Got some sea legs. Pics attached.
>> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 3:37 PM Tom Van Heule <
>tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks Lee!
>> Yes, added sta-bil and some of that fancy marinetech gas. Purring
>> smoother than ever.
>>>> Now to reroute the electrics I hooked up over instead of under...
>>>> Tomorrow we are shooting for our maiden sail. Should be 8-15kts with 30%
>> chance of rain in afternoon(I hate big zip codes lol)...
>>>> Fair winds everyone, stay safe.
>>>> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 3:13 PM Lee <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>> My first and only outboard was a five year old 9.9 Mercury (Tohatsu) and
>>> I
>>> had similar problems with it. I read all this advice and thought hey I
>>> never did any of this stuff. Then I Googled it and all the advice is
>>> very
>>> sound.
>>>>>> However, after immediately taking the outboard to a mechanic he told me
>>> to
>>> just use Startron or Stabil fuel additive. I used Starton for the nine
>>> years I had the outboard and never again had single problem. Maybe I was
>>> just lucky.
>>>>>> Lee
>>> Soon to have a 1999 recycled Rhodes22 yet to be named
>>> Claytor Lake, VA
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/>>>>>
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