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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/
>>>
>>