Killed the bass today!

[Ed]

Scott-

How did you and your dad make out with that other prop last night???

Also, did you get the rain gear??

Lastly, when you and your Dad go to P-town...dont you just hug the coast until you get to Plymouth and then head due east?? Probably a little longer in nautical miles but a shorter open sea crossing.

-Ed-

[Jon G]

Scott, thats not to bad, I thought that you guys were further away than that, sixteen miles seems to take forever even though its just over a half hour I imagine 30 miles seems like quite a ride. I want to make a Nantucket run before the summers over which is just around 20 from Harwich but I want a good day for it. The marine weather report has been pretty off some days in the past week, but its been off in the good side, predicting winds that never showed, I'd hate to get over there and have them make a mistake on the other side with winds stronger than predicted. I'd look pretty silly sleeping on the deck of the boat in my rain gear next to the luxury yachts [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I'm not sure my wife would be up for that trip until I've done it once, I'll have to take my dad he's up for anything. Summers slipping away I want to do a Cuttyhunk run from Woods Hole also I beter get my but in gear, the longest part of that trip is getting the old blazer to Woods Hole from Brewster.

[ScottM]

Ed,
We couldn't get the compression washer(?) off the prop shaft, so we didn't test it out. This is the metal ring/washer that goes on before the prop, not sure if I have the name right. Being a Mercury prop there is a conversion kit for Yamaha and we couldn't get the Yam washer off to put on the Merc one. Yes, I received the rain gear yesterday, thank you! We haven't run to P-Town yet, but running straight across from Minot Light is the most direct route once we get out into open water. We wouldn't do it on a questionable day anyway, so the direct route would be our choice instead of hugging the coast.

Jon,
I'll be down Cuttyhunk way this weekend looking for cows (and the funny fish [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ). Weather sounds decent, maybe you can get the ol' Blazer to cooperate and tow the rig to WH? I'll be on a buddy's boat, Avery J, fishing the Monahan's ASA tournament. Sleeping on the deck in your rain gear - at least you'd look classy being in a SC [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] . Oh yeah, I'll be on Cape Labor Day weekend and I can be easily convinced to do a Nantucket run [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] !

[Scott]

Scott ...You might want to try a small wheel puller to get the thrust washer off....how ever you do it just be gentle with it…. dont want to mess up the seals on the new motor.....Did you notice if they had grease on the shaft when the wheel came off??