With Amy's help and her keen ability to make sure things are straight and look good, we installed the throttle control on the side rail. The steering assembly went on without a hitch and the tachometer installation was pretty straightforward (at least I think it was). I just matched the colors from the tach to the colors on the throttle control. I was one gas tank tie-down short so I fabricated one out of an old piece of cutting board I had lying around. After some help from the good people at San Diego Marine Exchange to help me fix the threads on the gas tank, the gas tank is in the boat and ready to be hooked up. I bought some webbing material and some clips to make a few straps to secure the tank in place.I'm still struggling a bit to find a good location for the external fuel filter. I wanted to mount it underneath the motor, but it is very tall (over 9") and needs at least a 1" clearance underneath to change the element. I am going to explore a few options and maybe have someone fabricate a bracket.
The registration stickers and CF numbers will go on this week and then I'll be ready to put some gas in the tank and start her up. The break-in is approximately 10 hours total. The first hour requires you to run the motor at approximately 2,000 RPM and the second hour is around 2,500 RPM. The next eight hours simply require that you do not run at WOT (wide open throttle) for any extended amount of time.
I may take a day off and break in the motor on Monday if all goes well later this week and weekend.
Stay tuned....
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