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05-20-17 Kayaking to the Reserve

The sun finally came out. We’re supposed to get our first week of continuous sunshine since last September. Launched from Coon Cove (across the street from us) at noon, an hour before high tide. Passed our cove (Racer’s Cove), I was paddling into the wind...

05-18-2017 New electric boat motor – test 2

Got a new battery and had to test it out. It turns out that my original battery was fully charged, but too small (35 Amp Hours – AH) for my motor. I picked it because it was light (20 lbs) and easy to carry. Fifteen minute run time just won’t do for...

Trying out the new boat motor

This video is 44.044 seconds long – unedited   Made the beginner’s mistake of trusting that the battery was fully charged. The charger that came with it said it was.  It ran for 15 minutes, then I had to row back. I planned for this possibility...