At long last, Popeye is legally on the water on a maiden voyage. With my wife and friends from France (and with the documentation papers that the Coast Guard speedily provided in only 4 1/2 months finally in hand) we took advantage of the beautiful weather (also long in coming) and went up the Willamette to the St. Johns Bridge. The little 28 horse and the new prop gave us about 5.7 knots at 3000 rpm. There are still many things to learn and leaks to track down and outfitting to do. But it was nice to have a ride.
For those of you interested in electronics, I have included a picture of the new installation of the engine instruments and the new chart plotter.
3 comments:
Congrats on your maiden voyage! Lovely to see some Oregon waters in photos!
Thanks Scott. Lots of Oregon water falling from the sky right now.
Dan
Hi Dan....
How do you like the Northstar system? We have a new Lowrance 5" chartplotter on our Ennos, which is intended to at least allow us to get cruising. The next step is to add a larger 8" or 10" display c/w the new broadband radar. (One display each for the upper & lower helms.)
Since the Northstar & Lowrance are stablemates, I would appreciate and value any comments you might have.
Love your boat, and hope that the Oregon rain will now be kept at bay!
Regards,
Conrad
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