A holiday story... Oh, glorious happy day. Oh, blessings of King Neptune. Against all possible odds and ignoring horizontal sheets of rain, I decided that today was the day that come hell, or high water I was going to try out the recently self renovated (and much maligned) Tahatsu 2.5 outboard. Now keep in mind that this is my FIRST outboard and after its expiration shortly after receiving it, I had little hope of it ever running well (or at all.) Nonetheless, against my better judgment I overhauled the carb, replaced the impeller, fuel line, spark plug, etc. With much trepidation I took the hated beast back down to my beloved little Monty-15 and clamped it on. With the freshest of gas (in the motor) I steeled my resolve to once again pull that cursed starter cord. A brief prayer and PULL! *nothing* A frown and a stern look and PULL! *nothing* A pleading to all that is holy in the world and PULL...VROOM! I stand there stunned as the little monster purrs like the sweetest of kittens!!! I laugh, shout in jubilation, cry like a proud father and jump for joy nearly throwing myself out of the boat. The little monster looks up at me with a condescending "Well, what did you expect?" look in its eye and I just sit there in awe as it purrs away. The rain continues to sheet down and I reluctantly pull the kill switch, knowing that the next time I go down for a sail that the little monster will be waiting...and ready to purr again. Happy Holidays! -Rusty Knorr PS: A huge thanks to all those who offered wonderful advice and encouragement on getting the monster running again. Thank you so very much! -R. ===== "In a power boat you may get there faster, but in a sailboat you are already there." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/