I like how easy this is going... so far. Bought the boat on thursday, by saturday we were casting off the lines for a day sail. The only work done on the boat thus far was maybe 1 hour of tidying up and organizing.Outside the harbor we raised the main and jib and saw the delightful rips already existing along the leach of the sail (the back part of the sail - or is that the luff? I always get it confused). But the wind is light so we go for a cruise anyway.
Fran, Ed, and his dad Maurice, brought over a bottle of champagne and we celebrated on the dock - they helped back out of the dock, which is tricky on a down wind slip (wind pushing the boat into the slip) specially with the outboard.
When the propeller is behind the rudder, as it is with an outboard, maneuverability is compromised. That is one of the many advantages of an inboard, since the prop is in front of the rudder, and powers the turns more accurately. That being said, I'm glad I don't have an inboard, for reasons to be explained later!
A rough video taken with the trusty cel phone:
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