Hi,
After a very busy week BD was launched again last Friday.
There was an expert to get the electric motor running and do a test run.
Also we used the Yamaha 9.9 high thrust with 15hp carburettor for the first time. And of course this is the opportunity to see how tyhe new rudder set up works.
In short: everything seems to work pretty well. We didn't have much time to do any mileage, and we didn't sail at all. We brought it to the nearby marina and to do so we had to negotiate two bridges and a lock all of which are 9m wide. That is narrow with a boat 8.25m wide.
The Yamaha is great, much more powerfull than the normal 15 hp we used before. Having the 3.5kW electric motor under the ww hull bridgedeck enables us to turn the boat and position it without any speed.
Hopefully that will keep the bows from being used as fenders in the future when manouvering in harbours.
The steering mechanism seems to work pretty good, there is no play and nothing seems to bend or stretch. Of course things haven't really been under any significant loads yet. I am filling and fairing the rudder blades now some more. Next week more testing, will keep you all posted.
regards,
Rudolf
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