The guy we took our motor to this morning was literally a shadetree mechanic: his shop was crammed full of parts and catalogs, so he works just outside his shop, under a big tree. He does all sorts of small engines, lawnmowers and motorcycles as well as outboards, and it looks like he does a good business.

His verdict was that salt water had gotten into the carburetor and gunked it up. The carburetor is not easy to get to on our motor, but he opened it up and cleaned things out, and did all sorts of arcane stuff - I don't know, maybe he sacrificed a goat, I went to run errands in town while Britt watched and helped and took notes. After the second test run they pronounced it fixed, and so it seems to be.
- posted by S/V Windom @ 4/17/2007 [link]