Outboard, Part 1

The time has come to deal with the outboard motor. At the end of last year, I was unable to start the motor. This led to a rather brave and ultimately triumphant sail up the Barrington River, but I don’t want to launch this year with a motor that won’t start. I don’t really like having a big ol’ outboard hanging off the transom, but for safety’s sake I want to get it functioning properly.

Step 1 was to replace a battery terminal that had corroded away to nothing more than a little nib.

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