Engine Break-In and Sea Trials

Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: Tom Karren, Rob Karren
Weather: Cloudy with showers
Seas: Calm
Engine Hours: 1.1 to 3.2
Destination: Madison Bay and Blue Ridge

Stowed safety gear under double berth in cabin and in port storage compartment on bow.

Showed boat to guest in next slip. David Crawford. He commented "The cabin has great head room. My wife always complains about the lack of headroom in our Bayliner. "

After 2 hours of break in time, increased power to 3000 to 5000 RPM range. Kids love the extra speed. Took to full power in short bursts as per Honda manual. Boat reached 21 MPH on full power. Most of the third hour was spent between 2000 and 300 RPM reached sustainable speeds of 13 to 15 MPH. Motored to North Beach and back to Kingston.

Played with engine trim. Because the Motorcat does not raise it bow or sit back on its stern when at cruising speeds. The engines need a little adjustment. They seem to operate best with just a couple degrees of tilt after reaching cruising speed.

Maintenance Items:

Need 50' water hose for use at dock

Need shore power cable

Need plastic pages for operating manual

Need zipper pouch for receipts

RPM on port and starboard engines not equal. Port is weaker.

Waste tank gauge shows full. Curious since we have not used head or sinks yet. Will pump out and try again.