One thing I did notice, which I was curious about, and seen it before on a lot of American boats...The gearbox - how does that work?
We used to have a heavy duty one on Mary, with the gear 'stick' on the left and the throttle to the right (Sat back to back on eachother)...Forty Winks has the 'all in one' approach. Its a lot easier, but takes a bit of getting used to...especially with the power in the outboard. I literally sort of, tap it, rather than push...otherwise she picks her heels up too quickly
- and Fleetwood are very funny when it comes to boats coming in at speed...It's funny though, since it's alright for the yachts (as in, sailing boats) to come in as fast as they want, but a power boat? no no no...
- but they don't mind me so much, I'm sensible enough I think
And dad is generally always near by anyway...so all is good.