SLU Cycling

I’ve had my boat for about five years now, and it was not in the best condition in the world when I originally bought it! I’ve got a four berth twenty eight foot sailing boat with an eighty horsepower inboard motor, and for the last five years, although it has looked scruffy, it has kept me pottering around the local waterways without any difficulty. We even ventured about ten miles out into the Atlantic last year with no problems whatsoever, and I wanted to do something similar this year.
Unfortunately we’ve had a few problems with the engine over the last six months. Luckily I know a great online site which sells boat engine parts and once I had worked out what exactly was letting the engine down I ordered the part I needed. Once the part arrived I managed to get down to the boat yard where our boat was being stored, and after an afternoon up to my elbows in the bowels of our boat, I managed to get the part fitted.
As soon as we got the boat back out into the water it felt like it had a new lease of life! The boat was quicker than before, and the engine sounded so much smoother.
I got a few more localised trips under her belt, and once my confidence was up I decided that it was time to head out into the Atlantic again! I couldn’t wait to head out into the open seas, and now that the boat was running so well, I might even venture a bit further afield!

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