Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Thursday 31 March 2016

£70......

for a service and cleaning of carb etc. Dirt stuck in jets were to blame as I thought.
Next year I service my own outboard. If you have any website suggestions about servicing your own outboard especially if focused on a 3.5hp tohatsu, please drop me a line via the comment box below.

4 comments:

Steve-the-Wargamer said...

I'd say that was pretty good.... mine was £104... usually 90'ish but I asked them to fix the inertia bolt as it was slipping... these guys are skilled, and how much per hour does your garage charge to do your car? :o)

steve said...

I don't mind paying the guys actually. They always do a good job. However, the learner inside of me cries out to give it a go. If I can rebuild a scooter engine having never done one before, then surely I can step up to do a four stroke outboard? I like learning new skills. with a dad who is an engineer and over the years has turned his hand to most things.....I guess that gene is somewhere activating at long last. Over the years I have bought practically every fitting for Arwen from this chandlery, supporting local business. I don't think they will begrudge me one year during which I give it a go. £90 is high. Even the Salcombe guys only charge around the £80 mark. But it is a skilled job as you say and it keeps local people employed and I am all for that

Steve-the-Wargamer said...

There is a possible win/win of course... ask him if you can do the next service together, you learn, he still gets paid???

steve said...

Actually that's a very good idea, he might be up for that