Re: Neptune Outboard afraid of water

[Buccaneer]

Had a little time this afternoon to work on the Neptune. Checked
the compression, and both cylinders were at 60 psi. They’re the
original rings, but maybe the compression would come up a little
after the rings re-seat after the cylinder honing?
Put a new condenser in it. Fired right up on the stand. Ran it
about 30 seconds, tried tuning a little bit, but really not enough time.
Put it in the test barrel, positively thinking it would fire right up
this time….. WRONG again! Would hardly fire.
Next time I’ll take the prop off and the exhaust tube and see
if it runs in the water.

Prepare to be boarded!