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PM T2
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    Yes I ran one at Lake Webster. Mine is a non-steerable type, so I rigged up an Elto Light Twin carcass and used the rudder on it to steer my boat. it worked really well, but most members didn’t realize just what I was up to.

    I’m quite hurt that it was called "slow".

    I’d prefer if the pace was referred to as being "leisurely".

    It ran out in the pouring rain for the better part of two hours, and was about the only motor that did so.

    The other outboards at the meet didn’t make it onto the lake until the sun came out.

    In the end, running like that in the rain didn’t impress anybody, the Aerothrust failed to win the Chapter popularity contest, so I guess its not that good of a motor anyway.

    Best, PM T2

    He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...