Meet Mr. Speed Daemon ;) (Patreon)

Hi guys!

In this week's video, we gain "go fast" ability with a brand spanking new 15 hp Yamaha two-stroke outboard - lovingly nicknamed 'speed daemon'. It's lightweight, powerful, and dead simple - a cruiser's dream :) We have had the outboard for a few weeks now, and it's a game-changer! In real-time, we're up in Guadalop and needed to be somewhere to check in and out (immigration and customs) to be ready to jump up to Antigua. The tiny village of Deshaies was the best place, but that is a super popular anchorage. When we arrived, there was no room for us, and we had to go to the next bay. It would be a 4-mile round trip to clear in/out in the dinghy. Thanks to the speed daemon, that was a breeze and took half an hour there and back compared to an all-day adventure with the electric outboard. Best of all, there was no battery to charge when we returned to the boat. 

The electric outboard still has some use, but mainly because we don't leave the dingy on the arch with the outboard mounted while sailing. For the next boat, it would be nice to have a beefier arch where I wouldn't be nervous to do that. After getting the speed deamon, we only use the electric for short trips, which saves us the work of lowering and raising the Yamaha. A great example is tonight when we're going to have dinner on another sailboat anchored next to us. For that the electric outboard is still nice to have. 

I'm a little bit nervous about the comments on this video when it goes live on YouTube on Sunday. At the mere mention of potentially getting a two-stroke, I was already labeled an eco-terrorist by a comment on last week's video. This week's comments section might get heated. 

Have a fantastic weekend! Thank you so much for your support :)