Mojito leaves the Bayport Marina for her first extended run in a number of years. The trip from Bayport on the St. Croix River to the St. Paul Yacht Club on the Mississippi River takes a little over 6 hours. I run Mojito conservatively, as I am not really sure what to expect. It is her shake down cruise and she prefoms very well. Mojito's little six cylinder chugs along at about 8 knots. She navigates the lock and waterways easily.
As we approach the SPYC her idle speed decides to increase to about 1600 RPM and will not go lower. It makes for an interesting initial docking. After a few approahes, some club members help us at the dock and she comes in without any new dock dings.
At the end of the day, Mojito's newest boat buddy Jaida (my grandchild) makes an inspection tour and quickly grabs the helm.
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