RE-POWERING A ROSE
Our 26-year-old saltwater-cooled Yanmar 2GM20 had done faithful service, but it was that time. A Yanmar 3YM20 was ordered from our local Yanmar dealer, Mainland Marine. It came in a sturdy plywood box and with a comprehensive set of instructions, yet nowhere in the manual did it mention that I was going to need a psychiatrist.
Whitney Rose was duly hauled out on a cool winter’s day and allocated a slot in the yard next to my friend Dan’s boat. He quickly assessed my predicament and declared, “You’re going to need a psychiatrist.” Luckily for me, he is one.
I have the odd habit of referring to my friends by their profession and quickly introduced Dan to my neighbours and yard loafers as “my psychiatrist.” At this beaming revelation
