So cutting down the shaft on the water snake looks straight forward and will complete this afternoon after undoing one bolt and about seven self tappers and removing four spade connectors.
The top of the shortened shaft will need to be drilled to accept the retaining bolt but that too is simple. Just messing with the dinghy to get the final length measurement. Some have suggested that it would be useful for maneuvering the Clubman in that emergency with no wind or tide but of course once it's cut down that probably won't work and there really isn't anyway to mount it.
Interestingly I put a tape over the Clubman and including Hull curvature it appears to be about 27 foot six inches not including the rudder so perhaps the eight refers to a water line measurement. It also draws 1.8 so not really that small a boat. No wonder it goes like a bat out of hell with its 11 meter mast.
Still waiting on the damn battery to be delivered to the sailing club for the outboard but I'm amusing myself by replacing the blocks on the keel lifting mechanism to one's with 8mm pins rather than six.
Not particularly impressed that the water snake manual says to install a fuse by cutting the supplied leads. I have done so but what a cheap ass move not to include it.
