Trying the 25hp outboard from Troupville Boat Ramp, Little and Withlacoochee Rivers 2024-04-07

Shawn O’Connor and I tried out the 25hp Mercury outboard motor, paid for by a generous grant by Wild Green Future (WGF).

Works great! Electric start: push the button and it starts. Doesn’t even have a manual choke. Electric trim, i.e., tilt. Very useful for adjusting trim for going fast, as well as raising up in low water.

We also chainsawed some limbs that were obstructing passage downstream on the Withlacoochee River and upstream on the Little River. Shawn used my EGO 16″ electric chainsaw, but in case of larger limbs we had with us the 24″ Husqvarna chainsaw paid for by WGF. Also just in case, the 86lb thrust trolling motor and lithium batteries paid for by WGF. Thanks, WGF!

And thanks to Flint Riverkeeper for the jon boat.

Come hear more about chainsaw cleanups at noon today in the WWALS Webinar by Phil Hubbard.

[Trying 25hp outboard, Troupville Boat Ramp, Little and Withlacoochee Rivers, Chainsaw Outing 2024-04-07]
Trying 25hp outboard, Troupville Boat Ramp, Little and Withlacoochee Rivers, Chainsaw Outing 2024-04-07

Fast: Shawn’s GPS speedometer clocked it at 23 mph going upriver, against a 3-5 mph current. Not clear when we need to go that fast, but we can if we have to.

PDBR

[At Paul Deloach private boat ramp, 15:05:04, 30.8379431, -83.3700201]
At Paul Deloach private boat ramp, 15:05:04, 30.8379431, -83.3700201

HU

[Heading upstream, 15:08:41, 30.8373624, -83.3653311]
Heading upstream, 15:08:41, 30.8373624, -83.3653311

Faster

[Movie: Throttle up, 15:08:41, 30.8373624, -83.3653311 (26M)]
Movie: Throttle up, 15:08:41, (26M) 30.8373624, -83.3653311

AS

[Slough linked to Slough Lake off Riverland Drive, 15:11:45, 30.8393710, -83.3628090]
Slough linked to Slough Lake off Riverland Drive, 15:11:45, 30.8393710, -83.3628090

VWWTP

[Movie: Valdosta WWTP Outfall, WWALS 25hp outboard, 15:11:48, 30.83625, -83.3596 (85M)]
Movie: Valdosta WWTP Outfall, WWALS 25hp outboard, 15:11:48, (85M) 30.8362500, -83.3596000

Outboard speed

[Movie: Fast again, 30.8393711, -83.3628087 (36M)]
Movie: Fast again, (36M) 30.8393711, -83.3628087

CS

[Movie: Trimming a limb, 15:22:48, 30.8431351, -83.3502140(121M)]
Movie: Trimming a limb, 15:22:48,(121M) 30.8431351, -83.3502140

RSS

[Diamondback rattlesnake, 15:25:49]
Diamondback rattlesnake, 15:25:49

WR

[Starting up the Withlacoochee River from the Little River Confluence, 15:29:40, 30.8462961, -83.3474578]
Starting up the Withlacoochee River from the Little River Confluence, 15:29:40, 30.8462961, -83.3474578

LRC

[At the top of the bank at the Confluence, 15:33:34, 30.8467991, -83.3475410]
At the top of the bank at the Confluence, 15:33:34, 30.8467991, -83.3475410

TB

[Troup Bridge, GA 133, North Valdosta Road, 15:37:10, 30.8518338, -83.3474968]
Troup Bridge, GA 133, North Valdosta Road, 15:37:10, 30.8518338, -83.3474968

VSP

[Valdosta State Prison, 15:38:32, 30.8527247, -83.3469143]
Valdosta State Prison, 15:38:32, 30.8527247, -83.3469143

HLP

[Some high level pruning, 15:40:05, 30.8552660, -83.3476710]
Some high level pruning, 15:40:05, 30.8552660, -83.3476710

WitW

[Movie: Sawing only what's in the way, 30.8554580, -83.3478051 (34M)]
Movie: Sawing only what’s in the way, (34M) 30.8554580, -83.3478051

MVSP

[More Valdosta State Prison, 15:44:08, 30.8558079, -83.3476243]
More Valdosta State Prison, 15:44:08, 30.8558079, -83.3476243

VRDF

[A very recent deadfall, 15:44:59, 30.8561048, -83.3479336]
A very recent deadfall, 15:44:59, 30.8561048, -83.3479336

TttaH

[Movie: Don't try this at home, 30.8577880, -83.3505600 (333M)]
Movie: Don’t try this at home, (333M) 30.8577880, -83.3505600

BP

[This plate used to be legible, 17:05:56, 30.8512106, -83.3470403]
This plate used to be legible, 17:05:56, 30.8512106, -83.3470403

TBR

[Shawn with the WWALS jon boat at Troupville Boat Ramp, 17:14:58, 30.8513598, -83.3473140]
Shawn with the WWALS jon boat at Troupville Boat Ramp, 17:14:58, 30.8513598, -83.3473140

W25hp

[The WWALS 25hp outboard on the WWALS jon boat, 17:15:31, 30.8513598, -83.3473140]
The WWALS 25hp outboard on the WWALS jon boat, 17:15:31, 30.8513598, -83.3473140

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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