Stephan Ilberg

Yeah, that’s definitely not the quick-and-done kind of job I was hoping for. What started as a shifter cable swap turned into a full-on transmission surgery—classic boat ownership, right? One minute you’re tightening a bolt, the next you’re elbows-deep thinking, “Well, here we go… but better to handle it now than have the engine decide to take a nap while we’re dodging ferries in the East River. Reliability beats drama any day, especially on the water. Not the kickoff to summer season I imagined, but hopefully smooth sailing ahead is worth the wrench time. Fix what needs fixin’, and sail on.