Fun Zone Yacht Club

After restoration, the Flying Scott is now perfect and quite frankly, I didn't have the heart to put it back in the saltwater. Given the fact that running the Scott in salt requires semi-annual restoration, and it does pollute the bay a little, and it's kind of loud and smelly, and it doesn't really like going slow... like a crazy person, I took my newly restored Flying Scott off the boat and put it on a motor stand to display as "art" it in my garage.

The Dorsett with it's new "salt-power" at the guest dock at "Billy's at the Beach" in Newport Beach, CA
Whisky Tango is sitting petty right next to a Van Dutch '55 that can be all yours for $1M.

I decided, to "responsibly" propel the Dorsett on our summer cruising I would order a 30HP Tohatsu 4-stroke. The weight of the Tohatsu was almost identical to the Scott (4-strokes are usually heavier than their 2-stroke cousins). Also, it's my understanding a 60 HP (rated at the powerhead) is about the same power as a 40 HP (rated at the prop) new motor. We had it installed on the boat by the guys at Amber Marine in Costa Mesa, CA.

I could have gone with a bigger motor but we strictly use this boat for harbor cruising and the 30 has plenty of power to get the Dorsett on a plane. I felt the 30 was a good compromise and of-course I rebranded the Tohatsu with a couple of Dorsett stickers and we were off to the beach.

The Dorsett at the guest dock at the "View" in Newport Beach, CA

The Dorsett at the guest dock at the "Woodies Warf" in Newport Beach, CA

The burgee we are running on the bow of the Dorsett is the official burgee of the FZYC (Fun Zone Yacht Club). The historic Fun Zone sits mid-peninsula in the Newport Harbor and is the home of the original Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round and Bay Arcade in our little beach town.

Would you like to be a member of the FZYC? Everyone is invited, we have very low standards.