On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:40:18 -0500, WCD
wrote:

Not really related to boatbuilding, but I've often seen boat shops with
a 55 gallon drum filled with water to run outboard motors in. Why is
this done?

Is it maybe better for the motor to run with some load on the propeller?

Don't want to mess up my new motor!

Yes, loading and cooling are the issues.

Brian W