[onewhippedpuppy]

I took it out last night, other than some of the typical newbie husband/wife ramp coordination it went well and the kids had a blast. Comments from the experience:

The steering is very tight, I'm going to grease all of the outdrive zerks and disconnect the steering cable to determine if the stiffness is in the cable or outdrive.
The throttle is also pretty tight, it requires enough pressure that I often overshoot my desired setting. Same approach, I need to investigate lube and the throttle cable.
The boat wanders at low speeds. If my steering fix doesn't help I'm probably going to add the Smart Tabs that are so highly reviewed on the iboats forums. Most people report earlier planing, very little bow rise, and much better directional stability after installing them.

Otherwise it was great. The boat rides well, planes out at about 20 MPH, and accelerates harder and has more top end than my wife will ever let me exploit.