That was a ripple Glenn ::) a wave is easier to accept....
Teething troubles come to all of us, I had my mod 260 gall a few runs into its' life, lost cooling and hej presto a toasted cylinder and piston :(
Enjoy the weekend with your boat, take it easy, out and run, bring it in, whilst cooling check ALL fasteners, run again and repeat. It will take a while but you will see what requires Loctite, a lock washer or a locknut. At the end of the day strip what you need to, flex cable out, spray with WD40 or similar, dry and store, I have a vertical tube filled with automatic transmission fluid that I use. Grease and fit before the next time out.