Is no news good news? The ELCI breaker hasn’t tripped in over a year. I have done exactly nothing that may have affected it. Since […]
ELCI Page
I added a dedicated page for the ELCI saga. While there have been a number of issues with Turtle since we bought her, most of […]
ELCI Saga
As of 4-Apr-2025, I’m calling this one resolved. Old update (for posterity): 17-Apr-2023 Site Search Results for all ELCI posts Problem Summary: The ELCI breaker trips […]
ELCI Swap
I swapped the aft ELCI breaker with a replacement sent by BlueSea. Once I got one of the senior technicians on the phone, he said […]
Potty Pads, O-Rings, Hot Water, and (sigh) ELCI
Potty Pan Ziggy Stardog took immediately to the potty pad. We showed her where it was and voila, she’s boat potty trained. The pad is […]
ELCI Update / Boat Internet
Duncan from Puget Marine Electronics came out for a few hours to investigate. We cycled all of the AC devices, but could not get the […]
ELCI issues (again)
The ELCI breaker tripped again. This is the third or fourth time it’s happened. The good news is we have more clues, but the bad […]
Lithium Upgrade with Chat-GPT
Our AGM house bank is almost five years old and we’re starting to see signs of lower capacity. On a recent overnight, we used 39% […]
Gelcoat Issues
We’ve had two sets of gelcoat issues on Turtle. First, we’ve had a number of chips and holes, primarily along raised edges. These happened during […]
Hood Canal Trip and 2023 Review
In 2023, we put 105 hours on the main (from 404 hours to 509) over 19 different destinations. I always forget to reset the trip […]