Turtle

Again, a pretty uneventful trip this year. The XO had to work on the 25th and 26th, so we went and dropped off a car […]

This is not a boating post – other than it takes place on an island. If you came for riveting pictures of Turtle’s bilge, there’s […]

“It all started with the pigeons…” my wife will say sadly to the police officer, as they bundle me into the back of a white […]

The Starlink just stopped working. The app said there was a cable failure between the dish and the router. This is a very short run […]

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 […]

We spent 11 days exploring the Canadian Gulf and San Juan Islands this summer. There were many firsts on this trip – first time visiting […]

The FCI water maker high pressure pump needed an oil change at 50 hours. We were just short of 50 hours, but I wanted to […]

I still have never changed the oil in our trusty dinghy Mack. The logistics of getting it out of the outboard without a spill have […]

Not much to report on this one… I’m glad this stuff is starting to become at least a little routine. Engine Anodes Surprisingly little drama […]

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 […]