This electrical system digression has had some unexpected benefits. Apparently, I’m not the only one annoyed by imperfect system integration. I can totally relate to […]
Charge Epilogue #1
I set the Max Charge rate to 90%. The charger specifications say that it will only pump a maximum of 125 amps into the batteries, […]
Charge Sleuthing
This is a bit of a long one, and I am still not done figuring it out. But, it was one of those issues that […]
100 Hours and Beginner Mind
We just passed 100 hours on the main. I’m not sure when the official one year anniversary is, since the way we did the financing […]
Fuel
I met some new North Pacific customers the other day and they reminded me that I have one of the most popular North Pacific Enthusiast […]
Passagemaker
We’re in the April 2021 issue of Passagemaker: We actually purchased this picture from Noelle. Here’s the full version: This is actually the second time […]
AIS
We got AIS working. We applied through the FCC, which requires a station license as well, but this was necessary for international waters (Hello, Canada! […]
Power
We went for a nice overnight in Manzanita Bay. Being moored in Kitsap is providing some unexpected advantages. While Shilshole is a better location for […]
January Maintenance
Chris from North Pacific came out to our marina in Kitsap for a maintenance day. While he couldn’t find any obvious leak, he reassembled all […]
Holiday Maintenance
We’re prepping for our big Christmas trip. We take one every year (except last year, when we were “between boats”). There’s still a long list […]