After changing the water pump, I had a water hammer happening in my hydronic heater. I worked with a plumber and called a few smart […]
Turtle News Network 10-Apr-2023
Some interesting links Two from the Washington State Ferry system, which has been struggling with staffing and maintenance challenges. We live on an island and […]
Inverter Case Ground
The ABYC specification for inverter/charger wire gauge changed since my Magnum Inverter/Charger was installed. Case grounds need to be bigger to handle various worst case […]
New Hydronic
Nothing is ever easy… We spent Wednesday and Saturday swapping out the old hydronic unit with a new one from ITR. The job took way […]
Hood Canal 2022
We just finished our annual Christmas trip. We always have our share of challenging weather on winter cruises, and this year was no exception. We […]
Emerald Harbor Marine, Propane Sensor, Starlink, Sundries
We’ve done very little cruising, lately. With school starting and the XO starting her new job, it’s been pretty busy. Still, we found time to […]
Review
Updated 12-Feb-2026 We’ve owned our North Pacific since the summer of 2020. As of this writing, we have 660 hours on the main and have […]
Quick Update – Homeward Bound
After multiple begged rides, a bus trip, and a ferry ride, I’m back aboard Turtle. She’s spent the last month up here in the capable […]
Oil Changes, Carpentry Work, and Engine Smoke
We’re up to 219 hours on the main. There’s been a pretty steady stream of gremlins and I’m making progress on the routine maintenance, so […]
The Epic of Dexron
Been doing a lot of cruising. Some maintenance. We’ve got 190 hours on the main. Let’s jump right in… Small Stuff Replaced the propane sensor. […]
