Turtle

Well, it turns out when I sucked a line into my thruster, I did do some damage. The line pulled tight enough that it ripped […]

While I love this design, I do wonder how well it will age. Some of our “modern” home remodel choices started looking dated pretty quickly. […]

NTSB: Undertorqued Bolt Caused $3.8M in Damage Aboard WSF Ferry The NTSB has released a report on a dangerous engine failure aboard the ferry Wenatchee after an […]

Springy weekend. We went to our favorite nearby anchorage for a quick overnight. This is looking west toward the Olympic mountains.

Our Hood Canal trip was a success. Not much to report. We had good weather on the way down and stayed at Pleasant Harbor on […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pencil Zincs Was probably a bit late given the state of the oil cooler zinc. Will get on to an every-three-month cycle. Ordered several zincs […]

Went smoothly. The pump makes it easy. Pretty straight forward job after all my consternation about parts sourcing. Gotchas: Before starting, clean the surface of […]