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 […]
Engine Anodes
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 […]
Transmission Service
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
More Internet Fame
Such as it is… sideways fame? This is the Nordhaven that was at the dock at the same time as us during our Alderbrook visit! […]
Another video log
Trevor sourced the spares for the thruster and I arranged for a diver to replace the prop. Looks straightforward. “Now I understand one more system […]
Charge Epilogue #2
I got the battery specs from Trevor. The batteries are pretty tough and accept a wide range of voltage inputs. Other than shore power float […]
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 […]
Solo Trip
Single-handing the boat on an overnight seemed like an important milestone. I wanted to prove to myself that I could manage various jobs by myself […]