The Latest from the Log
Anchorages, marinas and boat projects from the Gulf Islands, San Juans, Desolation Sound and beyond.
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Webasto 2010 dbw Diesel Heater – Fail and Repair
In the spring our onboard Webasto 2010 dwb diesel heater was working great, but after not running it all summer we attempted to fire…
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Winter Remote Boat Monitoring
With winter just around the corner, and concerns over freezing, storms and other damages brought on by the weather, I have started building out…
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Moved to Winter Storage
The dock that we keep the boat on for the warmer months doesn’t have power so we rely completely on solar an the occasional…
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Solar Panels Retired For The Season
With gale force winds on the forecast for tomorrow, and more stormy weather after that today was the day to bring in the solar…
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Trip #12 – Sucia Island and on to Roche Harbor
Trip #12 marks the 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th nights on the 4788 since purchasing it earlier this year. We left after work Thursday…
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Phase 2 of the Simrad Upgrade
We ordered our Simrad equipment a while back, and some if has been delayed due to Covid and other circumstances. Several weeks ago we…
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Solar… Where did the sun go?
It has been a few days since I have seen the sun due to all the forest fire smoke on the west coast. Not…
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Trip #11 – Roche Harbor
Our 11th trip of the season this year was to Roche Harbor for Labor Day weekend, three nights on the boat, which makes a…
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Trip #10 Deer Harbor and Roche Harbor
Friday night we stayed at Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, this was our first time to stay overnight at Deer Harbor. The staff were…
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New Forward Toilet
After trying to rebuild the Jabsco marine toilet in the forward head, and failing I ordered a new replacement. It was much quicker to…