Archive for the ‘Maintenance’ Category

Replacing the Starter Battery

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Time seems to pass by in a quick sort of way these days. Here is a story from a little while ago…

Sunday, September 13 – We had been procrastinating on putting in a new main engine starter battery largely because we were undecided about whether to replace it with the same size or a smaller one. On our last bay cruise, we noticed that the secondary alternator that charges the battery seemed to have inconsistent voltage drops. Hmmm… was it the battery or the alternator causing the issue? We realized we couldn’t put off replacing the battery anymore. It was time to make a decision.

Our starter battery is a size (more…)

Boating Tidbits and Q&A

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Last Couple Days Before Going Back to San Diego

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

The Water Park and Going Back Out to Sea

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Fueling Up and Heading to Ixtapa

Monday, August 10th, 2009