Little Eddie Log: Time for an Oil Change Before Haulout
Oct 26, 2023
Little Eddie knows it’s nice to store your boat with clean oil in the engine so he’s off to get the oil.
The next step is removing the old stuff before the fill.
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We’d been north before on a short two-week cruise. At the time, we were unprepared for the isolation, the lack of cell phone coverage, and the spotty VHF reception. Since then we’ve repowered, installed Starlink, and retired from work. Now, with confidence in our engine and our connectivity and more time to sail, we were Superior-ready.
