Off we go, into the wild blue yonder...

Back north, up where the water rages through, where the wildlife is wild, and where our hearts and minds are free

Corroded Shift Arm on MG 360-No help from Mill Log or Twin Disc

Here is a photo of the rusted and corroded shift arm on the MG 360 Twin Disc I have had in for only 3 years. My prior tranny was a Hurth, in this same spot for nearly 30 years and looked spotless when I removed it. A serious design and manufacturing flaw by Twin Disc to build a marine transmission that in normal conditions would corrode so badly. I contacted Mill Log Marine, our local Twin Disc dealer here in WA, and was told not only is there no recall, or replacement program, but that the same model is $67 if you are lucky enough to find one! Appalling.

I will be having to haul out my engine and tranny for cleaning anyway, and will remove this shift arm, clean it, see how much is left, and paint it with some good corrosion resistant paint. What a pain.

Snowy escape to Stuart Island

After all the recent political turmoil, we had a million reasons to stay home and read the NYT and attend a gathering by our local Congressional rep about paths of resistance, and just stay warm on a snowy cold weekend. Did we? You know better.

Owen headed up as the blizzard starts

We gathered ourselves up and sped off to Friday Harbor on Friday night to get away from it all. Away from news for a weekend. Away from screens. Away from the reasonable choices we make each day to maintain our household. Into nature. Into wilderness. Into adventure. Into the sanctity of each other.