Selene Rendezvous West, Maintenance, and Cruising Towards Anacortes

 

Playing with propane again.   My manifold was all bolted down so it cannot move.  Last year when we closed out the season it was all fine.   When we got aboard a few days ago, Karen said she smelled propane.

Leaping into action, I chased the smell to the propane locker.   After much fiddling, I discovered it was both the manifold and the regulator.   The manifold fittings were all loose and if I held the flashlight at just the right angle, I could see the density waves of propane flowing out of the regulator vent.   How can this happen?   

Regardless, it is now all fixed and my locker is clean (soapy water at close to 50/50 mix is a pretty good, if not goopy cleaner).   All tightened, fittings are taped with yellow teflon tape + blue PFTE compound, tightened hand-tight + 1 turn with a wrench.   So far, we haven't smelled more propane nor have we blown up.

My next project is to replace this domestic water filter with a new one.   I cannot get this one to not leak.   This is between the pump (on the floor to the left) and the pressure tank (above the table with the water heater to the right). 

My new filter housing has a bypass valve on the top.  I'm hoping that will allow me to change this filter without shutting down water for the whole boat, nor draining the pressure tank.   This is a work in progress.   I'll report back when that one's done.
We have new friends (Corrin & Joe) from the East Coast joining us and we are transporting them to the Rendezvous in Roche Harbor.   They have a beautiful Selene 60, Coffee Break, that they keep between Maine & Florida.  They are selling her this summer and building a new one.  Beautiful boat!

Corrin is driving in this picture.
Lots of educational seminars, socializing, and workshops to help us with our boats.   This is simply the most generous, open, willing, helpful group of boaters I've ever experienced.   No one holds back, no one plays superior, everyone genuinely helps.  All you have to do is show up and ask.

And, we do this from Wednesday afternoon - Sunday morning!   4 days of information overload!
I don't have the exact number, but something like 43 Selene boats and about 150 people showed-up.  Blue Redd is 3rd in from the left end.

Fixing my color-code dots on the electrical panel.   I have the breakers color coded: Red - do not touch, Green - house items to be left on, Yellow - occasional use, Blue - on when we are underway.

Someday, maybe I'll reorganize the panel and logically group the breakers, but until then, my dots RULE!

I am not OCD, I'm CDO!!!
Selenes abound!

A dock full of Selene's at night.

Since Joe & Corrin haven't been in this area before, we elected to stop in Friday Harbor after the Rendezvous and show them this town.  Here we are all squinting into the bright orb/light thing in the sky with the Port of Friday Harbor sign in the background.   That was the most important part of the picture!
Joe & Corrin were thinking of having their new Selene 60 delivered to the East Coast, but now, they will have her delivered here to the PNW in July 2027.   Yea!

Looking west from inside Cattle Pass at the south end of San Juan Island.   We couldn't ask for a more beautiful day (in April).


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  1. KatherineMay 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM

    Bom dia from Portugal! We are present and accounted for. Looking forward to your adventures and sad that we won’t be able to join you. 😞 Stay safe out there!! Watch out for bears! 🐻

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  2. AnonymousMay 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM

    We will miss you aboard. We had a blast together in Tracy Arm a few years ago (no tsunamis!).

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