Air Conditioner maintenance-sea strainer & evaporative filter

December 18, 2021 | By Shelley Beer
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So why do we have to maintain the aircon? A/C Sea_Strainer_Evaporative_Filter. This video shows anyone who owns Dometic Air con, how to keep it working optimally. The unit uses seawater to keep the motor cool. Hence cleaning the seawater strainer is one of the monthly jobs you will need to schedule as a new boat owner. Over time, the evaporative filter will become dust and grease filled. The unit does not work efficiently if the filter is blocked. This also…

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Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) in Turkey

August 24, 2021 | By Shelley Beer
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Why is the Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) endangered? For the Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtle), the loss of nesting habit is its greatest threat. This occurs because of coastal development, predation of nests, and human disturbances. Examples of the latter are coastal lighting and housing developments. These factors cause disorientation to the hatchlings, during their emergence. Other major threats include incidental capture in longline fishing, shrimp trawling, and pollution. Incidental capture in fisheries seems to have played a significant role in the…

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Cappadocia/Kapadokya

March 11, 2021 | By Shelley Beer
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Preparations Before we can leave the marina, someone needs to take care of the cats. Someone is our good friend Marina. And so she took the opportunity to stay on our boat for a change from her smaller Halberg Rassy mono-hull that pitched in the marina whenever there was a swell. Marina knows at least we could stay on board when it was a bit rough, and the living space is very nice. Additionally, the cats didn’t seem to mind…

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