One of the last remaining tasks aboard Nine of Cups was to replace the hot water tank. The old one faithfully heated our water for 13 years – which makes it about 130 years old in marine water heater years. During his survey, Cups' soon-to -be-new-owner discovered that the old one had started leaking, and we agreed to replace it. We certainly got our money's worth out of the old one.
Read MoreA status report ... I finished cleaning and polishing all 766 louvers (there were actually more like a million!) and they look maaaah-velous. Come take a look!
Read MoreThe Captain is up to his eyeballs in boat projects (surprising, huh?) and so the first mate is taking over for this week until he’s able to take a breath and get back to Blue View-ing. Here’s an overview of what’s been going on ...
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
