Marcie likes to call this a 'D' list project. It's a new task that wasn't even on the radar yesterday, but now that I've discovered it while working on something else, it makes sense to take care of it. Unfortunately, 'D' list tasks often grow into major projects. W
Read MoreWhether you have all rope, all chain, or a combination rope/chain, you need to know how much anchor rode has been deployed to ensure you have the correct scope. Some cruisers keep track by counting the seconds as the rode goes out or the rotations of the windlass, but this is a rough approximation at best … not to mention that it's easy to become distracted and lose count. Nine of Cups has a chain counter with a digital display that keeps track of how much chain or rope is out – and it often works. Our backup method, which is 100% reliable and almost foolproof, is to mark the rode in some fashion, so that the amount of anchor rode deployed is easily determined visually.
Read MoreIf you've ever had to replace an electrical shore cable, you know how expensive it is. As I mentioned in last week's blog, the insulation had deteriorated on our shore power cable, and we needed to replace it. After shopping around, the best price we could find for a 50 foot, 30 amp cable was $87 ... a lot to pay for what is nothing more than a heavy-duty extension cord..
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.
