About two weeks ago, we were driving around town and Blanche began making an odd noise. So much so that David pulled into a parking lot to check it out. He could see no apparent problem under the hood, so we continued on. We made it another few blocks and the noise increased and then the transmission started slipping. She only has 87K miles, but it appeared there was a transmission problem and it needed immediate attention.
Lithium-Ion batteries don’t do well in cold temperatures. They can’t be charged if the temps drop below freezing and totally shut down below 0° F. Here is an easy, inexpensive battery heater you can build yourself.
Read MoreThere’s never a dull moment lately and we like that just fine. We’ve been home a few weeks now and it’s been a busy time… good busy, for the most part. It seems that almost every day finds something scheduled on our calendar. Do this, do that, don’t forget to get those, remember to complete that, and order stuff for Blanche so we can put that on the to-do list, too.
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.
