Whether you are shopping for a boat, you're a new owner, or have had your boat for decades, there are several times when it is required or prudent to get a marine survey of your pride and joy. Here is a list of ten reasons you might want to consider having an expert go through the boat you own or are considering buying.
Read MoreMarcie 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 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.
