I've pretty much completed the design of Blue's electrical system and am busy putting it together. I probably won't get all of it completed by our departure date of May 1, but I should have the essentials. In this blog, I'll describe the ac side of things.
Read MoreAt long last, it's time to return to the upfit of Blue. We plan to leave for our first trip on May 1st – a mere 4weeks away - so we've pared the list of projects down to those that are essential and/or which can be completed in the remaining time. We've decided that as long as we have a reasonably comfortable bed in Blue, we could get by initially, if need be, with camping gear and public toilets.
Read MoreWhen we bought our Las Vegas house, it came with an old, leaking spa/hot tub which we removed, leaving an even uglier, barren cement pad. After wincing every time we looked at it during the past two years, we all finally agreed on a deck plan, and my brother Paul and I set to work. The project took waaaaay longer than expected (what else is new?) but we all like the result.
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.
