Hi All !

Today is Tuesday January 7th. I know it has been terribly cold in Minnesota, but you have insulation and real heaters. We survived the coldest weather the Touch of Class has ever encountered while we have been living aboard. This morning right before Sunrise the temp outside was 9.3 Degrees, and every system on the boat was up and running. I was totally amazed the Fresh Water lines on the boat did not freeze overnight and our heating systems were able to keep us warm. The water temp is 42 degrees, so with one Electric heater on full in the Engine Room it stayed about 45 Degrees, while the rest of the boat was 62° max during the night. We were able to run one marine air/heat and three electric heaters without overwhelming our dockside power. The windows have a layer of ice on the bottom of the glass, and the rear sliding door gets hard to operate due to ice build up in the track. We also kept all the cabinet doors open under the sinks where there was liquid supplies. Today we will be seeing an up swing  in temps, and by tomorrow we will be able to travel. Wednesday temps are predicted to be a balmy 38° hi and 26° lo.  We have 448 miles to get us to Mobile bay and about 50-60 miles more to Orange Beach Alabama.  With the exception of a small deck leak we have been trying to find in the forward stateroom, and one marine air/heat unit in the pilot house on the blink, the boat has been serving us well.

Take care everyone and stay warm.

P.S. I thought this post went thru, my bad 🙂