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Living Aboard: The Ultimate Guide to Life on a Boat
Are You Ready To Live The Dream? Moving on board a boat is a common fantasy for people around the world who dream of a life afloat... nestled in a cozy, tidy cabin in the midst of nature's embrace, lulled to sleep by the slap of waves against the hull, woken by the shrill calls of seabirds. But moving your whole life onto a boat that is only a fraction the size of a house or apartment is intimidating, too. If you don't have any nautical experience or friends in the liveaboard community, the gulf sometimes seems too wide to bridge.
Never fear! Living aboard is just as amazing as you imagine it is and it is a lifestyle that anyone can adopt with a little adaptability and coaching.
You'll have to bring your own adaptability but you'll find all the coaching you need inside these covers!
What it will cost you to live aboard. How to find the right boat for you. How to find the right place to keep it! What to keep and what to get rid of, and where to store it all! How to fit into the liveaboard community. Dealing with common liveaboard challenges. How to transition back to a lubber's lifestyle when your time on board is finished.
Living Aboard: The Ultimate Guide to Life on a Boat is ideal for experienced boaters who are contemplating a permanent move on board or complete neophytes who have never set foot on a boat in their life!
Never fear! Living aboard is just as amazing as you imagine it is and it is a lifestyle that anyone can adopt with a little adaptability and coaching.
You'll have to bring your own adaptability but you'll find all the coaching you need inside these covers!
What it will cost you to live aboard. How to find the right boat for you. How to find the right place to keep it! What to keep and what to get rid of, and where to store it all! How to fit into the liveaboard community. Dealing with common liveaboard challenges. How to transition back to a lubber's lifestyle when your time on board is finished.
Living Aboard: The Ultimate Guide to Life on a Boat is ideal for experienced boaters who are contemplating a permanent move on board or complete neophytes who have never set foot on a boat in their life!
229 pages, Paperback
Published August 5, 2016
About the author
Scott Wilson
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Scott Wilson is an author and information technology consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. He has been advising small businesses in the best ways to make use of new technologies for nearly twenty years. When he's not working in high-tech, or writing about it, he can be found sailing the Salish Sea, and writing about THAT.
Scott Wilson is an author and information technology consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. He has been advising small businesses in the best ways to make use of new technologies for nearly twenty years. When he's not working in high-tech, or writing about it, he can be found sailing the Salish Sea, and writing about THAT.
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December 8, 2019
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I spent last summer on a 34 ft Creekmore to get the "feel" of being a liveaboard and it was a great decision. I highly recommend it before making a commitment. I found this book to be honest and not sugar coated. It's going to be highs and water leaks, good friends and engine problems, but reading "now" lol (I wish I had before my experiment, would have put some issues in a better perspective) it's a good read and I recommend you do it before buying. I found that I loved living aboard but not my boat...sold it..got another one that was less "customized lol" and next year I will be moving back on the water to live on the hook.
I spent last summer on a 34 ft Creekmore to get the "feel" of being a liveaboard and it was a great decision. I highly recommend it before making a commitment. I found this book to be honest and not sugar coated. It's going to be highs and water leaks, good friends and engine problems, but reading "now" lol (I wish I had before my experiment, would have put some issues in a better perspective) it's a good read and I recommend you do it before buying. I found that I loved living aboard but not my boat...sold it..got another one that was less "customized lol" and next year I will be moving back on the water to live on the hook.
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