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Living Aboard
This is an indispensable handbook for anyone living afloat. The aim of this beautifully illustrated guide is to help people live the dream and not the nightmare, providing a useful step-by-step illustrated guide on the basics of getting afloat and staying there. The book covers the different types of craft available to the buyer and their good and bad points, and discusses such practicalities as moorings, engines (including basic maintenance and fault finding), laying out and furnishing a boat, heating and cooking, types of fuel and stoves, safety, options on sanitation, electrics, hull blacking, painting, water tanks, survival tips, and finances. This is a must-have guide for anyone wishing to get onto the water, as well as those already living there.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2008
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March 20, 2014
I do not own a boat. Nor have I spent a single night on one. So I am a complete novice to all things boaty - I know they float on water though (if you have a good one).
House prices in England (as well as the mortgage availability) after the recession has meant that a lot of first time buyers have been priced out of the market. So many people are seeking alternatives and living aboard a boat is a great option.
So before making any decision about whether this is for us, I thought I'd better read a book about it. I found this book very informative and it gave me lots to think about and questions that I can ask friends that have lived on boats before. The chapters on moorings was particularly helpful. Some of it, I felt went in to too much detail (about the Engines and Electricity and Maintenance) especially as I don't have a boat at the moment but I think this kind of information would be appreciated more by others, especially those who will be tinkering with the engine.
House prices in England (as well as the mortgage availability) after the recession has meant that a lot of first time buyers have been priced out of the market. So many people are seeking alternatives and living aboard a boat is a great option.
So before making any decision about whether this is for us, I thought I'd better read a book about it. I found this book very informative and it gave me lots to think about and questions that I can ask friends that have lived on boats before. The chapters on moorings was particularly helpful. Some of it, I felt went in to too much detail (about the Engines and Electricity and Maintenance) especially as I don't have a boat at the moment but I think this kind of information would be appreciated more by others, especially those who will be tinkering with the engine.
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