Product Description

The Essentials of Living Aboard educates both dreamers and explorers with information about this wonderful and rewarding lifestyle. Mark Nicholas has combined his experience of life aboard with the advice of other liveaboards, marina owners, technicians, boat manufacturers and advocates in order to detail the challenges and offer real advice for success. This lifestyle, typically thought to be out of reach or "for other people," is now available to all who dream.

Essentials explains, among other things how to:
•Figure out your needs
•Choose the right boat
•Buy your boat
•Choose the right marina
•Prepare for the lifestyle
•Outfit your boat
•Plan for all climates
•Forecast your costs
•and more!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47585 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 284 pages

Linda Ridihalgh, Editor, Living Aboard Magazine
It's straight talk from a liveaboard sailor who made the mistakes so you won't have to.

Midwest Book Review - October 2004
An absolute "must-have" for anyone considering making a boat one's permanent dwelling.

Lin Pardey, Author, Educator and World Cruiser
Before you [liveaboard], read this well balanced look at the subject. You'll encounter fewer surprises.

Customer Reviews

A good read.
This book describes a person's experience on buying and living on a boat. Overall it's an easy read and it gave me some ideas to look for and watch out for when living aboard.

A must have...
This is a must have for anyone thinking about living aboard a boat. Extremely well written -- and will save you $$$$. Read before you buy or even think about living aboard.

nice
i liked the book. but i would like to read a more positive slant also