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 enlarge | Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
Buy New: $10.78
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 594882
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0070710910
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.78
EAN: 9780070710917
ASIN: 0070710910
Publication Date: September 1, 1993
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| Customer Reviews:
 Statistical, factual information on boaters' preferences June 9, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Simple, straight forward book. A compilation of many different issues surrounding life on a boat, with the numeric results of the opinions of several thousand boaters. It compiles the experience of those that use their boats day in and day out, so it is a very valuable source of info on what works, what does not and what will break next.
 Practical survey-based advice to living aboard October 21, 2001
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book has an interesting premise: instead of relying solely on the author's experience as to what works and what doesn't, the author instead puts the question to over seventy live-aboards. The result is a book of smart questions and interesting answers complete with both statistical breakdowns and useful anecdotes. If you are contemplating the live-aboard life-style, this book will give you a firm idea what to expect.
Great Information May 20, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I currrently live aboard and found this to be a very valuable guide. I read this book before making the move and avoided several problems because of the good info provided.
 Not suitable for powerboaters October 23, 2000
34 out of 41 found this review helpful
While many of the statistics listed in this book are quite useful to SAILING it has very little to do with living aboard a motor yacht (large or small). It certainly should list in the description what it does and doesn't cover. VERY disappointed.
That's two for Charlie... December 30, 1999
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Imagine my surprise a couple of years ago when I found the Liveaboard Report in a Newport bookstore. Charlie Wing, the author, happened also to be the author of "From the Ground Up," a book on owner building written in the 1970's. Charlie and his housebuilding school students built me a house in rural Maine. Last I saw of him was when he had bought his boat on the Maine coast.About the book, he rekindled an interest in sailing for me, and my wife and I are retiring in the spring, selling house and all, and moving aboard. His charts and numbers are extremely helpful and have guided a number of my equipment choices. His description of peoples' budgets, the amount of time they sail each week, and general attitudes, have given me a great picture of the liveaboard life. I'm no Larry Pardy, but can really identify with the composite liveaboard picture he paints in his book. Thanks (again) Charlie, for writing another book that helped me steer the course of my life!
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