All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising [Paperback]

Tom Neale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 11, 2003

"An excellent and practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle and to entertain you as you learn." --Cruising World

More than two decades ago, Tom and Mel Neale moved onto a boat full-time with their two daughters. Now their neighborhood is anywhere they choose to anchor. Here's all the information needed to follow in their footsteps, including choosing a boat, earning a living, raising and educating kids, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

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"An excellent and practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle and to entertain you as you learn." -Cruising World; "Not only must reading for anyone planning to live aboard, but also a valuable reference for weekend and vacation cruisers. Even armchair skippers who are wondering just what it's really like will find this an entirely engaging and insightful volume." -Rhode Island Boating

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"An excellent and practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle and to entertain you as you learn."--Cruising World

Dreaming of Leaving the 9-to-5 World and Going Cruising? Here's the Definitive Handbook from a Family Who Did

All in the Same Boat is one family's testament to the belief that you can lead your own life. For the Neales, moving aboard was a way to take control of their world and their environment. Here is how they did it, and how you can do it too, with hard-won tips, practical suggestions, and life lessons on how to:

• Choose and prepare the right boat
• Provision for long-term cruising
• Learn what you can leave behind
• Raise--and educate--kids
• Get along in close quarters
• Know what to expect in the cruising life
• Earn a living, and hold onto the money
• Keep in touch while making the ocean your backyard
• Live with the comforts of home while anchored in paradise

"Not only must-reading for anyone planning to live aboard, it also is a valuable resource for weekend and vacation cruisers. . . . An entirely engaging and insightful volume."--Rhode Island Boating

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Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 2 edition (August 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071427910
• ISBN-13: 978-0071427913
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and informative, July 14, 2007

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MotherLodeBeth "MotherLodeBeth" (Sierras of California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising (Paperback)

Being homeschoolers we have a number of friends who live full time on their boats and many sail around the world which is a great hands on learning experience.

The thing I like about this book that other books lacked, is information on things like what to do about mail, TV via satellite, computer use, and information that helps you realize even if you live on land, just how much stuff you DON'T need. It's a book that will inform the 2007 reader well.

Banking, paying bills and everyday information that is a must to know. And buying food locally, fishing etc. Visiting other places and knowning the stuff you need to know there.

As well as how to have the right boat for your needs so that you have the comforts you need and even some you want. Now that I am a widow I am seriously considering getting back to living on a boat full time.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 2, 2005

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Courtland Conover (Teller County, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource worth much more than the price. I've read a few books on this subject and this is by far the best. We are in the process of looking for our live aboard boat. We feel we have a better understanding of what we need and what we want since reading what the Neele's had to say. I enjoyed the different viewpoints from all the family members. Highly recommended!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coastal cruising book, July 21, 2006

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Cruiser Wannabe "Dave" (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising (Paperback)

I'm a wannabe bluewater cruiser and this is the first book I bought to learn about this adventure. I would highly rate this book for basic and technical information, with some limitations. Neale covers all the systems on the boat and the problems and the advantages of each. There are four limitations of the book though. First of all he is a coastal cruiser primarily and the open ocean sailing part is not there. Secondly, there is some other info that's left out. An example is anchoring. He discusses this thoroughly because of its importance, but never tells you what a CQR or Danforth anchor really is. I know there are limitations on length. Also, he never mentions product names. It would be good to have some names of products that really worked well or were dismal failures. This is probably my biggest gripe. And some cost factors too. We can adjust for the time factor. But again, this is a great book. I understand much more how the electrical inverters, toilets, stoves, water systems, frigs, etc. operate on a boat and why I do or don't need them. Buy this book if you're looking for a good read that's loaded with info.