The Best Tips from Women Aboard (Paperback)

by Maria Russel (Editor) "These things wouldn't have affected my decision to live on a boat, but they were surprises..." (more)
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Product Description
A wealth of tops for living on a boat including children on board, pets on board, galley tips, cleaning, engines, and long-distance cruising. Features hundreds of ideas from the association newsletters and oer 100 individual contributors. This book is a must-have for anyone who is contemplating spending any time on a boat, either on their own or someone else's. Loaded with tips on organising, storage, provisioning; bringing along guests, kids, or pets; cruising; maintenance; and so much more, The Best Tips from Women Aboard is a book that will be referred to time and time again. A compilation of more than six years of the monthly 'Tips from Women Aboard' column of the publication WOMEN ABOARD newsletter, these tips will make your time aboard easier, more comfortable, and fun! Although written with BOATS in mind, the book provides worthwhile suggestions and information for anyone considering simplifying their lifestyle, downsizing, land-cruising in an RV, camping, etc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Women Aboard (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966352017
• ISBN-13: 978-0966352016
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #725,813 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not as helpful as I thought it would be., July 6, 2004

By A Customer

After I started reading the book, I immediately found it difficult to follow. It was not well organized, as topics jumped around dramatically becoming a bit annoying. It seemed as if the author just had everyone on their email distribution list send in tips, and then they pasted them all together without little thought and hurriedly put out the book. Also, what cracked me up was the drawing of a teddy bear next to a lamp. (Any live-aboard, or boater for that matter, would know not to have any combustible materials next to a heat source!) A lot of the tips were sophomoric and not very helpful to experienced boat live-aboarders. Not a horrible book, but definitely not as good or as helpful as I had hoped it would be.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not organized, December 14, 2006

By	A. Wallace (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are alot of good tips in this book, however it is poorly organized. I felt like I was reading a church cookbook, where everyone submitted something and everything was included, even if the same thing had already been said 10 times. It is very frustrating to read.

8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone considering the boating lifestyle, September 19, 2000

By	Maria Russell (North Palm Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a must-have for anyone who is contemplating spending any time on a boat, either on their own or someone else's.

Loaded with "tried-and-true" tips on organizing, storage, provisioning; bringing along guests, kids, or pets; cruising; maintaintence; and so much more, The Best Tips from Women Aboard is a book that will be referred to time and time again.

A compilation of more than six years of the monthly 'Tips from Women Aboard' column of the publication WOMEN ABOARD newsletter, these tips will make your time aboard easier, more comfortable, and fun! Although written with BOATS in mind, "The Best Tips from Women Aboard" provides worthwhile suggestions and information for anyone considering simplifying their lifestyle, downsizing, land-cruising in an RV, camping, etc.

For more info on Women Aboard, The Network for Women in Boating, see www.womenaboard.com.