All in the Same Boat [INT031]

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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 Tom and Mel Neale, moving aboard was a way to take control of their world and their environment. More than two decades ago, the Neales 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, with hard-won tips, practical suggestions, and life lessons.

Table of contents

A Simple Life, by Melanie
Introduction
A Cruising Frame of Mind
1 Attitude Adjustment
2 Living on the Hook
3 Cruising Isn't Pink and Blue
4 Are You Ready to Be Different?
5 Dollars and Sense
6 Communications
7 What Do You Keep?
8 Comfort: A Cruising Boat Isn't A Niagara Falls Barrel
9 Choosing A Boat
10 Safety and Seaworthiness
11 Anchoring
12 The Engine
13 Power to the People
14 Water and Water Systems
15 Refrigeration
16 Dinghies
17 Catalog Catastrophe
18 Taking Off and Getting Into the Groove
19 What on Earth Do You Do All Day?
20 Self-Reliance: Your Greatest Asset
21 Kids Aboard
22 Teach Your Children Well
23 Our Neighborhood
Appendix A Recipes, by Mel
Appendix B Correspondence Schools

"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