"Honey, Let's Get a Boat...": A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ron Stob, Eva I. Stob
Publisher: Raven Cove Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 285908
Media: Paperback
Edition: 0
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0966914007
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.45
EAN: 9780966914009
ASIN: 0966914007
Publication Date: April 1, 1999
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Condition: A good-looking book which appears nearly unread. Excellent condition except for lightly-scuffed cover and some slight abrasion/bumping on cover edges/corners. Extra Value: special bubble-wrap/tear-proof and water-resistant Protective Packaging assures you get the quality book you expect. Books are sold in support of the World Outreach Project?s efforts to lift up the world one person at a time.
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Product Description
This is the story of one couple's escape on a forty-foot trawler cruising 6300 miles and 147 locks around the eastern part of North America known as America's Great Loop. Their nautical ineptitude is evident from the beginning, but pulling from their personal and collective strengths, the authors overcome doubt, a lack of experience, and real and imagined horrors. The odyssey is told the way life hands out its portions -- sometimes humorously, sometimes tragically, but always memorably. The writing is light and appealing, but there is a serious strain running through the book for those who relish history and graphic descriptions of the landscape. Astute and attentive to detail, they chronicled every event and kept an accounting of expenses, equipment and charting. As a result, the appendix is worth the price of the book for anyone interested in learning what charts are needed, information on locks and their fees, details on equipment and the best place to be educated about boating. Both the authors are excellent photographers and the book is eye-catching with color inserts and black and white photographs throughout.
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 Laugh a little. September 18, 2008
The first few chapters of this book made me laugh out loud,as the Stobs struggle to learn about their new boat and deal with the invariable problems with a new-used boat. Then the book settled down into a straight travelog, interspersed with a little strained humor. Worth reading. Gave me a new interest in cruising the Tennessee-Tom Bigbee.
 Honey, Let's Get a Boat April 6, 2008
This is a delightful book if you keep in mind what it is. It is informative, light, enjoyable to read, and creates a spark of fantasy in readers who may never set foot on a boat. For those who already have a boat or plan to buy one, it is an invaluable reference for a type of boating that is growing in popularity. Three cheers for the Strobs.
Must read for Great Loop travel February 29, 2008
If your you're going to or are just thinking about boating the Great Loop you must read this book. A great read.
Really feels like you are in the captain's chair February 26, 2008
The title might set the wrong tone as this book is a colorfully written actual account of this ambitious trip taken by a husband-wife crew on a 40 foot trawler capable of 9 knots. It was their first big boat but they were a quick study and courageous. Bonus is an entire section summarizing all the resources they used to prepare for the trip with contact information and recommendations. He is a travel writer so you get a lot of the local flavor and history as they cruise.
Just do It! October 27, 2007
Honey, Let's Get a Boat... A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop
What a delightful read! Although the 'Stobs' made thier cruise 10+ years ago the story is timeless.
If you are looking for a dynamic and exciting retirement, then this is the first book to read. The Stobs had little knowledge, or experince-but they did have a dream. A dream they have lived and loved! They have certainly persuaded us to through away the 'pipe and slippers' - we will have a bit of what they are having!
See you all on the US Great Loop! If it doubt - just do it! Look at the stories to thrill the friends, children and granchildren!
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