If you don't want an eBook there are plenty of dead trees on the subject already, eg.

http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Living-Aboard-Boat/dp/09398...

If you are not in the US it is worth getting one from the country you live in so it will address local concerns and regulations.

Same here. I am really not that confident in the value of ebooks. And besides I usually like to read a book before I'd buy it.

But that is just how affiliate marketing comes across to me. And that type of marketing seems to work on some people. So I think that you could probably be very successful with an ebook.

If I really liked the book, and was about to do some traveling, I would definitely buy a print copy. I like physical books a lot more than ebooks. If you don't want to find a publisher, you can self publish it. Lulu.com seems to have a good setup.

Would you have more confidence if it was going through the Kindle store? That way only amazon has your cc#, and I'm guessing they might have it already.

I would have confidence you aren't stealing my cc#. Not sure I'd have confidence about the quality of the book. Then again, if the cost was along the lines of $3 (vs $20 for a normal book), I'd be more willing to chance it.