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From: joe_mapango (no email)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2007 - 13:19:05 EDT
Thanks to all who chimed in. I was aware that trying to make money in
a foreign country can often be difficult or illegal. My hope was to
potentially occasionally work while on the east coast (or west) of the
US. Before I moved to a very small rural town, I worked in a field
that typically paid very well. I also used to "job shop" in the old
days (be a contractor) and am starting to investigate doing that once
more. It was very helpful to hear from so many of you to go small.
I have read that many times on books I have read from the Parde's,
Neale, Roth, and others. At the same time, it is never bad to be
reminded again from others on this list. Keeping the boat purchase
small will definitely give us more options.
Secondly, I used to be a ham. I let my license expire when I had a
family, and started my business. I'm thinking that getting my license
again might be a good idea.
I'm giving myself two years. In that time I need to sell my house,
get my business partner ready to assume my business, learn to swim
MUCH better, learn spanish, prep to home school my kids, buy a boat,
this list goes on and on.
Thanks to all for your encouragement!
Chris Curtis
--- In , Lance Gray <akilter001 at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> Just some thoughts on getting started cruising.
>
> First thing is to know the boat you are in. Time spent sailing it,
working on it, and understanding it thoroughly will help wherever you
end up cruising.
>
> As a starting point, cruising the east coast of the US is a good
place in my opinion. There is a combination of short offshore stints
as well as the ditch (ICW).
>
> Beware, cruising the east coast will be more expensive per mile than
anywhere else you cruise.
>
> As far as pay as you go, people with boat skills - wood working,
electrical,
> refrigeration, fiberglass, etc have it easiest. Then come short
term skills that
> are needed/wanted everywhere - nurses, seasonal skills at resorts, etc.
> Most of us, myself included, have to put it on the hard and go work
for a year as though I am going to be ashore forever. Then go back to
cruising.
>
> If I were younger and about to start, I would go to deisel school
and work
> part time at a good marina to hone the skills. EVERYONE seems to
have a deisel.
>
> Lastly, the Cornell books - Cruising Handbook, World Cruising
routes, Cruising Survey, and even his newest one - Passion for the
sea" are basic reference books and motivators.
>
> joe_mapango <ccurtis-keyword-kjjdksfbgbsld dot ec21fa at dot dot dot > wrote:
Hello All. I am primarily a "lerker" on this
list, until now. I had
> not been commenting due to the fact that I normally sail boats less
> than 25 feet on a large inland lake. Like many others, I have/had
> dreamed of sailing off and experiencing the cruising life.
>
> After a few years of my wife hearing me lamenting about cruising we
> were recently discussing selling our house in the country and (I
> thought) moving into town. She asked me "are we selling to move to
> town, or to buy a boat and go cruising". Up until that point, I had
> no idea that cruising was even an option for our family (I was stunned
> to say the least!).
>
> So here I am today, planning to put my house on the market in the
> spring. Planning on leaving my business and town the following year
> and taking my entire family with me. We are not independently
> wealthy, but my wife has a "di-gree!" and I have a very sell-able
> skill (computer "systems" engineer). We are currently planning on
> taking the money we get from our house and splitting it three ways. A
> third for the boat (and outfitting it), a third for cruising, a third
> as a failsafe if we decide cruising is not our thing. We wanted a
> "fund" to start over with if we decided cruising was a failure.
>
> We would like to start on the ICW/eastern shore. As someone who has
> very little time on a larger vessel, I was thinking that the ICW would
> be good training grounds. Once our skills improve, head down the the
> Caribbean. If we still enjoy the process head down to South America,
> and possibly beyond.
>
> My wife and I are in our mid 40's. We have two children, 7 and 9. I
> grew up overseas (Africa) and traveled extensively as a child (with my
> parents of course!). I feel like the contact with other cultures
> will be critical to our kids up-bringing, after all, it did not damage
> me too much ;0).
>
> My biggest issues of concern are financial (who would guess!). I
> think we will have enough to cruise for 1.5 to 2.5 years at a minimum.
> I have ready probably all of the Parde's books. They seem to feel
> that one can find work along the way. I'm wondering if others on this
> group feel that "working as you cruise" is actually a viable way to
> go. I'm wondering how other non wealthy cruisers do it, and if
> stopping every now and then to work is actually a viable way to go.
>
> What do you in the group think? Does one have to me rich to cruise?
> Are the Parde's correct in that you can work and cruise?
>
> Comments, encouragement, or outright flaming all OK.
>
> Chris Curtis
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