Earning a crust while cursing

[mike_bryon]

My wife crochets surfer style hats and bags that we hang in the rig and let the children sell. We also bought 50 children sizes pirate tee-shirts that hang alongside.

We are trying to identify other ways of earning the cost of two beers and four cokes at lunchtime.

We are not too worried about the authorities, no one so far had been bothered as we set it up as a little market for the children and if it was questioned we would apologize and stop.

Here are some of our others ideas, do you think they will work? Art nails/hair platting, with beads, Fresh pasta (we carry a pasta machine and make a v good tagliatelle), Monkey fists, Venetian style papier-mâché masks that we could decorate onboard

Has anyone come across any ideas that would have a wide appeal on an extended cruise?

Can anyone suggest a short course that would provide us with a tradable skill while cruising?

Ideas welcomed.


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[Talbot]

welding, and scuba diving (for bottom clean)

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[hlb]

Brothel.

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Haydn

 

[AIDY]

welding - GRP boats hulls only !

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[Talbot]

Maybe my brain is at standby, but dont quite follow you. Welding is a skill suitable for lots of boat bits as well as stuff ashore, and has been mentioned as a reasonable cash earner in quite a lot of long term cruiser books.

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[boatmike]

Thought most people cursed while they worked....?

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[tcm]

think you might be treading on the toes of locals in some places if offered scuba diving in a marina?

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[ashley]

Don't know if i'd take money for scuba diving in a marina unless they had a "holding tank only" rule - if you get my drift [no pun intended]

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[robert_gainer]

When I was cruising I would teach sailing and navigation at the local hotels, I made a deal to give the hotel a percentage and they sent me people that wanted a ride on the boat. I did rigging, boat repair and sold pictures that I developed on board to stock houses. There was also always a boat to be delivered somewhere or another and that was good for some money. Their are always ways to make money if you keep your eyes open.

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[Talbot]

Wouldnt dive in the marina, for the reasons already given, but if you are trying to earn a crust to keep going, are unlikely to be in a marina anyway. Personally prefer the concept of having earnt enough before setting off to manage without having to scrounge for a job whilst cruising

Who am I kidding, my SWMBO reckons there must be enough money in the bank if there are still cheques in the cheque book!

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[charles_reed]

Re: Earning a crust while cruising

Here are some of the "trades" I've seen people using round Europe:-

1. Making up covers, awnings and biminis as well as sailmending.
2. For scuba divers, cleaning off and underwater inspections
3. Electrix maintenance onboard
4. Writing software and selling it over the internet.
5. taking over FDs job during maternity leave (admittedly a CA)
6. Marine engineering.
7. Writing Pilots and/or travel books.
8. Marina manager/harbourmaster.
9. Building site work. (Only 1 of 5 was labouring, the rest were skilled tradesmen).

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[jhr]

The hair plaiting thing always seems to go well. There is (or was, last time I went there) a woman who does hair weaving in Salcombe and, during the school holiday period, she is busy from dawn to dusk.

In a similar vein, what about henna tattooing? When the middle classes are on holiday, they love to kid themselves that they are crusties or beach bums and anything mildly rebellious like tattoos and braids (which wear off or grow out) seem to do good business.

Ignore Haydn's suggestion about brothels; he just wants you to be his ho' /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[ashley]

I've also heard about kite making and also one couple who make muffins in marinas they visit; <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.seamuffin.com/theMuffins.asp>http://www.seamuffin.com/theMuffins.asp</A>

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[Sea Devil]

Engine mechanic - diesel engineer - 12 volt electrician - varnish work - these are all skills that will find you work in Caribbean and beyond into the usa in boatyards and the like.

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[giraffehappy]

Hi, we're refitting, leaving April/May 05, and I am doing evening classes in bookbinding to be able to make logs, diaries and anything else whilst on board. Am working on making covers out of sail cloth etc. Don't need too much kit,(scalpel, glue, rolls of book cloth and rulers and linen thread etc) and can use the saloon table or chart table. My idea is to row around all the smart looking boats and try to flog custumized books, to order. I'll tell you if it's a goer in about a year... Have had to invest about £380 so far on lessons and kit....Might be good for my social life, and get me away from the kids a bit as well, three cheers!

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[mike_bryon]

intersting website and kites are a great idea too. As we are thinking about fresh pasta and booklet of recepies, we can do pasta/muffins swaps!
best regards and happy sailing
lola&mike

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[mike_bryon]

I like the bookbinding idea! good luck with the course and with the books- happy sailing
lola&mike

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[jimboaw]

You may like to consider a photo service? Most folks have pics of their boats stationary in marinas or at anchor in well known cruising spots but how many get good pics of their pride and joy under sail with recognisable landmarks in the background? You need a good dink and outboard, a digital camera,laptop and a printer plus the balls to approach potential customers after you have done the shots and suggest they pay you for prints. Bekens did it !

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[abraxus]

Study as much as you can about sports events such as horse racing or football and trade using this knowledge on a betting exchange.

Very didfficult to make fortunes this way, but if you're not too greedy, have good knowledge and discipline, it's possible to make a nice few bob.

All you need is internet access and whatever you make is tax free.

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[Shakey]

There was a geezer in the Ionian last year who would do you a painting of your boat for a couple of hundred Euros.

How about doing a TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)? Practically guarantees a couple of months work here and there.

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