Financing life aboard by taking on guests

Not saying it’s kosher or no problems could occur.

At 60 dollars a day, it sounds more like “friends” contribution to words daily cost. Rather than an actual attempt to make money.
 
Yes, it's definitely at the informal end of the economy. Some business is drummed up word of mouth, but most comes via crewbay and the like, so the guests are not known to the hosts a priori. Not too dissimilar to Airbnb as opposed to a hotel, or maybe uber versus a black cab. Lots of grey space regarding rules and regulations, but that seems to be the direction things are heading, at least for a part of the market in some less developed economies. The price point is a reflection of the product you're getting, homespun, irregular, informal, unregulated. It just helps some cruisers make a bit extra on the side. Not to everyone's taste, but worth noting what you may be, at least broadly speaking, competing against.
 
I coded my boat in a Month and the only extra cost was the survey as all the requirements are sensible safety related alterations and equipment. Even if you don't code it's a useful guide through beefing up security and safety.

Even if you are coded you still have to comply with any local byelaws on commercial operations.

A better option was offering haircuts or being able to do electrical or electronic maintenance/repair on other cruisers. My partner also did water colour paintings of other cruisers which were popular.
 
If it's a UK flagged vessel there is no grey area on commercial or friends and family operations.
It's been clarified by the MCA and the fines are severe.
 
Neil_Y said:
If it's a UK flagged vessel there is no grey area on commercial or friends and family operations.
It's been clarified by the MCA and the fines are severe.
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Not only fines , but a prison sentence if things take a turn for the worse and negligence is proven and some one is injured or dies.
I bught a coded boat and , yes the beefed up systems are an eye opener , never seen so many fire extinguishers, alarms etc:D
 
Neil_Y said:
I coded my boat in a Month and the only extra cost was the survey as all the requirements are sensible safety related alterations and equipment. Even if you don't code it's a useful guide through beefing up security and safety.

Even if you are coded you still have to comply with any local byelaws on commercial operations.

A better option was offering haircuts or being able to do electrical or electronic maintenance/repair on other cruisers. My partner also did water colour paintings of other cruisers which were popular.
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Yes I painted water colours to make some cash but that was in the1980s and a 1000pesetas went along way!
 
I have thoroughly enjoyed having such a good laugh on a quiet Sunday morning ! Almost as good as the now closed Theresa May Majority +1 thread in the Lounge presently.

Still at least he didn't ask those here to finance his plans, as seems more often the case with the professional dreamers.
 
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