making money in port

lemonbelly · 28-07-2008, 17:03

i would like to know if any of you have experience with finding work while traveling on your boat. is it easy to find work in ports or when living in a marina. i would like to start a small business on my boat in port but i am worried some people might feel it looks bad to have someone pedaling there goods in port. do marinas look down on business running while docked. i am a cook / baker and would like to run a small bakery on my boat. love to hear input. thanks

defjef · 28-07-2008, 17:08

Sounds ymmmy, boats have notoriously small ovens. I don't think the marinas mind and they might like the aroma of bread baking in the morning.

**Hud3** · 28-07-2008, 17:17

We spent a bit of time in the Hog Island anchorage in southern Grenada. There was a German fellow anchored there who baked bread every Tuesday and came around in his dinghy to deliver it. It was great bread, heavy and dense. And it kept for a couple of weeks. Great value! Everyone looked forward to it.

Roy M · 28-07-2008, 17:27

Brew up a big pot of French Roast coffee, also, and you'll have every boatworker downwind knocking on your hull.

lemonbelly · 28-07-2008, 17:36

i'm worried the marina we live in will look down on a shipboard operation. dose anyone have experience dealing with officials in private marinas or ports. do local businesses feel uncomfortable with the competition. thanks for the info
sabine

Roy M · 28-07-2008, 17:39

I think scale is the issue. If the line gets too long outside your boat, the landside deli will freak, but the marina maintenance workers will be the first in line.

Morgan Paul · 28-07-2008, 17:54

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but the marina maintenance workers will be the first in line.

That is true, if the workers are "Hispanic/Latino" make sure you have plenty of Orange Soda.

Give it a shot you have little to lose. Good luck.

28-07-2008, 17:03	#1
lemonbelly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: colorado Posts: 8	making money in port i would like to know if any of you have experience with finding work while traveling on your boat. is it easy to find work in ports or when living in a marina. i would like to start a small business on my boat in port but i am worried some people might feel it looks bad to have someone pedaling there goods in port. do marinas look down on business running while docked. i am a cook / baker and would like to run a small bakery on my boat. love to hear input. thanks

28-07-2008, 17:17	#3
Hud3 Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevis, West Indies Boat: Island Packet 380 "The Belle of Virginia" Posts: 2,050 Images: 11	We spent a bit of time in the Hog Island anchorage in southern Grenada. There was a German fellow anchored there who baked bread every Tuesday and came around in his dinghy to deliver it. It was great bread, heavy and dense. And it kept for a couple of weeks. Great value! Everyone looked forward to it. __________________ Hud s/y The Belle of Virginia, IP 380 Nevis, West Indies

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28-07-2008, 17:08	#2
defjef Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: up from NYC Boat: Shiva - Contest 36s Posts: 1,206	Sounds ymmmy, boats have notoriously small ovens. I don't think the marinas mind and they might like the aroma of bread baking in the morning.

28-07-2008, 17:27	#4
Roy M Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego, CA Boat: Searunner 40 trimaran Posts: 464 Images: 4	Brew up a big pot of French Roast coffee, also, and you'll have every boatworker downwind knocking on your hull.

28-07-2008, 17:36	#5
lemonbelly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: colorado Posts: 8	i'm worried the marina we live in will look down on a shipboard operation. dose anyone have experience dealing with officials in private marinas or ports. do local businesses feel uncomfortable with the competition. thanks for the info sabine

28-07-2008, 17:39	#6
Roy M Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego, CA Boat: Searunner 40 trimaran Posts: 464 Images: 4	I think scale is the issue. If the line gets too long outside your boat, the landside deli will freak, but the marina maintenance workers will be the first in line.