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24-10-2011, 15:33
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
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Who Makes a Living on the Water ?
I spend most of my time on the water as i am a commercial fisherman. Any of my free time I'm on my sailboat doing something. Working on the water has given me allot of off shore experience that will come in handy when i make the break and go cruising for a while.
Just wondering how many of you guys work and play on the water?
P.S This could be previous or present.
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24-10-2011, 17:37
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Maryland Summers; Florida Winters
Boat: Cherubini Independence 45
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
Been a charter boat captain for 26 years. Going to look at a trawler on Friday. Working, playing, and living aboard.........does it get any better than that?
Ted
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24-10-2011, 18:18
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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I too am a commercial fisherman and now livin on my first sailboat ( she will be mine after she's paid off). Fishing gave me the chance to fall in love with the sea that surfing couldn't. Now with any luck I plan to spend every second on the water I can. Till I run out of rum anyway....
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24-10-2011, 18:29
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
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Originally Posted by coyfish9906
I too am a commercial fisherman and now livin on my first sailboat ( she will be mine after she's paid off). Fishing gave me the chance to fall in love with the sea that surfing couldn't. Now with any luck I plan to spend every second on the water I can. Till I run out of rum anyway.... |
May you never run out of rum..... 
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24-10-2011, 18:30
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
Chief Mate on a big passenger carrying sail boat. Seasonal work. Usually only work part of a season because of the long hard hours. Don't really "Make a Living" mostly just survive.
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24-10-2011, 18:33
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Originally Posted by Mark1977
May you never run out of rum..... |
With the way I go through it, that's wishful thinkin. Lol but thank you. May we all never run out of rum...or women...saltwater ect. Lol
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24-10-2011, 18:58
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Conch Republic
Boat: Brewer 44
Posts: 283
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
Captain TowBoatUS Fort Myers Beach.
Live on a Westsail28.
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25-10-2011, 00:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cormorant Island, BC, Canada
Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer
Posts: 1,875
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
Retired Commercial Fisherman. Now I cruise and fish strictly for fun. Live aboard a 44ft. Motorsailer.
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25-10-2011, 00:19
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bundaberg, Qld.
Posts: 2,192
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Re: Who Makes A Living On The Water?
Ex Pearl Diver, Ex Charter Boat Skipper, Ex Commercial Fisherman, now Master on Anchor Handling Rig Tenders....
....also soon to be a full time Live aboard...
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25-10-2011, 13:41
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
Posts: 4,042
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Re: Who Makes a Living on the Water ?
Sail Charter Capt., Fishing Charter Capt. Commercial fisher, crab, salmon, long lining all species, Tug boat Capt., Lash ship, mate. Started at 9 pulling fish out a gill net in Cook inlet, have graduated to a troller. Crab / Shrimp pot builder. Marine surveyor. I once had honest work but it didn't take.
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25-10-2011, 13:50
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Queensland, Australia
Boat: Maxim 38 ft catamaran
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Re: Who Makes a Living on the Water ?
Sailing Tours almost every day of the year for the last 4 years,best job in the world.
First tour yesterday sailed along with a pod of approx.30 dolphins.
Surrounded by Sea Eagles,Dugongs,Turtles,Rays on a daily basis.
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25-10-2011, 14:41
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Torquay UK
Boat: Snapdragon 890
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I know it's not making my living ON the sea but for the past 2 summers I've been a beach attendant - paid to hang around the beach and watch the sea. . . little wonder I fell in love and decided to live on it! 
in an ideal world I'd make a living from freelance photography (long way off yet). . . anyone else out there do that while cruising?
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25-10-2011, 14:42
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Torquay UK
Boat: Snapdragon 890
Posts: 83
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jacana, where abouts in the world are you? sounds an amazing job!
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