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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/whyrumalwaysgone on 2025-01-30 01:35:47+00:00.
I'm a traveling cruising boat mechanic/systems/electrical tech working in the LA area (mostly del rey) doing a bunch of projects for the next couple months. Working alone is boring, and I have a lot to teach (been an instructor off and on most of my life) if anyone is looking at starting a career in fixing boats or wants to learn enough to DIY while cruising.
What are the requirements? You can do as much or as little as you like - from just hanging out and handing me tools to full on climbing into holes and fixing stuff. Come and go as you please - I'll tell you when and where the project is and you can go or not. Age/gender not important, I'm a 43M happily married white guy if anyone cares. One of my best apprentices was a 55/yo lesbian, I don't discriminate. However, if you have health or mobility issues this isn't a good idea. Boats are hazardous enough, and lots of tiny spaces and climbing around so need some agility.
What I'm offering: Basically an apprenticeship, or a class on how to fix boat stuff with me. I owned a marine electrical and systems business for 5 years, and I've been cruising and traveling around fixing boats my whole life. If you spend some time learning with me, you will be more qualified than 80% of the guys that work at boat yards haha. (Source: worked at a lot of boat yards). I've almost always had an apprentice, I find it makes the day go by faster and I enjoy teaching. I work freelance now and am in fairly high demand and I can pick and choose my work, so why not do it in a way I enjoy?
What's the scam? $$$? No money involved either way - show up and learn, work as much or as little as you like, leave when you like. I'm not charging anything as a class and this is not a job. I can provide references from previous apprentices and crew so you can make sure I'm not a serial killer.
I've done this in the past a few times in various places, before reddit with fellow cruisers and more recently here. You can see a couple similar posts from my history, I've met some cool people and passed along a lot of knowledge. I had a lot of help in my sailing life learning what I know, happy to pay it forward, happy to have the company.