Was looking for something to do on the side when some health issues put me on the beach for a while.
Now I have a nice side business doing web development. Its taken off rather nicely and I’m pulling in roughly half of what I earn on the boat. Besides, just working in the harbor I can still maintain things while on the boat.
While I was still Chief on the SEA SKIMMER, I picked up a job working as a project engineer on a utility boat working on a treasure hunt. I was married at the time and the extra money (cash plus an interest in any finds) kept me busy and out of the bars. I was onboard during runs out to the Bahamas on my time off, and for a couple of months was only home a couple of days between both jobs. Nothing of any real worth was found and the investors backed out, but it was an interesting experience.