What do you mean the funding question has been beaten to death?

[Boasun]

Money? What Money? Do we have any Money?

Am Semi-retired. Which means that I have to work to augment my SS and Military Ret stipends. Diffinitely not rich or called well off.

[imagine2frolic]

Many talented people work their way to new destinations all the time. In some locations being discrete is a must. While in others you can almost put a banner on your boat. After a while word of mouth will travel with you.......BEST WISHES

[hellosailor]

Amy, you'll mainly need to be off the boats, aka working illegally, and as long as you understand what that is going to bring to you, there are always jobs off the books. And the problems that go with them: Low pay, dishonest employers, can't really advertise your skills...compensated by cash income.

Some people make out fairly well, others don't. In much of the world jobs are rather jealously guarded by the locals. I've seen a bus driver in Bermuda viciously chastise a doorman who made the mistake of trying to help a late bus run by placing a guest's bag on the bus. "WHAT YOU THINK YOU DOIN? THAT'S MY JOB, NOT YOUR JOB, YOU TAKE THAT BAG OFF THE BUS NOW!" Literally. All is not bliss in paradise.

[RAGTIMEDON]

Air conditioning and icemakers? In my limited experience (chartering in Canada) there is no need for such things. But down there by the equator-----