Since your family's welfare is at stake, why switch dramatically to a
career that may not provide you with the money you need?
Just work a little less at your real job and build a boat on the side
to gain some experience. There is a wealth of information out there that
deals with building boats.
Even better, since you mention you have very little experience building
anything, how do you know you even have an aptitude for it? Try some
simple project first, like building a box to put your kids toys in.
Or better yet, since you already have an income, how about helping
others by donating some time...like here for instance...
http://www.habitat.org/
SteveJ


mykrowyre wrote:
I've been completely disgusted (and mostly burned out) with the
computer industry lately. I've been programming for 15 years and for
the sake of my sanity, I've been considering jobs in other fields.
Maybe carpentry or maybe even boat building. The problem is, I have
very little experience with either, aside from my personal boat
building projects at a beginner level. I was thinking maybe I could
try for some menial entry level job (helping move and set up
equipment, etc) and eventually gain enough experience to make a
reasonable salary. The question is: Is this even likely? Are there
many jobs out there for boat builders in Florida?

I'm married with kids, so I have to think of them too... ie: I need
enough $ to keep them fed. Any career advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tom