Glenn Ashmore wrote in message
news:MuJ9c.1853$9g.1662@lakeread04...
It really depends on your situation. I really can't comment on the
financial side much but being fairly competent in fixing most boat
systems I volunteer on delivery crews for Moorings boats going down out
of Charleston and coming back either to the liquidation center in
Florida or to the owners.

Glenn...how long have you been involved with 'Moorings'?
I have a buddy who captained the Windjammers for them a few years ago. He
also sailed as mate on the supply ship 'Amazing Grace'. Sure wish I could
have gone down then. That boat used to take a month and travel to all the
sites
from Ft. Lauderdale to Aruba. Would have been the trip of a lifetime for me!

Don White wrote in message
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oops wrong fleet.
He did work for Moorings out of Tortola at times...when people chartering
needed a captain and has also made numerous deliveries form the BVI as far
as Ireland and I believe the Canary Islands..

I am what you would call "pickup crew". :-) I do one delivery a year
just to remind myself why I have this big money sucking project in the
backyard. I have crewed down for St.Barts, the company that has the
delivery contract for the South Carolina Beneteau plant and make returns
with various skippers.

I have 3 strong points that make me popular with delivery skippers: I
can fix most things on a boat, I don't get seasick hanging upside down
rewiring a bilge pump and I work for free. :-)

Bob Cook down near Tampa got me started. He has a site at
http://www.ocean-pro.com/htmfiles/captbob2a.htm He does "instructional
deliveries". Looks a bit like Peter Sellers and somethimes thinks like
him but he is a damned good navigation instructor and a first class
delivery skipper.

Don White wrote:


Glenn...how long have you been involved with 'Moorings'?
I have a buddy who captained the Windjammers for them a few years ago. He
also sailed as mate on the supply ship 'Amazing Grace'. Sure wish I could
have gone down then. That boat used to take a month and travel to all the
sites
from Ft. Lauderdale to Aruba. Would have been the trip of a lifetime for me!

--
Glenn Ashmore

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