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I am a boatbuilder, housebuilder, and sailboat delivery captain. I need help with building a house, maintaining several boats, and crew for deliveries. I am also building a wooden seaplane called a Volmer VJ 22. Anyone have pilot or airframe or engine experience?
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn how to sail on my two 40 foot sailboats. I have 3 kayaks, one is a double, two rowboats. There are no roads here, everything is done in boats There are opportunities to interact with my Guatemalan and expatriate neighbors and workers.
Help
I need help with cleaning, painting, varnishing, carpentry, mechanical, electrical (especially 12 volt boat electrical. canvas work; boat and house maintenance working on my wooden seaplane.. We work pretty hard, and it is often hot here - 30* plus. You should have experience with this kind of work. It rains a lot here . Usually it only rains at night and is nice during the day,.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
I have a house with dock that I rent out . If it is not rented, it is great for a couple. to stay in. Kitchen has a propane stove, a 12 volt refrigerator, (the house is off the grid, electricity is by solar panels and batteries. running water; bathroom with toilet, sink and shower. double bed, insect screens . I pay for basic food . This house is temporarily rented out to a young German couple who are refitting their sailboat. Workawayers stay on my two sailboats. Cooking and eating are in the main house.
What else ...
I just hooked up a Starlink "mini"...and it is working well October 2024
Time off:, explore Cayo Quemado and the Rio Dulce canyon by launch,, kayaks, rowboat. Several local restaurants/ bars, accessible only by boat. There are no roads down here. Resort with ziplines is 20 minutes away by boat. There are small little tiendas with basic food. and BEER! Larger stores are in Rio Dulce, 12 miles upriver( 1 hour) or 7 miles downriver in the very interesting Caribbean type town of Livingston.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I now have fully working g Starlink Mini. Nice desk to set up laptop on. The house even has air conditioning! for when it is too hot. The Starlink also connects down at the dock where the two sailboats are.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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He likes to talk about life and sailing.
With Starlink, you have good internet connection over there, even on the boat, where my friend and I lived for a week. He gave us a lot of freedom in what we did. We had… read more
This is a workaway experience that will allow you to learn more about the restoration of Sailboats and woodworking. You will also be able to meet people from the boating world and maybe find a Sailboat on which to embark.
Once the work is finished you… read more
Cayo Comado, the village where he lives is beautiful. There is no road there, everybody live by the lake and all the trajects are by boat or kayak, canoe... We had our private little house situated 10 min away from cassey home. Others volunteers was hosted in one of the 2 sailing… read more
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He likes to talk about life and sailing.
With Starlink, you have good internet connection over there, even on the boat, where my friend and I lived for a week. He gave us a lot of freedom in what we did. We had… read more
This is a workaway experience that will allow you to learn more about the restoration of Sailboats and woodworking. You will also be able to meet people from the boating world and maybe find a Sailboat on which to embark.
Once the work is finished you… read more
Cayo Comado, the village where he lives is beautiful. There is no road there, everybody live by the lake and all the trajects are by boat or kayak, canoe... We had our private little house situated 10 min away from cassey home. Others volunteers was hosted in one of the 2 sailing… read more
Intelligent, eccentric character with lots of stories and wisdom to share.
Beautiful location too,
Have to say the best time I've ever had with a 6x2, taking it for a boat trip through the mangroves
