Work travel and live aboard?

Question

i am sure there are many people on the oceans -liveaboards who work for their living... has anyone living aboard has experince on selling his/her paintings while travelling?

Answer 1

I have not done paintings. I may try, LOL!

My brother have a 70 foot boat. And, I in the market for a sailboat to live on. Occasionally I will go stay on my brother's boat for about a month at a time. I am self-employed and do several things which is another story, but, it relates to your question. When I at the boat I find a friendly bar/grill within walking distance as I can meet new friends and everyone seems to be happy. When I get talking with people one of the things that come up in conversation is what I do for work. One day I was telling this guy I do Car repairs and carpentry. He ask; "What you charge to put new Struts on my car"? I said; "Man, I on vacation now, I not put Struts on cars"! :-p He say; "You not going back home until you put Struts on my car, lol"! So, I did this for him and he pay me and buy some beer for me to work. The next  night at the bar he introduce me to a friend. I was talking with his friend and later he says; "I hear you work on cars"! :-O

Now, this lady is talking to me and she was moving to a new house and had a couple of guys helping. We were drinking a few beers eating lunch. Somewhere in the conversation I mentioned I had built my home. She say I have some lumber, can you build a Deck on a house. "Lady, I on vacation, I not build decks". So, to shorten this story up. I made more money on vacation than I did working at home. The trick, I have found is be able to do a variety of things. Painting just be one of them! ;-) You be out painting on your boat or beach and next thing you know some young couple come along and say; "Can you paint houses"? Then they introduce you to some friends that say; "Can you paint us sitting on the beach"? It just goes from there. You will have to go back to work to get some rest. :-D

Answer 2

If you look up the Mcnaughton group or nannette mcnaughton,her husband and familly lived on a boat while she painted and tom designed boats.Their story is interesting