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Old 10-03-2007, 07:43 PM
 
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I'm a carpenter/painter right now, trying to learn everything about residential development.

However i am passionate about boats. I've googled some boat/yacht construction schools located in maine. Does anyone know how much money is in this? Not that it's the most important thing but I just want to know if i can make a living doing this.
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Old 10-04-2007, 04:34 AM
 
Location: Southwestern Ohio
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I'm a carpenter/painter right now, trying to learn everything about residential development.

However i am passionate about boats. I've googled some boat/yacht construction schools located in maine. Does anyone know how much money is in this? Not that it's the most important thing but I just want to know if i can make a living doing this.
I know Eastport's boat school is now officially a branch of The University of Maine. Machias branch, I think...Miss Molly may know some more as she is located in that area.
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Old 10-04-2007, 05:01 AM
 
Location: Penobscot Bay, the best place in Maine!
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Like any skilled trade, boatbuilders usually make more (or less) money depending on their education and skill level, along with that of their employer (the more well known the boat company, usually the higher the pay..). The boat builders that I know (mostly commercial fishing vessels as opposed to pleasure crafts) do very well, but most of them have been at it a long time, too.
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Old 10-04-2007, 05:55 AM
 
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My dad was a boatbuilder and he made a good living at it. Deer has pretty much summed it up with he posting.
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Old 10-04-2007, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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There is a shortage of skilled boatbuilders. A good indication of the health of the boatbuilding industry is income tax receipts by the federal government. Since the Bush tax cuts, total income tax revenues have taken a huge jump. (John Kennedy experienced the same thing.)
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Old 10-05-2007, 07:50 AM
 
Location: God's Country, Maine
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Smile Arundel

I heard this summer that the outfit in Arundel is teaming up with the Maine CC System.
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Old 10-05-2007, 07:44 PM
 
Location: Just west of the Missouri River
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There is a shortage of skilled boatbuilders. A good indication of the health of the boatbuilding industry is income tax receipts by the federal government. Since the Bush tax cuts, total income tax revenues have taken a huge jump. (John Kennedy experienced the same thing.)
Northern Man -- I'm not sure what you are saying --but, I'm interested. How is the health of the boatbuilding industry related to tax receipts. Also, Bush cuts taxes and tax revenues increase? Can you give some more detail as to how this works?
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Old 10-06-2007, 04:41 AM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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The boat school in Eastport is recruiting students for the course to begin next spring. Now is the time to connect. The school is in much better footing now since it is being run by Husson College. I know the president of Husson and it is a very well run college and the boat school is in good hands. This article is in today's Bangor Dail News, Page C5. Contact John Miller at 207-825-0990 or john.miller2@hotmail.com.

As to boat customers; If somebody is paying more taxes than last year he has a higher income. Some of that is additional disposable income and it's just burning a hole in his pocket.
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Old 06-23-2008, 02:08 PM
 
Location: nashville
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just wanted to know if anyone knew about cape fear community college in wilmington nc. was thinking about going to school there for boat building. How much does a builder clear on say a sixteen to twenty foot boat? how much is the pay off in the end?
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Old 06-23-2008, 02:16 PM
 
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just wanted to know if anyone knew about cape fear community college in wilmington nc. was thinking about going to school there for boat building. How much does a builder clear on say a sixteen to twenty foot boat? how much is the pay off in the end?
You might want to post this in the North Carolina forum.
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