Volunteer Live aboard Marine Engineer / Mechanic / Team Lead needed ASAP to keep accessibility and off-grid refit moving forward during Covid! Two on-site part-time volunteer assistants to help you and myself designing and coordinating to support by video call.
Skills we need:
- aluminum welding (equipment on-board)
- marine AC & DC electrical installation under the guidance of disabled Electrical Engineer
- carpentry & plumbing
We are a 501(c)3 Nonprofit all-volunteer organization changing perspectives from vulnerable dependency to self-determination with emphasis on wounded veterans and disabled youth of all ages
All crew should expect to take turns in the galley and share cleaning responsibilities. Posting photos and videos of progress is highly encouraged and appreciated!
Near future opportunities to cruise the Great Lakes, Erie Canal, Florida, Bahamas, and US East Coast post covid. Opportunity in Nov. to transition to 2nd vessel in Florida ready to cruise, a 62' Pluckebaum Motor Yacht. We have successfully cruised 50% of America's Great Loop pre-covid with power wheelchairs and pioneered an accessible route demonstrating the seemingly impossible to be possible!
You should have a lust for adventure and open-minded, easy-going personality, with a desire to help others and improve the world. We will be implementing modifications to the vessel to make it 100% wheelchair friendly and fully inclusive. Director is a quadriplegic man who uses an electric power wheelchair after a forced landing plane crash 16 years ago due to engine failure after takeoff. Has been designing and creating solutions to empower mobility impaired individuals through greater independence for the last 15 years including working with Veterans Administration and other orgs throughout the country.
You will likely have your own cabin through spring 2021 with 2-3 persons