Future marine mechanic advice needed.

[monoshock]

What advice would you’ll give a young man in his early teens (my son) whom has a mechanical gift and would like to make a living in the marine industry. I know there are many of you that have been down this road in the past, I would appreciate any advice you have for him.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

I think the best thing for your son, at this time, would be for him to get a job working at a local marina or boat dealer. It would be pretty much scut work, but he'd be exposed to the environment.<br /><br />The kids that work as go-fers and the like in shops tend to get a lot of learning from the pros that work there.<br /><br />That way, he'll be able to decide whether a career in this business suits his needs.

 

[tommays]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

i went to a 2 year marine trade school on long island <br /><br />now i havent work on boats for a liveing for a long time but the foundation i got at school has helped me my whole life<br /><br />at a GOOD school your going to learn to do things RIGHT and not be a parts replacer<br /><br />its good to work at a local shop BUT its really going to depend on if he is luckey enough to get hooked up with a good tech to learn from <br /><br />tommays

 

[JRJ]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

A good marine trade school would be my guess. Our son never had a problem getting a job after attending an auto tech school. The military gives excellant training also.

 

[pine island fred]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

Never thought I would be giving this kind of advice but things change, Consider an A/P school. Good all around training in theory of maintenance on recip. engines although air cooled. Get the license and you can choose between auto/aircraft/marine. Will also have to go thru jet maint. although that is pretty limited to r&r accessories. DAMN, wish i was young again making these decisions. Good luck to your son in his endivors, FRED

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

tommays,<br /><br />When I suggested a local shop for experience, it was because the boy is a "young teenager" according to monoshock. Trade schools are great, but he sounds too young to go at this point.<br /><br />Being a gofer in a local marine service place is a great deal for a young kid still in high school.

 

[monoshock]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

Thanks everyone for you help.

 

[tommays]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

ca<br /><br />dont no how old he is but here we go to trade school hafe a day in 11th and 12th grade and have a min of 1000 hours of class time when we finish <br /><br />most of the work is live from the local area so your also doing carefully watched real world repiars<br /><br /> i started when i was 15 which seems really young to me now <br /> <br /><br />tommays

 

[monoshock]

Re: Future marine mechanic advice needed.

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