Boats can move out of the way of hurricanes, land can't. Oh, inland has tornados, ice storms, floods, blizzards and sometimes quakes or slides.

Truth.

It'll always be something... No matter where ya go.

Mike

Sounds like your in a tight spot. Good luck

this is what I was thinking , head on up the river a ways and miss the ugly stuff while you do some cat fishing.

i'm gonna miss her,oh looky there,i got a bite.

Maybe decent folks don't want you on dry land.

May want to try the Ozarks around the AR/MO boarder. Several lakes in that region.
Ifn the boat mechanic gig don't work in that area you can just move into Branson,MO. and open a dinner show.

This is going to put a whole new spin on things for me. Being the dumb (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) that I am, I never thought abut repairing RV's ...... heck minus the rigging and depths sounder. There are certain similarities that can not be denied ........ AC , Fridges, Generators. Electronicals of all sorts.. Hmmmmm now there is a thought

Any of the great lakes would be ideal. You won't have to deal with hurricanes but you will have to learn how to shovel snow.

How bout all those push boats that shove barges around on the major rivers? There are a LOT of those on a lot of connected rivers. I know somebody already mentioned the Great Lakes. Quite a few ships out there just under the 1,000 ft length.
Lots of cruise ships run out of Texas and Washington.
Are you the same scuba1 off of rimfire central?

If you go with fixing campers, you may want to look at the Smoky Mountains National Park area. I do believe it is the most visited park in the U.S.A.

We have a place in mind. After some research its going to be eastern TN ... Johnson City area. It has lakes and some nice looking countryside. She is looking at whats on offer as far as land goes. We will go up there around march to have a closer look and narrow things down and maybe buy some land there and then. I'll buy a camper that I can put on it while I start site prep on long weekends. If things go even close to plan, we should be up there this time next year. I'll drive down here once a month or so when I have a weeks worth of work lined up and its worth the drive down and up, so I don't leave me regular customers stranded. Then put feelers out up there and see what work is to be had fixing boats , campers and whatever else that needs fixing.

I add a Hose Crimper and buy some fittings and hose and make that trailer a mobile Hydraulic Hose shop along with your other stuff. That will cover boats plus trucks and heavy equipment and wouldn't have to rely on just the marine side.

Once I am not limited with the space I have on board, I could branch out depending on whats in demand where I end up. I just added refrigeration and AC to the list this year and did the exam for that and got the gear.Used to do that a while back in Spain but sold it off but now started it again.

Come to The Great State of Kansas, Mr. Scuba.....probably in the top 2nd friendly states in the USA plus I am here also....

tornados hit a relatively small area. but where they land its real bad. way worse than a hurricane. no warning either. everytime it storms they issue a watch. so live in the basement a lot or wait for it to get serious and try to make it to shelter

https://www.homefacts.com/tornadoes/Tennessee.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornadoes-e...midwest-damage/

Same thing here with water spouts. Had one of those buggers collapse less then a mile away a couple of years back and are bound to get some in the next day or so as we are on the nasty side of this storm. I don't think a house cares that much if it gets destroyed by flood and a hurricane or a tornado flat is flat

Marty it sounds tempting, ut I do not want to abandon my customers here and I can do a 6 to 7 hour drive once a month or so and stay a few days to make it worth it. It would be one heck of a commute from your neck of the woods though

Thanks Danny those links put my mind at rest. Zero tornados in the Johnson City area

There are two lakes on the NC/VA border, Lake Gaston and John H Kerr. I grew up on JHK lake but moved to Charleston SC in 1983. We both retired and both like you got tired of hurricanes so moved back to southern Va. Real estate is reasonable and weather is moderate. I think you would have all of the business you could handle.

Too bad you're not moving near here. We could use a dependable marine mechanic that would actually work on the stuff you take them and get it done right in a reasonable amount of time. We're stuck with guys at may get around to looking at your stuff in a month or two and may or may not find it worth their time to fix it.