What about stretched and looser skin from heavy bulking, is this an issue?
Not sure, I would never get to that point, I'm trying to keep "visible" abs as a bulk, I think if the abs are completely gone now you're just becoming a fat guy

But I remember Lee Priest would get fat, he would drop 60-70 pounds for a show and never have lose skin so, I'm sure theres other examples as well.
Good for you brother. This is why I love to read your posts.
Thanks bro, I appreciate the kind words.
Hourly rate not high but I presume you save a lot of money beeing on the ship and working those extended (record breaking) periods?
Exactly, you have the ability to save probably 99% of everything if you really try to. So for instance lets say on ship you have a guy making $50,000 on paper thats not really that much, but it's probably equivalent to a guy on land making $80,000-$100,000 because after all the guy on land expenses are paid, (rent/mortgage, car, gas, food, bills) whats left of that in his bank account? Maybe $40,000-$60,000. And whats left in the guy on ships bank account? $47,000-$49,000.