scrumbee
A scrumbee is a cabin boy for rent usually with little to no experience in sailing they want to get around and get payed for the work on and off deck. A captain may hire many scrumbees on a voyage as they are cheap and useful. They wait by piers to find a captain in need of assistance.
Captain: I’m looking for a scrumbee
Scrumbee: hello sir I can assist you for three days max and would like to be dropped back here at the end of my time
Scrumbee: hello sir I can assist you for three days max and would like to be dropped back here at the end of my time