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Davy J
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Initially Posted - 04/29/2011 : 06:07:27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVRzZfXTUM
Esplanade Marina in Marco Island.
Apparently not many transients visit this marina

I think the dingy on the Hatteras was only slightly smaller than my boat.

Davy J

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redviking
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 06:12:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">[i]Originally posted by Davy J

Apparently not many transients visit this marina

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Not at those dock prices!

sten

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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 07:32:23

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redviking
 Not at those dock prices!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Pretty reasonable compared to here.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 08:07:11

With 30 amp electric and taxes it was $65.00 a night. Slightly higher than the $58.00 we paid at Salty Sams Marina in Fort Myers Beach.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 09:08:06

What always strikes me about marinas like this is that our humble Kansas lake facility is so much nicer than these uber marina locations.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 09:20:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">What always strikes me about marinas like this is that our humble Kansas lake facility is so much nicer than these uber marina locations<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You might not be getting the whole picture from my video. Take a look at these:

http://www.esplanademarina.com/

http://www.esplanadeshoppes.com/

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 10:06:12

Sure the venues are wonderful but the DOCKS are inferior. I am always stunned at not having two fingers at a slip; it is about the boats!

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 10:23:46

We also have 2 boats between fingers. That seems to be how many of them are built these days, can probably get 4 boats in the space 3 or 5 to 4 the old way. Probably cheaper to build, too.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 10:59:09

It's pretty difficult to back a 60' Sea Ray with a 17' beam into those finger piers.

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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 12:15:34

All the more reason to have a finger as a fender on each side.

Our marina is double slips too with full boat services but no amenities. We visited friends at another marina and Chris raved about flowers on the counters in the head and big shower stalls with doors instead of curtains, but she thought finding your slip among the 300 in the maze of slips, piers, and fingers would be a poor trade off. Dockside cable and wifi would be nice though on a long rainy weekend.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 13:02:32

Just came back from a visit to Portland, OR, where we visited a friends marina on the Willamette River. Lots of HUGE cruisers on similar docks. I watched one leave and one dock. They both had bow and stern thrusters to assist maneuvering.

One boat in particular, a Catalina 42 Mark II has sat for a year next to my friends boat without moving. The furling line, which rested on the deck, was completely encrusted with green crud. The owner's a lawyer who doesn't have the time.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 : 17:55:04

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Davy J
 It's pretty difficult to back a 60' Sea Ray with a 17' beam into those finger piers.

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Most of the idiots I see operating 60' SeaRay's haven't got a clue how to back into a slip. I'd rather them have a finger on both sides to use as a fender than my little C25. You can bet they wouldn't care a bit if they "accidentally" knocked a chunk out of one of our hauls.

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/30/2011 : 20:20:39

Davy...that's 1/2 what we pay for transient here in Greenport...

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redviking
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 : 05:24:36

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jerlim
 Davy...that's 1/2 what we pay for transient here in Greenport...

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No wonder I anchor out so much. I mean, I can stay at the Marriott for less than buying a slip for a night and sleeping on my own boat!

sten

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 : 13:15:05

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Sure the venues are wonderful but the DOCKS are inferior. I am always stunned at not having two fingers at a slip; it is about the boats!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I suspect that at most marinas, double slips are quite the norm.

Your marina is probably set up and restricted to sailboats up to a certain length or width whereas marinas that host a larger variety of both power and sail boats {20-60 footers) need a more flexible layout to accommodate different size transient boats. Quite honestly, if I had two fingers, I'd still just use only one of them.

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