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RichardG
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 13:27:02

Mine is $162.50 per month, year-round. Comes with floating dock, fingers, water, electricity, showers and a spot for my hard (and very heavy) dinghy. Holiday Harbor Wilmington is in the heart of LA Harbor, surrounded by lots of oil wells, heavy industry, container shipping terminals, chemical factories and a sleazy strip club or two. There are lots of derelict boats around, with a lot of friendly "characters" living aboard (cheaply), and who employ a somewhat brutish but very effective vigelante justice system to anyone who steals anything. There are much nicer places around, but I've grown to like it and the price cannot be beat around here.

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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 13:33:33

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Mine is $162.50 per month, year-round. Comes with floating dock, fingers, water, electricity, showers and a spot for my hard (and very heavy) dinghy. Holiday Harbor Wilmington is in the heart of LA Harbor, surrounded by lots of oil wells, heavy industry, container shipping terminals, chemical factories and a sleazy strip club or two. There are lots of derelict boats around, with a lot of friendly "characters" living aboard (cheaply), and who employ a somewhat brutish but very effective vigelante justice system to anyone who steals anything. There are much nicer places around, but I've grown to like it and the price cannot be beat around here.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"
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I like your style

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deastburn
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 14:46:44

Okay friends, you've probably all heard of Martha's Vineyard (where the Clintons borrow a summer house). Ordinary people DO live there, but they can't afford to sail. I run a ski tour company in my spare time to pay for my sailing. Here's why:

1) Launch and Haul, plus five-mile trip to house and back (fin keel--uses the shipyard's boat trailer): $1200 - $1400 per season;

2) Mooring (no facilities--even the dumpster is off limits except to transients): $2000 per season.

My wife and I are about a year away from moving to Charlotte Harbor in Florida, where the slip is at the foot of the yard. I figure a much bigger boat will cost me less there than my small boat here...

Dave on "Wood Duck" (#2616)

Dave on "Wood Duck" (#2616 - SR, FK)

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thacket3
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Response Posted - 09/26/2003 : 10:26:11

$275 a month for Downtown Miami Marriott Marina. (Bayside for anyone familiar with it) One bridge. That includes 30 amp, water, Cable TV, full use of the hotel facilities. The only down side is the marina is the host marina and hotel for the Miami Boat show every February. So you have to agree to vacate the marina for two weeks a year. They do take those two weeks off the cost though. The Marina insists in billing via credit card on the first of the month. No deposit. Thats pretty common down here as I am sure that they have had a lot of transients leave in the middle of the night. Takes me 20 minutes to get to the ocean by motor.

Oh, also, 37.50 for a monthly bottom wipe by a diver. Incredible how fast things grow here.

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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 09/26/2003 : 13:33:54

$50 a month split 4 ways between the owners of a private dock
with 6 private rooms and one gathering/kitchen room with 2 refers.
Electricity, no water except what you bring with you, a restroom,
(actually a 6 gallon pickle bucket we fondly call the honey pot)
bath (the lake from early april to the end of october)all tucked
way back in a beautiful cove very well protected from those
Oklahoma tornados.
Thing is, I don't have anyone to clean my bottom except me.
I recon thats ok though, been doing it myself since I was 4.

CVick
PanaceaII '81 C25 #2439 SRSK
Fort Smith, AR

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 09/26/2003 : 17:21:50

I pay 360/year to be a member of my sailing club, with 10 hours/year work duty plus one Sunday/year for race comittee. I pay 25/month for a slip. We also have a stationary lift to pick up your 25 off a trailer. Very handy tool.

Great club

Frank Gloss
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/26/2003 : 20:46:09

Frank! Where? Douglas Lake? I'm heading for Realtor.com!

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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MattL
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Response Posted - 09/27/2003 : 01:32:35

Dave, that was a funnel cloud. 3 were spotted that day to the west of us. about half started to come in when those came out, the rest of us came in when the thunder nad lightning start to crack the sky open. I guess most of us are a little stupid here about funnel clouds. You could count the number them on one hand with a couple of fingers missing. Earth quakes hit more often, with those you usually just have to try and walk straight. All in all as natural disasters go I'll take shaking ground over the Isabellas of the world, though the admrials sister Isabell is coming for thanksgiving. Perhaps it will be time to take the boat for a little trip.<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Doug G.
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 01:07:45

Now I feel better about my $90 a month, on Grand Lake,OK. Includes elec.& water. Doug G.'83 C25 SRSK, as yet un-named

wdg

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 09:02:52

Any one looking for a real bargain in slip fees... check this out... mooring and winter storage for $200. That be a year not month. And.. it be in Canadian not US currency... and it be located on some of the best cruising waters in the world.

From my 2000 cruise log...

Thirty years ago, uranium mines nearby had brought many employees who enjoyed sailing in the summer season. The mines provided hardware resources for this rather unusual marina. which I apologize for not having pictures but hope that I can describe adequately. The marina was built with mining technology and equipment. It consisted of a set of rails that were fastened to cross ties and extended out into the bay. A barge-rail car was used to travel this track and retrieve the boats to a tall A frame fixed lift that straddled the track. The track continued past the storage yards to a transfer track that ran perpendicular to the ramp track. A dozen or more siding tracks were parallel to the ramp track. These could accommodate several boats depending on the length. Most of these came back toward the bay do to the hill behind the marina. Each boat had a rail car. Some of these were simply a set of rail axles and wheels secured to the boats trailer. Those for larger boats were more involved. A dragline winch was used to retrieve a boat and car from the track into the water. The same winch could be used to operate the A frame hoist if dropping a mast. The very tall A frame lift would allow most mast to clear beneath and the cradle car would then proceed to the transfer car and track carrying the boat to whichever siding desired. The cradle car would then roll off the transfer car to the siding track for wintering.

The floating docks were sectioned and floated above a rail barge that could be either submerged to follow the track or ballasted to float. Some years when the ice was in good condition, the floating docks were hauled out on the ice prior to it melting. All boats were moored with dockage only for fuel and loading of equipment. There were siding tracks on both sides of the ramp track. The operator said the system worked very well with only a few minor inconveniences but that usually, no more than two boats would need moving in order to access any boat in the yard for launch or in the case of a sale.

Some may be interested in the clubs fees, which are 400 dollars Canadian for a year for mooring and storage. However, because the marina has one employee, volunteer labor is needed and paid at the rate of 20 dollars per hour for 10 hours of labor credited towards the following years fees. So, it would be possible to moor at Three Sisters for around 200 dollars (Canadian) annually. The gentlemen explained that a very nice retirement community had sprung up near by...for those interested in either summer residence in the cool climate of northern Ontario, or year around if one likes to snow mobile and enjoy the northern winters.

Arlyn C-250 W/B #224
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Sea Trac
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 09:46:23

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Alright, another Grand Laker! Doug, what's your sail number and where do you berth? $90/month sounds like Clearwater Bay in Rapier Hollow. Antares is berthed at Masthead Point in Sawmill Hollow for $130/month including electricity and filtered lake water spigots at each slip.

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Spain
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 11:31:32

Our slip at Holiday Hill Marina in Mayo,MD off the Rhode River and about a 30 minute boat ride to the Chesapeake Bay proper is presently two thousand a year. This area is about as close as the Bay gets to Northern, VA. (Washington, DC area)an is about 50 miles from our house. The marina facilities includes toilets,showers,a washer and dryer and also sells ice on an honor system. There is a ramp and storage for trailer sailors. Some slips include electricity, ours doesn't but that costs less than $10 a mouth depending on usage of course. All slips have water. It is located just south of Annapolis and close to shopping centers.

To put things in prospective, it is 90 miles from Washington, DC down the Potomac to the Chesapeake Bay. It is 154 miles from Annapolis to Washington by sea. It is only 130 miles from Annapolis down the Bay to Hampton Roads.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 13:47:22

Here in Hilton Head SC my boat is 1 mile from the intracoastal waterway and Calibogue Sound (then a couple more miles to the ocean).
Broad Creek marina is $200 per month with water and electric (one of the cheapest places on the island). This is 4 miles from my house. They have public restrooms with showers, but I havn't even looked inside.
Stuff grows on the bottom fast here too.
My friend hauled it out for free, for me to pressure wash off the algae, scum, and goobers prior to a race.
I think divers are expensive here, not sure.
I think I'll figure a way to scrape with a snorkle and fins.
Diving by docks gives me the heebie jeebies for some reason,
but I think if I try it with a friend I'll get over my fear.

Cap'n Dave
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cathluk
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Response Posted - 09/28/2003 : 22:12:10

$1800/year (paid ahead - more if paid monthly) includes hot showers, coin laundry, an excellent pool, charcoal, bbq grill, use of a dock cart, & very well built docks (I now appreciate that a lot more since the docks at the marina next door was seriously damaged by Isabelle & we only had a few broken boards). Power is billed separately ($8 - $10/mo).

Cathy
"Blown Away"
'97 C250WK #253

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ppetracca
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Response Posted - 09/29/2003 : 13:59:50

$125 per month with 30 amp electric. Up-side, year-round sailing....down side, severe drout lake falling quickly and may be in the mud next spring. 2-hours from cities of Albuquerque and El Paso. Patrick Petracca #4795 "Yankee Spirit"

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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 09/29/2003 : 18:06:29

Man, $15,000/year sounds like I'm paying too much! Does it make a difference if it also comes with a 2-bedroom townhouse?

Eric Werkowitz
C25 #4969

PS I think local slip rentals (NW FL) are about $120/month.

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f_sondergaard
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Response Posted - 09/30/2003 : 07:28:16

We pay $2200 a year. Our marina has power, water, cable, showers, and a boat yard with a lift. We are right on the ICW and very close to get out to the ocean.
Jason and Fran
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Scooter
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Response Posted - 10/20/2004 : 09:16:57

In Eastern NC I've seen anywhere from 7$-10$ per ft. (2 yrs ago) It goes up from there for the nice ones. Not sure what come with it. Not sure about the more "upscale" marinas?

We chose to go the route of finding our own property and either putting/having a dock on it or having one close by. We didn't want to pay those monthly fees if we could help it. We searched long and hard. Real hard. We got real lucky.

You do have a mortgage but ours is not much more than the monthly cost of a decent slip around here.

Would suggest that (if you can swing it) do the digging and find a deal on some land of you own. Ideally close to a marina you can get to for those emergencies etc... They're out there if you take the time and have patience.

Only drawback (if you can call it that) is that you don't have the company of other boaters near by. A marina often has some nice "neighborhood" appeal. Also helps when you need to borrow something you just gotta have for that afternoon sail.

Our nearest grocery store is 10 miles away. But, we like it that way.

What ever floats your boat. PUN intended.

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 10/20/2004 : 10:35:51

Urbanna Yachting Center, Virginia: I pay $ 960/year for my shallow water slip (thank you, swing keel) with water and electricity. The showers, office, and shop are about fifty feet from my slip. Several restaurants, stores, hardware (including stainless fittings) store, grocery store, town pool, churches, banks, and laundromat all within walking distance. The marina has a 20 ton travel lift, does repairs, and has a sail loft and gas dock.

Brooke

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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 10/20/2004 : 11:18:30

In Venice FL I pay $4/ft per month at the yacht club, probably will go up. A local condo basin is $5/ft/mo. The going rates elsewhere nearby range from about $8/ft to $15/ft depending on size, etc. Sometimes electric is extra, mine would be if I used any, which I don't. Fair winds, ron srsk Orion SW FL

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Bubba
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Response Posted - 10/20/2004 : 19:25:18

$1900/year at Casa Rio Marina, just south of Annapolis, MD. It's a working marina, no clubhouse, no pool. The slips have water and 30-amp shore power. It's also one of the most sheltered marinas on the planet. We moved the boat here after Isabel beat us up last year at another marina.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 10/23/2004 : 10:40:16

Portage Lake, beautiful Houghton Michigan (Upper Penninsula)

Local Marina - $18/ft daily, $480 season (May to October)

Yacht club mooring field (members only) - $80 membership, $175 mooring fee.

Mooring in front of my house - free

Al
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frogger
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Response Posted - 10/23/2004 : 21:37:29

Our slip at Lake Murray Marina in Columbia, SC is a 20 minute drive from our house and is presently $2700 a year for a single 30 ft slip (slightly cheaper for a 25 ft double slip). The marina facilities include bathrooms, showers, and gasoline/pumpout station/marine store(minimal). There is a ramp and storage for trailer sailors. Slips include electricity that costs $5 minimum a mouth depending on usage. All slips have water. It is located about 25 miles North of Columbia, SC.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 : 15:56:45

Seems this threads been bouncing around for about a year now.

I replied previously (a year ago), but at the time, I had a free dockage voucher and didn't know the exact costs. Here are the full blown details...

http://www.eycweb.com/PagesASP/gue/fees.asp
My Fees @ 100%

Full membership Initiation - $4,000 (500 down, 83 and coin for 3.5 years)
Dues – 105 per month $1260
Minimum food and beverage - $40/month

I pay half of below, as I only own half of the boat

Dock – $819 (19.50 per foot, minimum dock is 42 feet)
Storage - $400.00 (mast rack is extra, but we keep ours on the boat on home made cradle)

What I get--
Dock
Shore power
Water
Free pump out
Discounted haul out (cleaning and emergency)
Reciprocity across the globe and numerous locations
Secure facility
Showers
Head
Large Picnic area/Pavillion by the lake
Use of 3 hoists
Restaurant & Bar(s) & patio dining

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seastream
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 : 21:49:44

Round figures, $3200/year. That's $2500 ($100/foot) for summer wet slip and $500 for winter drydock, plus another $200 for some of the winter prep I let them do. I'm in Lake Winnipesaukee, NH at a boatyard/marina, not a yacht club, although they do have showers there. At Portsmouth, NH, where I hope to go (ocean access!), they get $110/foot. At the prestigious Wentworth-By-The-Sea yacht club, Newmarket, NH, they get $185/foot (they couldn't pay ME enough to stay there...the snobs!).

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