Anchor, dock, or buoy?
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When cruising, I prefer a marine park mooring buoy. In general it is quieter than the typical transient dock and less stressful than playing anchor police with other boats that anchor too close. For permanent moorage, I prefer my slip at our marina as I find it more convenient for boat maintenance and cleaning.
I like a slip when priced right but at $7-8 per foot, which seems to be the norm now- I'll take a mooring instead. Even the moorings are getting expensive- recently paid $3/foot for a mooring. If the anchorage is sheltered and roomy - I'll anchor before paying those prices.
Was on a mooring for one year and much prefer the dock for the convenience, utilities and dock social life.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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I like all three. No reason not to have options depending on the situation.
@jssailem, after reading the post from @TimFromLI, us folks in the Salish Sea are very fortunate to have the moorage and transient marina rates that we have. Goodness $7 - $8 per foot is just nuts.I like all three. No reason not to have options depending on the situation.
It really depended on where we were, and why. In the tropics, if one cannot do without A/C, it is the dock. I'd always choose anchoring, as I've no idea whether the mooring is in good enough shape to hold my boat. However, as Carriacou was where we most often picked up our charter guests, we set our own mooring. After the initial cost of setting it, it was free.
Now that I'm old enough to remember Nero's court, when I'm not cruising, I hope I can find a dock, if and when I find the right boat.
Now that I'm old enough to remember Nero's court, when I'm not cruising, I hope I can find a dock, if and when I find the right boat.
Gainesville where? Filling in your profile will improve your answers (location, boat model and type). If you are in Gainesville, VA (Chesapeake) ...
Marinas in the Chesapeake can be reasonable if you are willing to avoid yacht clubs and Annapolis. I pay $125/mo. for 40' in Deale MD, including water and power. Look around, specifically smaller marinas.
But if you are in Gainesville, FL, totally different answer.
Marinas in the Chesapeake can be reasonable if you are willing to avoid yacht clubs and Annapolis. I pay $125/mo. for 40' in Deale MD, including water and power. Look around, specifically smaller marinas.
But if you are in Gainesville, FL, totally different answer.
I don't think it matters to her specifically. There have a been a bunch of threads recently by this Staff member to spur discussion of random topics.
I like the dock because it lightens my pockets by almost $10,000 per year for a 31 ft. boat !
I should really be spending that money on a shrink to find out why I'm willing to spent that much money in the first place.
! I should really be spending that money on a shrink to find out why I'm willing to spent that much money in the first place.
~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!?I like the dock because it lightens my pockets by almost $10,000 per year for a 31 ft. boat
Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to about a buck and a quarter (US$) per foot.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Where do you do your banking, HB?
I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cents CAD. $10,000 CAD is equivalent to $7,280.44 USD
That is still a pot load of money. The consolation is that he is berthed in the beautiful Salish Sea.
I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cents CAD. $10,000 CAD is equivalent to $7,280.44 USD
That is still a pot load of money. The consolation is that he is berthed in the beautiful Salish Sea.
In order of preference, most to least: anchor, mooring, dock. Unless I'm working, then it's dock, mooring, anchor.
Personally, I prefer a mooring for a long term solution. Of course that is because my mooring is at a yacht club (not a stuffy, tie kind of yacht club) and the total cost is about 1/2 of a local slip. It includes a skiff to get to and from the mooring in addition to the social aspect. We can come to the club dock for work as needed or to tie up to pick up passengers, or for a night or two when there is not a sailing race or event going on, etc.
The other reason is that when a Hurricane approaches I'd much rather be well secured to a 10,000 lb mooring slab than at dock getting banged around against the dock or slammed by other boats at the marina. The last big hit by a Hurricane here many boats at docks or marina's were hammered. Ask the folks at Dataw Marina. Just my preference but I can see the attraction of a slip for ease of access.
The other reason is that when a Hurricane approaches I'd much rather be well secured to a 10,000 lb mooring slab than at dock getting banged around against the dock or slammed by other boats at the marina. The last big hit by a Hurricane here many boats at docks or marina's were hammered. Ask the folks at Dataw Marina. Just my preference but I can see the attraction of a slip for ease of access.
OK, I'll play.
In preference order, floating dock, anchor, mooring ball, fixed dock. When we were cruising, we like to be anchored out away from everyone if possible.
In preference order, floating dock, anchor, mooring ball, fixed dock. When we were cruising, we like to be anchored out away from everyone if possible.