DON’T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka!
- Thread starter Jackdaw
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We have an oil crisis. There is no where to store all the oil that is being produced. There are dozens of tankers laying in harbors full of oil and gas with no where to go. At one point earlier this year the price of oil was negative, people who owned oil were willing to pay to get rid of it.
Yes, an uptick in gas prices at the dock would certainly slow down the demand for power boats. Once the pandemic is under control and people can travel safely again there will be a lot of small power boats up for sale.
Mooring in front of the cottage, free. Of course I'm always waiting for the perfect day and never seem to go sailing.
In the sailboat crazy 70s and 80s, Lake Minnetonka had 3 sailboat-only Yacht Clubs (WYC, MYC, and Shorewood YC) as well as a sailboat only marina (Sailors World). Now SW is the home to a boat club, and Shorewood is a 50/50 mix. Happily both WYC and MYC will never ever change.
This year CoVid DOUBLED the number of powerboats on Minnetonka. There was already a waiting list everywhere, and the ramps were backed up for HOURS on busy weekends. Supply and Demand is goin to reign supreme in the powerboat marinas. Our rates are fixed, and designed to be sailboat friendly.
One of our members has to move to Minneapolis for his job soon. I'll bet he forgot to ask for his "slip adjustment" in the salary process.
What kind of boat, and does he like to race??? I might be able to help.One of our members has to move to Minneapolis for his job soon. I'll bet he forgot to ask for his "slip adjustment" in the salary process.
I will find out. I only heard about it Saturday while he was preparing his boat for haul out. I think he is a new sailor, but he may want to learn to race.
Cool. No need to scare him off; of the 7 sailable lakes in the Metro area, Minnetonka is the most expensive BY FAR, due to size and amenities. But I spent several wonderful years with my First 235 on a buoy on Lake Harriet, and that was $500 for the season.
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+1I have a free slip but I did need to buy the house in front of it.
I have 55 feet of deeded space along the seawall and don’t have to pay marina association fees.
Winter storage is a mile upstream. Haul out, storage, and relaunch is about a boat buck.
Holy cow! My costs at a now undisclosed location are: $1185/season for a 30 foot floating dock with power and water. Winter haul out is $3.00/foot plus $.35/foot for pressure wash. Mast unstep is $50. Off site indoor heated winter storage $975 for mid October to mid May. My club dues are $300/yr for being a senior member. Freshwater sailing on a large bay and 2-3 hour sail to offshore inhabited islands. Restaurants and a West Marine within walking distance. Oh, and another bonus. No powerboats other than the 3 race committee boats. We also have iceboating in the winter.
Just for my interest I used your boat length 36’ to calc costs at a marina here in Kingston Ont just across Lake Ontario from you.
I used your insurance costs and converted CDN a to USA $ at .75 and you would pay about 1K more here.
Hmmm must be caused by the better
here! Interesting.Just for my interest I used your boat length 36’ to calc costs at a marina here in Kingston Ont just across Lake Ontario from you.
I used your insurance costs and converted CDN a to USA $ at .75 and you would pay about 1K more here.
Hmmm must be caused by the better
A 28 bottle case of Blue is only $18.49 here.
Lucky... that's a sweet deal. Supply and demand is always at the heard of these things.
Indeed, the City of Mound has one of the better municipal buoy/dock/slip programs on the lake! .
Heinzer and I can never sail together; its because Lake Minnetonka is divided in half for sailboats. Two bridges allow car traffic across the middle, but they are too low for masts. So once you are on one side of the lake, that's were you stay!
I would say prime time has passed, but there will always be sailors. And you never know.. One of the next generations may be moved back towards sailing due to the ecological aspects and wanting to be closer to nature.. i used to power boat, and i never realized the difference in how connected you feel to the sea/air when sailing..