Hard to say what is the better choice for you.
Do you work?
Does the boat need work?
Are you a social person?
Having the boat closer means you can run out to the marina more frequently, either to work on her or when you have little free time. But if you can go and stay at the boat, then the longer drive may not be so bad.
I enjoy just tinkering around with my boat ( especially this time of year when the weather is not real great).
I work, and have a needy wife (hope she is not reading this) so will pop out to the marina when I have an extra hour to kill...but don’t generally spend all day (or night) at the marina.
I am not a dock rat, and could care less about the marina nightlife or facilities.
A 6-hour motor to get someplace to put the sails up sounds brutal.
I am so fortunate to be on Lake Michigan, and have about a 3 minute run from my slip to 30 feet of [fresh] water and 300 miles of length on this Great Lake.
Now if only global warming gets us above freezing year ‘round....
Greg
Do you work?
Does the boat need work?
Are you a social person?
Having the boat closer means you can run out to the marina more frequently, either to work on her or when you have little free time. But if you can go and stay at the boat, then the longer drive may not be so bad.
I enjoy just tinkering around with my boat ( especially this time of year when the weather is not real great).
I work, and have a needy wife (hope she is not reading this) so will pop out to the marina when I have an extra hour to kill...but don’t generally spend all day (or night) at the marina.
I am not a dock rat, and could care less about the marina nightlife or facilities.
A 6-hour motor to get someplace to put the sails up sounds brutal.
I am so fortunate to be on Lake Michigan, and have about a 3 minute run from my slip to 30 feet of [fresh] water and 300 miles of length on this Great Lake.
Now if only global warming gets us above freezing year ‘round....
Greg