Moorage Rates Around the Country

[Sanders LaMont]

At Alameda - SF Bay

At an excellent privately-run marina (good docks, security, clean bathrooms, location etc) we are paying an average of $8/ft per month, or just less than $300 per month for a 37 ft boat. That includes electricity, which is metered. Phone and cable are available if you want it.Liveaboards pay another $75-$100 per month.Rates in the city marinas would be higher for less service. The better rates are upriver toward Rio Vista, as noted.Our previous marina in north Bay was less expensive, by a dollar or so, but extremely windy and cold and few local services.I paid $11 per foot plus electricity in San Diego three years ago at Shelter Island, and had been paying $14/foot at a hotel marina.Here in Florida (where I am currently) the rates are equal to or higher than California. Not enough slips, and many marinas are going condo.

 

[georich]

Nanticoke River off Chesapeake Bay

$870 a year for 14' wide slip with water and electricity at Wicomico County run marina.

 

[Jim Parrott]

Dry Storage

Just as a reference, dry storage seems to run about $85.00 to 165.00/mo at decent,secure marinas incl. ramp fees and facilities. Some are hoist-lunched though.

 

[Craig522]

Tacoma

Now I understand why some folks in the highly populated parts of CA drive for hours to get to their boat! I can't imagine paying upwards of $750/month.My little old slip in Tacoma's only $6.00/ft/month plus electricity ( and most people only decide to pay for the electricity in the winter to keep a heater running. In the summer just use the boat to keep the batteries up). But no liveaboards allowed and no services other than garbage and fresh water.

 

[Jon W.]

Seattle

Lake Union, in the center of the city. $8.50 per ft, per month.

 

[Seattle Scott]

Hey Lake Union Jon

I am outside the locks paying $10ft per month in Seattle.Jon, where do you go for a typical daysail and how long do the bridges/locks take to transit?

 

[Michael]

Kerr Lake

Cost is determined by size and if you want shore power. Rates went up a bit this year, but still seem to be reasonable at 4.43/ft/mo.

 

[Big Windy]

E Oklahoma

Length of the boat is irrelevant...40' slip is $131, plus $5 for water and security, and a minimum of $5 for shore power (averages $12 to $17 in the summer). All figures are monthly.

 

[Alan]

My Mooring

...costs me $20.00 for the season. I have to haul and drop the mooring at a cost of $.50/lb each way. Slips with water and electic are $38/ft for the season. I'll take a mooring anytime over a slip.

 

[Jon W.]

Scott

I really enjoy day sailing on Lake Union itself, for an hour or two, maybe three times a week. The compactness of the lake also means I get to tack often, which I enjoy. I go out on Lake Washington for four or five hours about every other weekend. Lake Union often has wind in the summer when Lake Washington doesn't.When I head out to the sound for cruising or racing, I try to go on weekdays or evenings, and can usually make the trip in an hour. On weekends it's another story, and lately has been taking two hours or more to get back in. It is the summer season after all. I came back from a ten-day cruise recently, and left Blake Island at 8:30am on a Saturday morning. Got to the locks an hour later. No traffic but us, and I could see the empty lock waiting, but the Railroad Bridge came down just as we were approaching. Had to wait 40 minutes for two trains to pass. Then had to wait another twenty-five minutes or so to enter the small locks, which was bringing boats out by that time. Two more bridge openings later, we arrived at our dock just after noon.It takes me two bridge openings and about 30-40 minutes to go the other way to Lake Washington. I'd move the boat out to Puget Sound, but the salt-water environment is so much harder on the boat surfaces and equipment. Boats seem to age twice as fast when moored in saltwater vs. fresh water.

 

[r.w.landau]

I love Lake Auther in PA.

I have a 25' boat that costs $400/ year for a mooring that the State of PA. installs and maintains. This is from April 15th to October 31st. Not only does that $400 pay for the mooring ball, the State shuttles the lease holders to and from the boat 24/7 from Memorial to Labor day and from 7 to 11 before and after Memorial/Labor Day.The annual cost for a dock space is about $700 for the same period but no utilities are available and there is about a two year waiting list. There are two tolet facilities and showers that are free to the lease holders.I should not be telling anyone this but some of the people on the lake think that they pay too much!r.w.landau

 

[Franklin]

JC

I guess you didn't get my joke. I'm from Texas and it's cheap here....not Florida. Florida is one of the higher places. Sorry to mislead you.

 

[Roger1250]

middle canada

$200 for the slip for the season, $60 for the clubhouse key, (showers, bathroom, kitchen, lounge, BBQ etc), and $40 for winter storage (outside).No electricity or running water, unless you run the cord and hose to the dayuse dock)

 

[JC on Bainbridge]

Franklin:

You are right about me not getting the joke about Florida. To be honest, I was trying to figure out how in the world can Florida be cheap. So I kind of ignored it. Maybe it is cheap because of the hurricanes, you think? ;d ;d I sure hope not too many boats get damaged this time around.Regardless, it started me thinking about moorage rates around the country anyway, and it seems a bunch of people also wanted to know.Thanks.

 

[Franklin]

Don't feel bad

A girl just called me for the first time and I answered as Pizza Hut. I really had her going and was trying hard to sell her a pizza I gave in just as she was about to hang up.

 

[Franklin]

I love these pictures

They are great to see. Thanks all for posting them. Seems so far the best bang for the buck is either OK or San Fran (because of the location). Heck....I'm tempted to make that one of my retirement stops. I hope it's still afordable then.

 

[Steve Dion]

Jim S, can't outdo your picture but....

[nm]

 

[JC on Bainbridge]

Speaking of pictures, have you ......

looked at your marina/slip using the google satellite photos? OR using terraserver.microsoft.com?I used terraserver and found my boat. However, for a real close-up, my boat was on the bottom edge of one photo, and the top edge of the adjoining photo. so my boat was partially cut off in both photos. For a distant shot, my boat is in the photo, but kinda small. See attached. Shucks.

 

[roger5034]

East Kansas

Approx. $112/month, min 12 months, for 26ft boat ( 28ft slip) w/ water & power & secured

 

[Mike]

East Tennessee

I belong to a "yatch club." Sailboats only. We pay about 350 a year for membership. $10 a month for slip (somewhat limited about 100 with a waiting list and another 25 or so "summer" high water slips) with access to water and electricity, no living aboard and $5 a month for a mooring.A bargain compared to the 200-300 a month most of the marinas get.Mike