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rick,you know what i find really nuts? my buddies have a 35ft deep keel boat,and it costs them 45 pounds a year for the mooring,they had to put the mooring in them selves but who cares for 45 quid a year

The boat is moored at Oban,west coast Scotland

We pay $1500/year with electric and water, drive out (floating) docks, nice heated restrooms with showers and a heated pool. Pretty typical price in Western Lake Erie Island area of Ohio.

In Perth Western Australia I pay AU$2750/year for mast-up 26M storage. Its about 100 metres mast-up tow distance from free launching ramps.

Good security, friendly helpful live-on-site management, on-site canteen/shop with a range of fishing gear, bait and basic boating gear and an outboard mechanic. Downside: no electricity, coin-in-slot wash-down water, and access is limited to 6am-6pm without prior arrangement.

I kept my previous 23ft fixed keel yacht on a registered self-maintained mooring in the Swan River. Apart from the high maintenance cost the lack of security was a huge problem with frequent break-ins, theft and vandalism.


I'd like to keep Oskar in my backyard but I live on a steep hillside. My backyard comprises a 30 degree slope covered with trees and rocks. I did get a quote to construct a large enough area to park him in the front yard but AU$50k or more for site works put a quick stop to that idea

Around here docks for a small boat rent w/o water / elec for around 300$ a month, about the same for dry storage in a marina. But demand is higher then supply. Prices to built your own dock - if you are lucky enough to have a waterfront property ( nowadays I could not afford it anymore) are somewher around 20K with all the permits. Add 15K for a lift.....
Hans

In Buffalo, at the biggest marina (1024 slips) it's $1078 w/o electric, and $1168 with electric. Very nice slips, 12 launch ramps, nice showers, a full service restaurant, and a fish cleaning station.

In Calgary
Lake behind a dam, 1 km wide, 9 km long but always wind.
Mast up storage (year round) $1/day based on 6 month minimum.
Waiting list for mooring balls $2/day
Lot is owned by a MacGregor dealer so parts are available but expensive.

Glad I have a trailerable.

waltpm wrote:In Buffalo, at the biggest marina (1024 slips) it's $1078 w/o electric, and $1168 with electric. Very nice slips, 12 launch ramps, nice showers, a full service restaurant, and a fish cleaning station.

Walt - - is that the one downtown or in S. Buffalo - - I didn't see many facilities downdown - - and the slips I saw were old, wooden and rickety. That's 1,168 a season I presume??

Rick

Maybe Rich Marina in Buffalo??

Interesting name

State park marina, $27/dock foot per season. By default, you're assigned to a dock up to 2 feet shorter than your registered length, but if a longer slip is vacant, you can request it. Lengths are 16, 20, and 24 feet. Restrooms and outside cold water shower are available, as well as marina grill, and a store with gasoline and pump-out. No electricity or water on the docks.

Mast up storage (year round) $1/day based on 6 month minimum.
Waiting list for mooring balls $2/day
Lot is owned by a MacGregor dealer so parts are available but expensive.

Glad I have a trailerable

For Highland Park:
May 3-September 1 Ramp Hours: 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Attendant Hours: No staffing after September 1, 2008. Closing procedures begin October 1, 2008.

Daily Launching Fees Concrete/Sand Ramp
Weekdays (per day), $10/resident, $15/nonresident
Weekends (per day), $30/resident, $50/nonresident
Holiday (per day), $30/resident, $50/nonresident

Seasonal Launching Only Fees
Catamaran, $152/resident, $228/nonresident
Power Boat, $330/resident, $495/nonresident
Personal Water Craft, $330/resident, $495/nonresident
Personal Water Craft, $165 (after Aug. 15 residents only)
Sailboat over 18 feet, $330/resident, $495/nonresident
Sailboat 18 feet or under, $152/resident, $228/nonresident

Boat Storage & Launching
Catamaran, $370/resident, $555/nonresident
Power Boat/PWC, $540/resident, $810/nonresident
Sailboat over 18 feet, $540/resident, $810/nonresident
Sailboat 18 feet or under, $370/resident, $555/nonresident

Board Boat Storage (Storage fee does not include parking decal)
Storage all tiers/cable, $130/resident, $195/nonresident
Mast & Sail Storage, $25/resident, $38/nonresident

no gas, no electric, no pump out, no patience for setting up around the ramp, but attendants will assist with line handling during launch and retrevial and they have a golf cart to take you to and from your parked car/trailer

Im in Kemah, Texas, a high demand area with many Marinas & boats. Ive locked in an additional 2 years at $90/month within an upscale Marina that has a Harbor Master, Elect., Water, a rec. room, laundry, 3 newly remodeled shower/rest room facilities, pool, security electronic gates, upscale Condos, and well manicured grounds. We have several Macs here so far.
The nice thing about this Marina is the Wind Protection...and that makes docking a Mac easy.
We've been here going on 2 years, and its been very nice. Approx. 100 slips total--and only 1-3 vancancies (approx).

Rick,
It's the Small Boat Harbor Marina. It's about 2-3 miles south of downtown, at the southern end of the breakwall that protects the harbor. One of the nice features is that on days when it's very windy and the waves in Lake Erie are huge, you can sail that 2-3 miles inside the breakwall and go like hull. There are at least 4 marinas in the downtown area.

Loefflerh wrote:Around here docks for a small boat rent w/o water / elec for around 300$ a month, about the same for dry storage in a marina. But demand is higher then supply. Prices to built your own dock - if you are lucky enough to have a waterfront property ( nowadays I could not afford it anymore) are somewher around 20K with all the permits. Add 15K for a lift.....
Hans

That must be an awful big dock, or prices have gone up alot, or else you are talking to marine contractor crooks (and there are quite a few of them around). I had a dock built 2-3 years ago, all composite decking, with SS screws, about 8 pilings with a good quality 10,000# lift (aluminum and SS) for under $12K for everything. That also included the wiring for the motors and a aluminum stern platform that makes it easy to get in and out of the open stern Mac. Its an L shaped dock which is not that large, but big enough. Also has a nice railing.

Miami, is one of those areas where people are now buying slips. I have a mooring and pay $225/month for 12 months/year.

Last summer I paid $800 for the season for a slip on Mille Lacs Lake, no electric or other services, though I could drive right up next to my boat. This "marina" had about 4-5 sailboats out of about 28 slips. The marina is formed by a breakwater that comes out and then makes a 90-degree turn to form an 'L' coming out from the shore. It is actually pretty nice albeit primitive.