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mtc wrote:Do you guys who slip your boats feel the cost out weighs the effor to rig each time?

I'm starting to wonder. . . be nice to jump on, throw the lines, motor off.

For me it does.
However I still like knowing "I can move it myself if I want"

mtc wrote:Do you guys who slip your boats feel the cost out weighs the effor to rig each time?

I'm starting to wonder. . . be nice to jump on, throw the lines, motor off.

I am a lazy bas _ _ _ _! Before I got my wet slip I stored mast up right next to the launch ramp but that was too much work Besides, I stay on the boat 3/4 nights a week when I am in LA playing poker and that saves $1,100 a month in hotel bills - - - so my Mac pays for itself easily - - - plus I get to sail every day I'm in LA. Tough life but I volunteered

Rick

Wayyyy up north, I pay $325 for the season. There isn't water or power available but that's ok. I've hooked up the solar panel for power and it isn't a big deal to tote water onto the boat when I need it. As for winter storage, I store it mast up in my back yard (5 min from the lake).

Do you guys who slip your boats feel the cost out weighs the effor to rig each time?

Yup, 20 mins to the lake, 5 more minutes= sailing!!

>I am a lazy bas _ _ _ _! Before I got my wet slip...<

Hey Rick (pokerrick1) I'm thinking of going the same route.

I like the idea of escaping from the High Desert (particularly during the
summer) on a Monday and staying aboard and sailing my Mac during
the week then returning Friday to see if my home is still there. (smile)

Having it in it's own slip would sure make things easier based on the
aformentioned criteria... versus my present arrangement with Channel
Islands Landing in Oxnard, California.

I need to get serious about looking for a slip either at Channel Islands
or Ventura Harbor.

Best regards

Bill

Note: My "ex" and two of my daughters have been living at Lake Arrowhead
since 1969. I left there in '72... but that's another story. :-(

Hi Bill;

I leave Running Springs for MDR on Mon night and return after Saturday's sail so I'm home Sat PM, Sun (Football) and Monday. My Mac TRULY does pay for itself because I was doing that same schedule and paying motel and hotel bills while playing poker in LA. Now I get to sail Tues thru Sat whenever I feel like it and play at night. For one person the Mac is MORE than perfect! I usually singlehand and rarely use the engine, even though this is the first sailboat I have ever owned (had motorboats of every size for 40 years) - - I have only been sailing 10 months now, but have learned much quickly with the aid if my slip neighbors.

I don't know the availability of slips in Oxnard or Ventura but in MDR it is impossible unless you buy a new boat - - - then the dealer can get a slip for you - - - that's how they keep almost ALL fairly new boats in the marina - - - NO JUNK!

MDR is great during the week (I miss all weekend crowds), but I also enjoy getting back to the mountains.

Rick

i belong to a "working person's yacht club". it is on boca ciega bay in gulfport florida. i just changed from keeping my boat mast up on the trailer at the club, $26.33 monthly to keeping it in a wet slip, $135 monthly. of course there are club dues so that is $30 more a month. the club has everything i could dream of though, showers, kitchen, barbecues, ice machine, wireless internet, wash areas, electricity in the yard, books, internet pc there if i don't bring a laptop, and loaner daysailor boats at no extra cost. there is even a small workshop and tools there if i am desperate to fix something and don't have tools with me. and i am allowed to work on my boat there no problem, in yard or in water. previously i was at a private marina mast up in a yard and they allowed zero work on your boat there, no shower, pretty much no nothing for $137 a month. the wet slip includes water, pumpout and electricity, also for more $$ cable and phone. of course at a club there is always someone around if you need a hand with something, and no one EVER rushes you or whines when you are taking your time at the ramp or wash area. those of you who ramp regularly at busy places know what i mean. that's my story.
francis joshua

Ours is $62/lf for April thru October. We are located about 35 miles north of Manhattan on the Hudson River. Our marina is the cheapest around...about 15-20 bucks less a lf than others.

Do you guys who slip your boats feel the cost out weighs the effor to rig each time?
I'm starting to wonder. . . be nice to jump on, throw the lines, motor off.

Yup, especially in northern climes where sailing season is less than 6 months. You have to squeeze a years worth into a half year.
There are of course the die hards who sail in the winter months but you really have to dress for it.

Lake Palistine, Tx , Flat Creek marina has wet slip for 45 a month , showers available , tight cove,shallow when low water, some sailboats now sitting on there keels, till? Emerald Bay YC has slips for 1500, water ,elec, gated, pumpout.
Lake Ray Hubbard, has dry storage (mast up) ramp, gated,500 yr
year round boating, but mostly fishing .

Is my slip cost worth the $2900 per year? Yes.

Instead of being on the boat on the lake only once per month, I"m there at least twice per week year round. After all the money and time in mods, the elbow grease expended and blood shed doing maintenance, I'm glad to say I'm finally getting a nice return on my investment since I put the boat in the water.

And when the admiral says "let's go out to eat", I come back with "Great Idea! Lets go out on the boat and eat away from noisy, people, cellphones and traffic."
Most often it works... as long as I do the cooking and cleanup. Saves hundreds of dollars in restaurant bills, too.

I havent used my 26X the last 2 summers. Safe under my deck., but when I used my boat in previous years I would trailer up to Erie Pa after July 4th (when the water got warm)and pay for 1 month transient docking, about $300.00. That was good for about 5 long weekends. Trailer it home and last week of August take it to Sandusky Ohio for a few weeks. Next summer I am looking for a place, where I can keep the boat on the trailer next to the Lake.

Is my slip cost worth the $2900 per year? Yes.

Great Googeldy moogeldy!! I thought My "near 2 K " was high. Then again you get to go year round.

I could do a half year at around$950 but then you lose seniority and I have the best slip on the lake.

Yes, I could get a cheaper slip eslewhere but the docks are further away, are poorly maintained, have no protection from the prevailing wind direction, and little security effort is made by management. I think I have the best slip too, well maintained, protected from wind and wave in every direction, well lighted, electronic key entry, random security patrols, and only about 150 ft from the parking lot!

Mine is farthest from the parking lot, farthest from shore, closest to the lake body and when nosed in my transom faces west (Sunsets!!)