Tennessee river - Chattanooga/Knoxville

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My wife and I are doing some early research on new areas to relocate too. Thinking about the Chattanooga or Knoxville areas.

We open to salt water boating but are still somewhat drawn to the freshwater river system.

Looking for thoughts/opinions pros/cons of this area. We need to be in a large enough city for my wife's work (hospital pharmacy) and I need to be close to an airport.

We want to be far enough south to not deal with winter, at least as we know it.

Is this a viable area? Do we need to just go to the coast? Looking forward to hearing the thoughts of the folks here.

Thanks in advance
 
Zach, you have brought up an interesting topic and one that I'm sure will be vigorously debated on this forum as we like to do in the winter

I was born and raised in Seattle and as an adult have lived in Houston, Sacramento, LA-Orange Counties, Las Vegas, Central California (Fresno), back to Sacramento and now the New Orleans area. I am retired now and with my last job of 10 years I traveled the US extensively 30-40 weeks a year. Also I have been a boat owner and most importantly, a Boater, for more than 50 years owning from 10' to 52". Every place I visited for work I looked at as both a potential residence and for the boating possibilities.

In my opinion, you left out some criteria, most importantly....budget. You own a 48 Sundancer so I will go out on a limb and assume you and your wife make a comfortable living. Another thing you do not mention is how often you plan to make trips by boat.

Growing up in Seattle I had enough of "winter" to know I don't ever want to live in that climate but oh, what a great area to cruise. I'm not a lake boater. Yes I know there are some very large lakes but in many I have always felt you can only go in a circle. Irrational, I know but, I am a "destination boater" and I prefer not to be confined by shorelines.

I have spent time in both of the areas you mentioned and while both great boating areas they both have too much winter and close shorelines for me. I like to boat year 'round and will not live anywhere that I have to put the boat away for 6 months. The Tennessee River System is intriquing as you can get to many places through the system. You can go up to the Great Lakes and out to the NE Coast and south down to the Gulf a places beyond. Additionally, if you are satisfied with cruising lakes and rivers the possibilities are endless.

My best boating so far has been in California, both Southern as well as the Sacramento River Delta/San Francisco Bay. Unlimited destinations and mostly exceptional to mild weather. But the California cost of living brought me to SE Louisiana 2 1/2 years ago. There has been more rain this past 6 months than normal but typically this sub-tropical climate is fairly mild. There can be severe weather at times. There are a couple of weeks of "winter" with temps below freezing but 2 weeks later it can be in the 70s.

I would say if you are content cruising the rivers and lakes connected near Knoxville and Chattanooga then those would be great locations and have less "winter" than Michigan....but too much for me. However, if you think you would rather go boating where you can quickly be someplace where all you see on the horizon is water (my idea of heaven) I would look farther south where you can be in open water in hours rather than days. If my wife's family were not here I would be somewhere on the west coast of Florida in a waterfront home with my boat in my back yard.

This will be fun to see the other responses.
Shawn
 
Just some opinions here....
The coast....everything boat related is likely more expensive than on the Tennessee River. Compare dockage fees and insurance costs.

The weather... I live and boat on the Tennnessee River in north Alabama. It's so hot & humid in July & August that we can only go out early morning, late afternoon. If you are looking for warmth.... Chattanooga is plenty far south.

Salt water... I can only speak from my reading as I have zero experience. But I want no parts of it.

Covered slips... My wife and I could not own a boat without a covered slip. The elements (scorching sun & plenty of rain) take a massive toll on gel coat, fiberglass, canvas & eisenglass. Covered slips not only protect your boat, they can save your weekend too. Covered slips are tough to find on the coast.

Hope this helps or at least gets your thread started.
 
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Pretty sure someone on here lives/boats in TN during the summer, then takes the boat down to FL for the winter. Sounds like that is not quite something you can do until you retire, but at least you would have that option once you hit retirement age. In the meantime, you can enjoy the better winters in TN, and the TN rivers and lakes are some of my favorite during the summer. I was recently in Guntersville AL for a wedding, and while I didn’t boat there, It is even closer to the coast, and farther south. My opinion, I would check out West coast FL. I love it here, we were boating last weekend, 2 weekends before that, and it was gorgeous. Yes, the climate is harder on your boat, but seems worth it to me. I love the heat when it gets to hot, you just jump in the water with your favorite cold beverage, a hat, and sunscreen.
Tampa/St. Pete area has plenty of hospitals, and a great airport, year round boating, and cost of living is reasonable.
 
Don’t know your financial situation but as others have stated boating in fresh water is many times less expensive than salt. Also the topic of the covered slip I will just say don’t leave home without one. Where we boat we have 5 months of what I would call not boat friendly weather. So yes we are too far north. I also manage a branch in TN and travel the entire state and love it down there. I would not think you wife will have any issues with employment possibilities as TN is one of the fastest growing retirement areas of the US. If you like to have something to look at other than just H2O on your journeys then river life has much to offer. Even in little Charleston, WV we are just 38 miles from the Ohio River and that is the gateway to everything. The one major positive toTN is the tax situation which is very favorable. Good luck with your adventure to find your next destination!!
 
If you have noted my information, you will see that I live in Tennessee part time and Florida part time and know the boating scene in both areas.

I was raised on the Tennessee river and Corp of Engineers lake system, then bought a beach house in Panama City Beach and soon bought a 390EC that we kept at the Sea Ray dealer while our kids finished high school. We eventually sold out lake and fishing boats and do all our boating on the Gulf Coast. The reason is simple........Ive been retired since my mid 40's and have time to explore. We learned that we enjoy coastal cruising a lot. We sold the 390EC and bought our current boat, a 450DA with diesel power. I loved the challenge of navigating and running a boat in a complex environment (lots of commercial traffic, lots of restricted areas due to the AF, Navy, USCG training, DEA operations and now ICE located here). We find that there are new and interesting things to see or places to visit every day we are out. On days we just want to cool it, we have barrier islands that afford us clean clear Emerald green water much like the Caribbean....we anchor stern to the island to protect us from the seas in knee deep water where we can walk to the beach, go across to the Gulf side, to swim in the surf, use the paddle boards, etc.

Other than a project boat (a Fish Nautique I am converting to diesel) We don't even own a lake boat, yet we live within 15 minutes of 5 Corp Lakes.

Some factors to consider are the slip and insurance costs are cheaper inland, but services you hire like detailing canvas, upholstery, diesel specialty service, electronics, etc are of substantially more expensive and usually less qualified than on the coast simply because on the coast competition keep quality up and costs in line and because travel time is less.

Knoxville and Chattanooga are both growing, thriving cities with lots to offer, both economically and culturally. However, both are subject to winter weather problems. The other issue for you if you require an airport is that neither city is a is a major airline hub. That means you have to fly to Charlotte, Nashville, or Atlanta to even begin to get where you need to go. That adds ±4 hours to nearly every trip out......... and every trip back home.

I would consider Nashville for several reasons. It is a larger more cosmopolitan city with better cultural activities and a more vibrant economy. The #1 and #2 live music concert venues in the US are in Nashville and the the Bridgstone arena hosts all sorts of large concerts and activities. There is an NFL team and a NHL team located in Nashville. There are 4-5 very nice lakes within a short drive and Nashville in on the Cumberland river which allow access to the Mississippi or Tombigbee Waterway if you want to run the boat to the coast on her own bottom. For air travel, Nashville is a hub for American, Delta and Southwest so airline connections are a breeze and usually save the Atlanta first leg you would have from either other Tennessee cities you mentioned.

Taxation....neither Florida nor Tennessee have state income taxes. On its surface that seems great, however, Tennessee has the "Hall Tax" which taxes non-Tennessee income from investments at 6%. Depending upon your financial situation, this can be an expensive oversight if you aren't aware of it.

Salt water doesn't dissolve boats, but a coastal location does get you year round boating and lots more to see and do on the water. The negatives of boating on the coast are storms and maintenance and are manageable with the right marina and being aware of the types of increased maintenance required. For example, my marina requires that the boats be out of the water when a named storm is forecast to hit within100 miles. They schedule it, they monitor the weather and they do the work, and they reserve space in their boat yard for net slip customer's boats.......I don't even have to make a phone call. They have an excellent detail service on sight.......if I am out of town, the owner calls me and tells me if the boat needs washing. Access to air travel is also excellent since Panama City is also a Southwest hub. My daughter lives and works in Nashville and she hasn't driven to our beach house in PCB in years.....she just waits for a Southwest sale and can usually get $59-$99 flights both to and from Nashville.

Hope that helps........
 
Love boating in Chattanooga.

And it seems that every health care company has their headquarters in Chattanooga ...... so your wife should be good to go.

Airport is small but very functional and it's a quick shuttle ride to the Atlanta airport.

There are quite a few full service marinas, covered slips with services for those who spend many days aboard.
 
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My wife and I are doing some early research on new areas to relocate too. Thinking about the Chattanooga or Knoxville areas.

We open to salt water boating but are still somewhat drawn to the freshwater river system.

Looking for thoughts/opinions pros/cons of this area. We need to be in a large enough city for my wife's work (hospital pharmacy) and I need to be close to an airport.

We want to be far enough south to not deal with winter, at least as we know it.

Is this a viable area? Do we need to just go to the coast? Looking forward to hearing the thoughts of the folks here.

Thanks in advance

Hi Zach,

I was raised in TN (Nashville) and boated as a boy in the 50's and 60's on Old Hickory Lake outside of Nashville with Parents and friends. Great place. As an adult, I boated on the lakes around Atlanta on boats up to a up to a 340DA. 7 years ago, when I got our diesel 410, we moved it to Chattanooga so we could make longer trips, and then 2 years ago, we got our '58DB which winters in Cape Coral and summers in Chattanooga. Fresh water boating on the TN River is great April through October. Swimming is comfortable May through September. Winter is cold Dec 15 - Feb 15, but there can be occasional 70° days in that period. On the hot humid summer days, we are rafted out and in the water. A 55X18 covered slip is $540 per month, our waverunner jetport is $30 per month plus electricity. As you know, fresh water boating from a covered slip is low maintenance on the hull, decks and canvas.

Our FL slip is 70X22, uncovered, short finger on one side, and $725 per month +130 electricity. We keep both slips year round as we like their locations.

TN and FL have no state income tax. Sales tax is 9.25% in TN and 6.5% in FL. South FL is hot and muggy Jul - Sept. Some people have their boats stored in indoor A/C, hurricane proof storage buildings. For mine to do that, it would be a 5 month minimum payment at 3K per month. Its cheaper to move it to TN for Hurricane Season. FrankW's marina in PCB (and many others) have Hurricane Plans where the boats are hauled and blocked for Hurricanes.

Knoxville and Chattanooga are on a great stretch of the TN River with lots of coves and anchorages and activities. We are very happy in both places.

People worry about "salt water"...as FrankW told me years ago, these boats are made for salt water ops (well maybe not stern drives - but a lot of people have them in FL). My boat was in salt water all its life, well cared for, waxed 3-4 times a year and the gelcoat and SS look brand new. You do need to rinse off after every outing, which we don't do in TN in fresh water.

Just some thoughts - be glad to be more specific for you...
 
Zach, you have brought up an interesting topic and one that I'm sure will be vigorously debated on this forum as we like to do in the winter

I was born and raised in Seattle and as an adult have lived in Houston, Sacramento, LA-Orange Counties, Las Vegas, Central California (Fresno), back to Sacramento and now the New Orleans area. I am retired now and with my last job of 10 years I traveled the US extensively 30-40 weeks a year. Also I have been a boat owner and most importantly, a Boater, for more than 50 years owning from 10' to 52". Every place I visited for work I looked at as both a potential residence and for the boating possibilities.

In my opinion, you left out some criteria, most importantly....budget. You own a 48 Sundancer so I will go out on a limb and assume you and your wife make a comfortable living. Another thing you do not mention is how often you plan to make trips by boat.

Growing up in Seattle I had enough of "winter" to know I don't ever want to live in that climate but oh, what a great area to cruise. I'm not a lake boater. Yes I know there are some very large lakes but in many I have always felt you can only go in a circle. Irrational, I know but, I am a "destination boater" and I prefer not to be confined by shorelines.

I have spent time in both of the areas you mentioned and while both great boating areas they both have too much winter and close shorelines for me. I like to boat year 'round and will not live anywhere that I have to put the boat away for 6 months. The Tennessee River System is intriquing as you can get to many places through the system. You can go up to the Great Lakes and out to the NE Coast and south down to the Gulf a places beyond. Additionally, if you are satisfied with cruising lakes and rivers the possibilities are endless.

My best boating so far has been in California, both Southern as well as the Sacramento River Delta/San Francisco Bay. Unlimited destinations and mostly exceptional to mild weather. But the California cost of living brought me to SE Louisiana 2 1/2 years ago. There has been more rain this past 6 months than normal but typically this sub-tropical climate is fairly mild. There can be severe weather at times. There are a couple of weeks of "winter" with temps below freezing but 2 weeks later it can be in the 70s.

I would say if you are content cruising the rivers and lakes connected near Knoxville and Chattanooga then those would be great locations and have less "winter" than Michigan....but too much for me. However, if you think you would rather go boating where you can quickly be someplace where all you see on the horizon is water (my idea of heaven) I would look farther south where you can be in open water in hours rather than days. If my wife's family were not here I would be somewhere on the west coast of Florida in a waterfront home with my boat in my back yard.

This will be fun to see the other responses.
Shawn

We have been boating in the upper Mississippi and St. Croix river systems for the last 6 years so we are very comfortable with the notion of shorelines being close. What we don't care for is "lake" boating or the feeling we are driving around in a circle.

We like some seasonality so not opposed to some cooler months. We enjoy most out door activities that don't involve snow so being able to live in an area that would allow for hiking or other activities in the Dec-Feb time from is appealing. We just get 6 months of boating in the MN/Wi area and to get that we are boating in less than ideal weather in May and October.

Thanks
 
Just some opinions here....
The coast....everything boat related is likely more expensive than on the Tennessee River. Compare dockage fees and insurance costs.

The weather... I live and boat on the Tennnessee River in north Alabama. It's so hot & humid in July & August that we can only go out early morning, late afternoon. If you are looking for warmth.... Chattanooga is plenty far south.

Salt water... I can only speak from my reading as I have zero experience. But I want no parts of it.

Covered slips... My wife and I could not own a boat without a covered slip. The elements (scorching sun & plenty of rain) take a massive toll on gel coat, fiberglass, canvas & eisenglass. Covered slips not only protect your boat, they can save your weekend too. Covered slips are tough to find on the coast.

Hope this helps or at least gets your thread started.

Agreed we have had a covered slip the last 4 years and this would be our preference
 
Pretty sure someone on here lives/boats in TN during the summer, then takes the boat down to FL for the winter. Sounds like that is not quite something you can do until you retire, but at least you would have that option once you hit retirement age. In the meantime, you can enjoy the better winters in TN, and the TN rivers and lakes are some of my favorite during the summer. I was recently in Guntersville AL for a wedding, and while I didn’t boat there, It is even closer to the coast, and farther south. My opinion, I would check out West coast FL. I love it here, we were boating last weekend, 2 weekends before that, and it was gorgeous. Yes, the climate is harder on your boat, but seems worth it to me. I love the heat when it gets to hot, you just jump in the water with your favorite cold beverage, a hat, and sunscreen.
Tampa/St. Pete area has plenty of hospitals, and a great airport, year round boating, and cost of living is reasonable.

We have heard positive feedback on the Tampa/St. pete area. We have this on our list of places to go for a long weekend to get a closer look. Time frame to move is the next few years but sooner rather than later.
 
If you have noted my information, you will see that I live in Tennessee part time and Florida part time and know the boating scene in both areas.

I was raised on the Tennessee river and Corp of Engineers lake system, then bought a beach house in Panama City Beach and soon bought a 390EC that we kept at the Sea Ray dealer while our kids finished high school. We eventually sold out lake and fishing boats and do all our boating on the Gulf Coast. The reason is simple........Ive been retired since my mid 40's and have time to explore. We learned that we enjoy coastal cruising a lot. We sold the 390EC and bought our current boat, a 450DA with diesel power. I loved the challenge of navigating and running a boat in a complex environment (lots of commercial traffic, lots of restricted areas due to the AF, Navy, USCG training, DEA operations and now ICE located here). We find that there are new and interesting things to see or places to visit every day we are out. On days we just want to cool it, we have barrier islands that afford us clean clear Emerald green water much like the Caribbean....we anchor stern to the island to protect us from the seas in knee deep water where we can walk to the beach, go across to the Gulf side, to swim in the surf, use the paddle boards, etc.

Other than a project boat (a Fish Nautique I am converting to diesel) We don't even own a lake boat, yet we live within 15 minutes of 5 Corp Lakes.

Some factors to consider are the slip and insurance costs are cheaper inland, but services you hire like detailing canvas, upholstery, diesel specialty service, electronics, etc are of substantially more expensive and usually less qualified than on the coast simply because on the coast competition keep quality up and costs in line and because travel time is less.

Knoxville and Chattanooga are both growing, thriving cities with lots to offer, both economically and culturally. However, both are subject to winter weather problems. The other issue for you if you require an airport is that neither city is a is a major airline hub. That means you have to fly to Charlotte, Nashville, or Atlanta to even begin to get where you need to go. That adds ±4 hours to nearly every trip out......... and every trip back home.

I would consider Nashville for several reasons. It is a larger more cosmopolitan city with better cultural activities and a more vibrant economy. The #1 and #2 live music concert venues in the US are in Nashville and the the Bridgstone arena hosts all sorts of large concerts and activities. There is an NFL team and a NHL team located in Nashville. There are 4-5 very nice lakes within a short drive and Nashville in on the Cumberland river which allow access to the Mississippi or Tombigbee Waterway if you want to run the boat to the coast on her own bottom. For air travel, Nashville is a hub for American, Delta and Southwest so airline connections are a breeze and usually save the Atlanta first leg you would have from either other Tennessee cities you mentioned.

Taxation....neither Florida nor Tennessee have state income taxes. On its surface that seems great, however, Tennessee has the "Hall Tax" which taxes non-Tennessee income from investments at 6%. Depending upon your financial situation, this can be an expensive oversight if you aren't aware of it.

Salt water doesn't dissolve boats, but a coastal location does get you year round boating and lots more to see and do on the water. The negatives of boating on the coast are storms and maintenance and are manageable with the right marina and being aware of the types of increased maintenance required. For example, my marina requires that the boats be out of the water when a named storm is forecast to hit within100 miles. They schedule it, they monitor the weather and they do the work, and they reserve space in their boat yard for net slip customer's boats.......I don't even have to make a phone call. They have an excellent detail service on sight.......if I am out of town, the owner calls me and tells me if the boat needs washing. Access to air travel is also excellent since Panama City is also a Southwest hub. My daughter lives and works in Nashville and she hasn't driven to our beach house in PCB in years.....she just waits for a Southwest sale and can usually get $59-$99 flights both to and from Nashville.

Hope that helps........

Frank
Thanks for the detail. I am curious about the Cumberland river. How viable is larger boating on this river? Is there access to 50 ft covered slips? As far as the TN river it appeared there are a handful of marinas in both Chattanooga and Knoxville.

If we make the choice to go to Florida a full service marina will be a must have for us. How long of a wait is it to get into this type of marina.

As I mentioned in an earlier post this is a very serious 2-3 year plan for us, sooner if work allows. We have come to the realization we just do not line 4-6 months of winter.
 
Love boating in Chattanooga.

And it seems that every health care company has their headquarters in Chattanooga ...... so your wife should be good to go.

Airport is small but very functional and it's a quick shuttle ride to the Atlanta airport.

There are quite a few full service marinas, covered slips with services for those who spend many days aboard.

Great info we are going to plan a trip to the area at some point this year. Any insight into slip availability? Are boats left in the water year round here?
 
Ditto to what others have said about Nashville. We keep our boat on Old Hickory lake and do take trips down town and to Clarksville. Plenty to see and do. We use our boat all winter. Only once was it so cold for so long that I went to sleep in the boat to run the engines when the marina power was shut off. Winter is a great time to be on the lake because it is void of boaters, calm waters, and crisp views. The sun does warm up the bridge nicely when it is out. Which is the only thing to be aware of here in middle TN, the sun is not always out like other areas such as Panama City, and that does get frustrating at times.
 
Hi Zach,

I was raised in TN (Nashville) and boated as a boy in the 50's and 60's on Old Hickory Lake outside of Nashville with Parents and friends. Great place. As an adult, I boated on the lakes around Atlanta on boats up to a up to a 340DA. 7 years ago, when I got our diesel 410, we moved it to Chattanooga so we could make longer trips, and then 2 years ago, we got our '58DB which winters in Cape Coral and summers in Chattanooga. Fresh water boating on the TN River is great April through October. Swimming is comfortable May through September. Winter is cold Dec 15 - Feb 15, but there can be occasional 70° days in that period. On the hot humid summer days, we are rafted out and in the water. A 55X18 covered slip is $540 per month, our waverunner jetport is $30 per month plus electricity. As you know, fresh water boating from a covered slip is low maintenance on the hull, decks and canvas.

Our FL slip is 70X22, uncovered, short finger on one side, and $725 per month +130 electricity. We keep both slips year round as we like their locations.

TN and FL have no state income tax. Sales tax is 9.25% in TN and 6.5% in FL. South FL is hot and muggy Jul - Sept. Some people have their boats stored in indoor A/C, hurricane proof storage buildings. For mine to do that, it would be a 5 month minimum payment at 3K per month. Its cheaper to move it to TN for Hurricane Season. FrankW's marina in PCB (and many others) have Hurricane Plans where the boats are hauled and blocked for Hurricanes.

Knoxville and Chattanooga are on a great stretch of the TN River with lots of coves and anchorages and activities. We are very happy in both places.

People worry about "salt water"...as FrankW told me years ago, these boats are made for salt water ops (well maybe not stern drives - but a lot of people have them in FL). My boat was in salt water all its life, well cared for, waxed 3-4 times a year and the gelcoat and SS look brand new. You do need to rinse off after every outing, which we don't do in TN in fresh water.

Just some thoughts - be glad to be more specific for you...

What are temperatures like in the winter. We are used to anything from -25 to an average of 15-20 and snow. We have about 3 ft of snow on the ground currently. Is humidity and worse here than the rest of the Midwest? We are used to plenty of heat and humidity in July and Aug.

Is there easy access to transient dock-age along the TN river? If you where to be based in Chattanooga how for do you have to go north or south to get to enjoyable cruising destinations?

Would be great to chat offline at some point.

Appreciate the feed back
 
Ditto to what others have said about Nashville. We keep our boat on Old Hickory lake and do take trips down town and to Clarksville. Plenty to see and do. We use our boat all winter. Only once was it so cold for so long that I went to sleep in the boat to run the engines when the marina power was shut off. Winter is a great time to be on the lake because it is void of boaters, calm waters, and crisp views. The sun does warm up the bridge nicely when it is out. Which is the only thing to be aware of here in middle TN, the sun is not always out like other areas such as Panama City, and that does get frustrating at times.

Thanks, Is this area all on the cumberland river or is it truly a lake?
 
The lake is the cumberland River. And yes, 70 foot slips exist. We bought our boat at Pickwick in the Tennessee River and moved it down the TN over to the Cumberland where they meet at Land Between the Lakes, and cruised up the Cumberland to Old Hickory Lake. PM me if you are every in Nashville. Happy to take you out and around so you can see what it’s all about.
 
Great info we are going to plan a trip to the area at some point this year. Any insight into slip availability? Are boats left in the water year round here?

https://www.erwinmarinesales.com/

Click on the marina tab. I'm located at the Chickamauga Marina. They have a few marinas in the Chattanooga area depending on size of boat and where you want to be located.

Boats normally stay in the water year around. Some winterize and some heat.
 
Zach - as Little Ducky said - year round in the slip. It will get cold in the winter, but usually only one or two times really get below freezing and very rarely for more than a day or two. I recall a couple of winters ago getting down to 10°, but that is really rare. Water temp is never below about 38° at the coldest although I have seen a thin layer of ice between the docks. TN has 4 great seasons.

Great links to our Chattanooga marina above... we cruise 20 minutes to our favorite weekend raft=up cove...
 
I live in Nashville and have been boating on Old Hickory Lake, the Cumberland River and Tennessee Rivers for longer than I want to admit and really love the inland waterways. I have lived in Destin and Miami and while I love the warm weather boating on the coast is just different.

In Knoxville, Nashville and Chatttanooga you will never have to pull your boat for winter in fact I never winterize I just keep heaters running on low temps in the salon and bilge. Your boat will look better longer in a covered slip in freash water as you really only need to buff and wax it one time a year and rework your bottom paint about every 4 - 5 years.

Nashville has two private Yacht Clubs one called Commodore (river) and Cedar Creek Yacht Club (Old Hickory Lake) that are both very nice. All the other marinas have covered slips. Ranging from 25’ to 75’ with power and pump outs. At CCYC thier is a 60 Sundancer, 55 Sundancer, 52 Sundancer, (2) 48 Sundancers, 47 Sedan Bridge, 48 Sedan Bridge with many other Hatteres, large Carvers and 75’ houseboats so thier is plenty of large boats on the water in the inland river waterways.in Nashville you can go to NFL Titans games by water and UT Vols in Knoxville,and AAA baseball in Chattanooga.

The Chattanooga and Knoxville areas have large and active boating environments with many Yacht Clubs and high quality marinas. IM me if you would like discuss the pros and cons..
 

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