Boating just got more expensive!

I have yet to tell my financial advisor about my, boat sickness. I met with him this morning, states I can comfortably retire at 65, earlier if I want to, and that does not include SSN. I almost said "does that include the boat?".

I am on Amazon as I type this out looking at even more useless boat stuff...
 
JimG said:
Just got my invoice from the marina for the 2023 season... slip fee went up over 25%!

Went from $37.50 to $47.50 a foot for the short 5 month season. But may still be the best deal in the area, so I'm still in. I bet there will be some that bail out, giving up those precious slips.

I would be curious what it is at Smith Mountain and Lake Norman... I know there are some peeps on those lakes here.

@WV 320 Dancer How about the Kanawha?
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I know that's a sizable percent increase, but that's still a very good rate that I'd be happy to have. I've been paying $95/foot for my slip (including electric). My marina was sold to new owners last October. I'm hoping the rates don't go crazy.
 
mrsrobinson said:
I have yet to tell my financial advisor about my, boat sickness.
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Both of my financial advisors have a boat sickness and that really helps. One owns boats and races sailboats. The other one also owns a boat and lived on it while their house was being renovated. They just got a bigger boat and had it trucked across the country. When discussing our financial plan it ALWAYS includes how to be sure our boating activities are covered.
 
b_arrington said:
I know that's a sizable percent increase, but that's still a very good rate that I'd be happy to have. I've been paying $95/foot for my slip (including electric). My marina was sold to new owners last October. I'm hoping the rates don't go crazy.
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We have floating docks with a finger per boat, single water spigot shared between 5 or 6 boats, no power, pool or showers. Fuel dock and free pump-out available.
 
JimG said:
We have floating docks with a finger per boat, single water spigot shared between 5 or 6 boats, no power, pool or showers. Fuel dock and free pump-out available.
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No Power at your slip?

Pools are a big deal for some, I never understood that. I also don't understand pools at beach houses, but I digress.
 
mrsrobinson said:
No Power at your slip?

Pools are a big deal for some, I never understood that. I also don't understand pools at beach houses, but I digress.
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That's right, no power at the slips. Operators are dead against it. We're lucky to have the water nearby... A-Dock is the only one with water. The others B-H have to go to the pumpout dock to get water.
Aggree on the pool... Summersville Lake has some of the cleanest fresh water around. It will get up to 80 degrees by July/August.
 
JimG said:
That's right, no power at the slips. Operators are dead against it. We're lucky to have the water nearby... A-Dock is the only one with water. The others B-H have to go to the pumpout dock to get water.
Aggree on the pool... Summersville Lake has some of the cleanest fresh water around. It will get up to 80 degrees by July/August.
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Our lake will be 90 degrees in July/August.

We pay $145/foot for annual rack storage and unlimited ins/outs. The marina has a courtesy dock with 20 slips. 10 are 10'x24' and our boat does not fit in those. The other 10 are 12'x30', which we do fit in. For some reason all the boats that fit in the small slips feel the need to take the bigger slips, especially the pontoons. Anyway, no water or electric.

3 years ago we paid $70/foot in the same marina before new owners took over. They put a ton of money into the marina, so I don't have a problem with the increase.
 
JimG said:
We have floating docks with a finger per boat, single water spigot shared between 5 or 6 boats, no power, pool or showers. Fuel dock and free pump-out available.
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Sounds like my setup. Floating dock, shared fingers, 2 spigots for 10 boats, no other amenities. No fuel or pump out, but I do have my own power pedestal. My dock is about 10-11 feet shorter than the boat, and I can't enter/exit the slip 1 hour on either side of low tide.

Pic below is the entire boat yard/dock, with my boat the one in the slip. It's really no frills. The plus is it's been very much a do-it-yourself yard where you can perform any boat service you want except apply bottom paint. The slip fee is much less than other marinas around.

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b_arrington said:
Sounds like my setup. Floating dock, shared fingers, 2 spigots for 10 boats, no other amenities. No fuel or pump out, but I do have my own power pedestal. My dock is about 10-11 feet shorter than the boat, and I can't enter/exit the slip 1 hour on either side of low tide.

Pic below is the entire boat yard/dock, with my boat the one in the slip. It's really no frills. The plus is it's been very much a do-it-yourself yard where you can perform any boat service you want except apply bottom paint. The slip fee is much less than other marinas around.

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How do they get the boats in and out of the water? I don't see a travel lift in the picture.
 
As the old saying goes
"You get what you pay for..."
Also, it's just like real estate, location, location, location. It all has to do with zip code.
Over the years I've tried to boat cheaply, it never worked.
Just remember, you can't take it with you.
 
So reading this, it has me thinking. I can get a slip at one of the better marinas on the Columbia River for $475 a month with water/electric and cover. But no yard for the pick up and trailer. So I would have to bring the trailer home, 70+ miles from the boat. Maybe just keeping it in the driveway would still be best. Being half way between PDX and the salt, I still have options.
 
I gave up trailering a boat years ago and never looked backed, easy decision for me to slip it.

@b_arrington she looks lonely out there by herself.

@highslice it's not uncommon for marinas around here to not have a lift. You try to plan/schedule to go a marina that has a lift when you need to be hauled out.
 
We have no lift at the lake either... mostly under 40' cruisers. We just load them up on the trailer if you need out-of-water service.
 
mrsrobinson said:
I gave up trailering a boat years ago and never looked backed, easy decision for me to slip it.

@b_arrington she looks lonely out there by herself.

@highslice it's not uncommon for marinas around here to not have a lift. You try to plan/schedule to go a marina that has a lift when you need to be hauled out.
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I just figured that since there were so many boats on the hard that they would have a lift in the picture.
 
Just paid ours. It went from $43/ft to $47/ft and electric went from $125 to $200 for the season
 
highslice said:
How do they get the boats in and out of the water? I don't see a travel lift in the picture.
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Travel lift? HAHAHAHAHA! Wow, that made my day.

Seriously, no. There’s not enough volume at the yard for that kind of expense, and they can get the boats closer together without it. What they use is 2 custom made yard trailers with adjustable bunks - large and small. They trailers get moved around with a small repurposed aircraft tug. Boats get launched/hauled near high tide on the ramp next to the dock. They are then towed the the dock/mooring with one guy in a Boston Whaler workboat. Pics of my boat on the yard trailer below.

There are 2 travel lifts in the area at other yards when they are needed; those are much larger yards with on site mechanics with business to support the lifts. Using the local lift cost about $500 for a short haul (stays in the slings, no blocking).

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