Dock Queens

hack4alivin said:
For those of you in the Baltimore area that don’t know it, the restaurant in Middle Rivers Frog Mortar Creek formally known as “The Wild Duck” has changed hands and is under new management. It is now called “Sunset Cove”, and the menu is much more extensive and the food is very good. With the easy docking, it is well worth the trip. Just save me a slip!
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Bill, you are spot on, amazing.

I've been there pretty much every weekend this summer, mostly on Fridays. Usually they raft boats off 3 and 4, sometimes 5 deep on both sides of the pier on Friday evenings. If you always tip Gordy, the dock hand, he will take care of you............I will be there tomorrow evening, may be the last time for this year, I think Bill knows why.
 
I don't understand everyone's concern with the usage or non-usage of a boat, or for that matter any personal property.

As long as people are paying their way, their slip fees, their mooring charges and their club fees why the heck is it so important to other people whether or not they every leave the dock.

I say sitting on a boat is "boating".

As long as they are not interfering with your right to race off and raft up 4 and 5 deep with strangers at a crowded, jammed restaurant I say good for them and leave them alone.

Pardon the rant.

Bob
 
Lady, that doesn't seem like a rant to me, and I agree with you.

Just for the record, I swing both ways......LOL, I'm just as content sitting at the dock as I am "racing" off to a crowded restuarant, as long as I'm around boats. I couldn't care less who uses their boats and who doesn't.

Probably a Dramabook type person is concerned about it, but not me.
 
Someday Lady II said:
I don't understand everyone's concern with the usage or non-usage of a boat, or for that matter any personal property.

As long as people are paying their way, their slip fees, their mooring charges and their club fees why the heck is it so important to other people whether or not they every leave the dock.

I say sitting on a boat is "boating".

As long as they are not interfering with your right to race off and raft up 4 and 5 deep with strangers at a crowded, jammed restaurant I say good for them and leave them alone.

Pardon the rant.

Bob
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Those off us who use our boats on a regular basis feel superior to those who don't. I think that's the point. Don't we all like to feel better than other people?
 
xravenx said:
Lady, that doesn't seem like a rant to me, and I agree with you.

Just for the record, I swing both ways......LOL, I'm just as content sitting at the dock as I am "racing" off to a crowded restuarant, as long as I'm around boats. I couldn't care less who uses their boats and who doesn't.

Probably a Dramabook type person is concerned about it, but not me.
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Yes he does, he will root for the Orioles or the Ravens with equal enthusiasm.
 
I left my old marina because of all of the unused docks queens. The boats sat were never cleaned and there were mud dobbers and wasp nest all over them. If they were clean I wouldn't mind. In the end - I didn't care other than I wanted to be around boats that were at least cleaned. The issue was the wasp would be swarming our boat when at the dock. It just got old and the one time they would clean it inevitably the dirt would be all over my boat. Speaks more to the management at my old marina. New marina requires the boat go out at twice a season under it's own power and they have to be cleaned - I can't remember the frequency.
 
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We have had our boat two years this month and we've put just a bit over 250 hours on the engines and hundreds on the genset. We're on it usually 2 days a week in the summer (April to October) and 2 times a month in November to March.

For the record, I don't feel superior to those who don't get to go boating, I just feel sad for them that they can't use it more.
 
Gofirstclass said:
We have had our boat two years this month and we've put just a bit over 250 hours on the engines and hundreds on the genset. We're on it usually 2 days a week in the summer (April to October) and 2 times a month in November to March.

For the record, I don't feel superior to those who don't get to go boating, I just feel sad for them that they can't use it more.
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I think my neighbors think the same way when I grab a beer and climb the ladder to the boat in my back yard to listen to some Jimmy Buffett
 
xravenx said:
Bill, you are spot on, amazing.

I've been there pretty much every weekend this summer, mostly on Fridays. Usually they raft boats off 3 and 4, sometimes 5 deep on both sides of the pier on Friday evenings. If you always tip Gordy, the dock hand, he will take care of you............I will be there tomorrow evening, may be the last time for this year, I think Bill knows why.
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Absolutely I always tip a dock hand that helps me. I didn’t know his name though, thanks for the name for future reference. Last night, with a couple of others on board, and Gordy’s help all I had to do was get close to the pier, everyone else did the work. Nice for a change! Gordy even tied all those fancy knots in the line, we looked like pros.
 
The reason for the post was not to gloat. In fact, a few months back I purchased a Dock Queen - a 2007 260DA with 80 hours on it. I paid less than half what the original owner did for the boat. When you net it out, the boat cost him about $800/hour sans dock fees and insurance to operate. And that’s my point - it’s interesting that folks purchase an expensive item that either don’t enjoy it, or worse, neglect it.

Case in point - I love to saltwater flyfish and all of my gear is purchased on E-Bay. Most if it is either brand new or used once or twice at anywhere from 30% - 50% off list. Was is an emotional purchase that lost it's attractiveness after a few attempts or too much of a pain? Who knows...

I suppose it remains an unanswered question why so many sit and are seldom enjoyed. But I am not complaining or gloating. I am very happy to be the second owner!

Doc
 
Doc Garrett said:
The reason for the post was not to gloat. In fact, a few months back I purchased a Dock Queen - a 2007 260DA with 80 hours on it. I paid less than half what the original owner did for the boat. When you net it out, the boat cost him about $800/hour sans dock fees and insurance to operate.

As a boat owner that uses the boat 35-40 hours annually, in an expensive state with an expensive marina, never, ever, ever do math.
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Up until this year our boat was generally used every single week of the entire year since we can boat year round. The only exception has been during our drought several years ago when my boat had to be in dry dock several months since our water levels were so low...........and this year we haven't been able to use it every week either.

Our Marina is loaded with dock queens of all sizes and shapes. Most of them are filthy and neglected as well. I am always amazed at how someone can have such a sizable investment just sit there and be neglected.

Dave
 
I don't see any dock queen owners speaking up here so I'll see if I can get them started. So far this year my boat has only left the slip twice. Once to have it hauled out and power washed and once to go to Cape May to overnight at another marina. My wife and I are on the boat every weekend, every holiday, and about fifteen vacation days sprinkled in. I've done my share of traveling in the past and have absolutely no desire to run this boat anywhere but I wouldn't miss an opportunity to stay on the boat for anything. If I want to go somewhere I hop in my super dink and go. My little boat never stops and I absolutely love my 370AC condo. I don't care what anyone thinks and I applaud you guys that are out running your boats. Only thing that matters is that we're enjoying our boats but just doing it in different ways. Mark
 
I've had a dock queen this Summer - blown stbd engine at the end of May (after only 40 hrs this spring) had her sitting under cover in the slip. I visited and washed away spiders as often as I could stomach as I stashed $$'s away. BUT, reman engine shipped yesterday, and trying to get back on the water in time for football!


Laurence
 
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