Moving to Boston

mfilippa

mfilippa

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Aug 31, 2009
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Louisville, KY
Boat Info
300 Sundancer 2001, Raymarine C70
Engines
Twin 350 Merc V8 Bravo III
Genset + AC
I am moving to Boston in a month or so. One of the items I would like to work on asap is moving a Sundancer 300 from Detroit to Boston. Since I don't know the area at all, can someone recommend reasonably priced storage places? Heated storage highly preferred as I might do some work over the winter. I haven't picked a marina so I don't care for location. Price has priority.

I would appreciate any feedback on this :)

Thanks,
Mariano
 
Brewers Greenwich Bay in Warwick RI is a good yard with indoor storage - I also know of more than a few in CT - perhaps Mike (JV II) or someone else from eastern MA can comment on somthing closer - I know wetpaint's yard (Hyanis Marina) is nice too
 
Most of the storage here is outdoor on stands with shrink. I don't even know of any indoor heated storage places off hand. There are quite a few choices for outdoor storage in the Boston area. Few allow anyone to work on their boats, however. Russo Marine has a warehouse in Quincy. I dont think it is heated and I know they don't let owners do work in the boats inside. You have to have an escort to go see your boat. Marina Bay in Quincy is a reasonable choice.
 
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Thanks for the quick replies. If I can't work on the boat during the winter in a heated storage, then I'll consider keeping it here in Michigan for the winter and move it once I pick a marina.

I'll give Russo Marine a call tomorrow and see if they have any more pointers.

Thanks,
Mariano
 
Mariano,

With shrinkwrap and a light electrical heater you can do whatever you want work wise. Boston winters are not as bad as the upper midwest (spent a very unpleasant winter in Wisconsin - nice people - ****ty weather) so I speak from experience.

There are a lot of great places to boat here. We are fond of the North Shore and hope you will stop by next summer.

Henry
 
mfilippa said:
Thanks for the quick replies. If I can't work on the boat during the winter in a heated storage, then I'll consider keeping it here in Michigan for the winter and move it once I pick a marina.

I'll give Russo Marine a call tomorrow and see if they have any more pointers.

Thanks,
Mariano
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While you are on the phone call these two places. The first is a new marina and may have indoor storage. Both are in Boston Harbor.
http://www.hinghamshipyardmarinas.com/
http://www.marinabayboston.com/

This one does let you work on your boat, outside.
http://www.bhsmarina.com/storage/

I wish you an easy transfer.
 
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Thanks for the suggestions! I will be calling these places soon to see what they have to offer. :thumbsup:

If you guys are around sometime next year, I would certainly appreciate your feedback too on marinas to check out. But that would be something to look for once I get settled on the East Coast. Really looking forward to this! :grin:
 
Our marina lets us do work on our boat in the yard. I do know they have storage inside and some people do work on their boats there also. They have three different locations for storage. They are located in Wareham, south of Boston if you didn't know. www.zeccomarine.com.
 
Well, I accepted the job offer today and if everything goes well, I will be going to Boston in a few weeks. Looking forward to boating over there! :D

Thanks for the inputs. I will be calling all these places to see what they have to offer for storage.

Mariano
 
Mariano, welcome to the Boston area! You may have to get some salt on those Bravo III's, but we have some great boating (for a few months of the year, but you already understand that). Kingman Marine in Pohcasset has heated indoor storage, and they are very good to work with if they still have space.
 
Welcome to the area and good luck. Check out these guys. www.robinsonmobilemarine.com. They are a small mobile marine service, very good and very reasonable. Owner is hands on mechanic, too. Certified Merc techs. They do the long haul's too and could help with your transfer. They are nicely located (land locked) to the whole MA boating scene to move you to whereever you finally land. Will allow you to work on the boat over the winter and I'm sure would accomodate special needs if you just ask.

Tell them Chuck with the black sea ray sent you.
 
Thanks for the links! I am gathering a list of questions before calling and came up with the question of moving a boat (not old, but certainly not new) from freshwater to saltwater. I would hate to have the boat sit on saltwater for 6 months.

What are the options that you have there regarding keeping it off the water? I am thinking trailer or lift. I know they are both expensive, but it might be better than having a piece of corroded machinery in a few years.

Any ideas?
 
You might think about belonging to one of the marina/yacht clubs in the Charles River. CharlieG belongs to one. You might drop him a line. The Charles connects to Boston Harbor via a lock, so it is all fresh water.

Lift storage is not so common here as there is enough coastline for marinas, private moorings and YCs.

Where in the Boston area will you be working? The city itself, or the burbs? North and south of Boston you will find communities where there is water access. So while you may not have waterfront property you could at least live within a few minutes of where you keep the boat. I lucked out, our house came with a neighborhood dock.

henry
 
Work will be here:



I have no idea where I am going to live at. Certainly not buying a house. I usually move every 2-5 years. I thought about freshwater but having the open ocean so close, it would be a shame not to go for it.

I don't mind having to commute for 45min to the launch ramp. It is usually my case. Plus I sleep on the boat, so I don't mind a long commute on a Friday and a long commute back on a Sunday. We usually go boating on weekends only.

The only thing I mind is corrosion in saltwater. Having no experience on this, I am afraid of making the wrong decision and killing the life of the boat, especially of this one having I/Os. This boat has seen some saltwater in the past, it has a flush kit installed, but I am considering any option that would take it out of the water (trailer or lift).

I've been searching on several forums to see what trailer options are out there but see that the rigs they use for 300+ are just massive. And also find that lifts for 12,000lbs+ are scarce too.

I will start calling the marinas listed in this thread and see if they can give me pointers on what other users with I/Os do.
 
There are 4 yacht clubs on the Charles River, which is fresh water. None of them have many ammenities, but a short trip through the locks and you are in Boston Harbor.
 
a short trip through the locks and you are in Boston Harbor
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My brain must be fried from all the relocation thinking. Yes, this is an excellent idea! For some reason I never thought of going through the lock. Is that lock something easy to go through for smaller boats?

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mfilippa said:
My brain must be fried from all the relocation thinking. Yes, this is an excellent idea! For some reason I never thought of going through the lock. Is that lock something easy to go through for smaller boats?

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The locks can accomodate any size boat, and the wait is typically not too long. However, there is a train bridge the needs to open before you get to the locks. That can be a PIA on occasion.
 
As for the outdrive, I glop on lots of Trilux every year, make sure the mercathode is working and keep an eye on the zincs.

With a South Boston work location you could live equally north, or south of Boston and be within an hour commute. It used to be that the commute from the North was a little easier.

My wife's office is in Government Center and her commute from Ipswich (north abt 30 miles) is about an hour each way. The map looks like your job will be close to the convention center. There is lots of parking in that area, you may even have on site parking (a rarity).

Henry
 
An hour commute to work or the marina? I hope not an hour commute to work. I can certainly take an hour or more to a marina.

I will be at Drydock Ave. I had my interview there in an office overlooking Boston Harbor. My brain left several times during the interview and went boating for a while on the bay. I instantly liked the city, the job, the bay, everything. :grin:

What I've been wishing (and still wish) is a short commute to work (<20mins) and a long commute to the marina (1hr+). When I go boating, I like to be away from the city, barge traffic, lots of boats, etc.

The other factor that I am weighing in all of this is the financial factor. I am expecting all costs (marina, storage, maintenance) to go up a good 50%. Boating has put a nice hole in my wallet and Boston will probably make it 50% larger. So I am willing to get creative with commutes, storing in freshwater, etc. to keep costs somewhat reasonable.

Thanks again for inputs. I have so much to do in the next weeks! Certainly appreciate the pointers on storage and marinas. It is a great starting point. :thumbsup:
 
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