Cost of a slip

Well, I can see that I'm not going to impress anyone after reading the above. However, just saw a letter in the San Diego sailing paper, from Sunroad Resort Marinas. For a 38' boat they charge $665, $17.50/ft. Though they don't mention it, there's state tax and a few other fees. Plus $1/ft for bottom cleaning. Year round.

When I made the parking place for journey on, I told Judy we'd get our money beck in 2 years. Looks like it's already paid for itself, and no bottom cleaning.

The southern Boris
 
Valdez has been upgrading their docks/slips on a continueing basis and they
are pretty nice. I am on a newly refurbished dock where each slip has water and electic available. Water is potable and free, the electric, if used, has a minimum monthly $10.00 meter charge, or the actual cost per kilowatt hour. I paid $436.56 for moorage for the 2006 year. Two launch ramps are available, free parking, Maintenance and washdown pads are available. Maintenance pads have a charge of $30.00 per day, washdown pads are free. Disposal station for used oil as well.

To top it off we have a number of floating cleaning stations that have been
added in recent years. They are strategically placed throughout the harbor and are super nice and convenient. Each will accommodate 1/2 dozen fish cleaners at a time with water hoses and starboard type cutting boards.

Oh yeah, the fishing in PWS is pretty good too!
 
Pensacola Marinas and behind homes are going for $11 a foot per month.
In South Florida I have heard of some slips going for $35 a foot a month in winter season.
Our slip is "free" since we own water front property--but I would hate to say what the "real" cost is! (The only reason we live on the water is to have the boat in the back yard!)
 
I've been enjoying having two covered slips at Bridge Bay Marina here at Lake Shasta for the past two years.

One slip alternately houses the C-Dory 22 and our 24 foot Fisher pontoon boat, depending on the season, and the other slip houses our Sea Ray 265 Sedan Bridge.

It's been expensive, with the combined bill running close to $450 a month.

Well, the management has decided to charge for the higher of two choices, either the length of the slip or the length of the boat, whichever is greater.

So now my monthly bill is just under $550 a month!

So we'll be giving up the smaller slip and keeping those two boats on their trailers in my RV barn, which will hold both of them.

I think their increase in moorage fees is motivated by an attempt to generate more $$$ during the recession, their having more empty unrented slips, and the gas price crisis, but think it's going to backfire!

At least I'm not going to pay $6600 a year for two slips, regardless of the convenience!

Joe. :sad
 
Joe -
The Great Loop site, mostly posted by folks back east cruising the Loop, has been almost exclusively discussions about fuel costs and marina costs for the past many weeks. They are saying as fuel costs go up, there are fewer boats traveling, consequently less fuel profit for the marinas. Therefore, to make up for the shortfall, they are charging more for slip fees. The observed result, reported by most of the posts, is even fewer boats traveling, and many empty slips in marinas as folks withdraw from boating.

From your post, it seems this might be a trend across the country -- higher fuel cost = less cruising, higher marina cost = fewer boats. In the east, especially Florida, unprofitable marinas are being sold and the land and water access converted into condos. This is becoming a serious problem for trailer boaters who need ramps and transient slips.

Hmmm -- one more advantage of our trailer boats, eh? If we have space to store at home and a ready ramp, we've got part of the problem licked.

Now, if Honda would create a 40 hp electric engine capable of running 200 miles on a charge, and our cabin roof is a solar panel that can charge fully in 5 hours, and the battery storage size is no more than our present batteries, and while in a slip the extra power generated is sold to the power grid and that pays slip fees, then ... ah, dream on, Bill.
 
El and Bill":b31dxw3h said:
Joe -

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Now, if Honda would create a 40 hp electric engine capable of running 200 miles on a charge, and our cabin roof is a solar panel that can charge fully in 5 hours, and the battery storage size is no more than our present batteries, and while in a slip the extra power generated is sold to the power grid and that pays slip fees, then ... ah, dream on, Bill.
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Great ideas, Bill! All technologically possible, of course, within __________(you guess the number of years)!!!!

In the meantime, one could go back to a sailboat, add some serious batteries, some solar cells, and a big trolling motor, a small gas genertor, and come pretty close, maybe???

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Sea Wolf":2n9z6sv2 said:
I think their increase in moorage fees is motivated by an attempt to generate more $$$ during the recession, their having more empty unrented slips, and the gas price crisis, but think it's going to backfire!

Joe. :sad
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Kinda like trying to tax themselves into prosperity. It never works.
 
Hi to All' The $10.00 per foot fee in D.C. plus the 150.00 live aboard is pretty cool.

I could have a 40 foot house boat and a place to park a Honda in D.C. for less than my condo fee and property taxes here in PA. We would have to give up the C-Dory or find a free place to park it, or there goes the budget again.

Not to worry, Pat will never go for living in D.C. I would like it-lots of pretty girls to watch on the Mall.

Fred , Pat, and Mr. Grey(the cat)
 
I own a 30 foot slip in Piney Narrows Yacht Haven on Kent Island (Chesapeake).

It rents for just over $3200.00 per year. That price includes cable TV, dockside water, winter bubbling, showers, laundry facility, swimming pool, club lounge, and bar-b-q grills. The marina has perimeter fencing with security cards required to gain access.

It is a live aboard marina.

The only additional utility you have to pay is electricity (minimum is less than $5.00 per month!).

The marina management never ceases to amaze me, they are wonderful people!
 
Mason C. Bailey":3rjrw8q3 said:
Everett Washington. covered moorage, up to 32 feet, approximately 250.00/month with power and water. This is nice moorage, safe and locked with electronic access and nice parking. Marine supply stores and dock gas included.

It adds up but for me is well worth it, I use the boat alot more than I would if I had to tow it and launch it each time. I'm getting ready to store it at home but usually keep it moored from April until December. To keep the slip I need to pay even when it's not moored or I loose the slip. The waiting period is from 6-12 months.

Mason

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I usually rent a 24 foot slip in Everett for about $150 a month. I get it for only a month or two in the summer. Although ours is a 16 footer and they have 20 foot slips for about $100, I like the wider "alley" and distance from my neighbor's boat. No waiting period over the last few years.
 
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