Mainers, Midcoasters, Maine - Page 2

deniseO30 · #11 07-21-2012

OMG! Marine rates in Maine seem to be close to double of what they charge on the Chesapeake!

AirborneSF · #12 07-21-2012

D-030, I feel if you are still this side of the grass, it ain't too late! I had friends from Maine, and went up there alot, My wife and I love it there. I'm from SC, she is from here in Md, and just today we were looking for an acre or two in Maine. I hope ya just say WTFudge and do it! My 02.

deniseO30 · #13 07-21-2012

thanks AB! It's on my bucket list LOL

norsearayder · #14 07-24-2012

denise303 ,justslid back from bahamas to portland me,my home port come on up and anchor out at portland or go under the bridge for free and reprovision and just knock about maine till the weather gets too chilly with some sort of a heater you can stay till nov1 and then head home for the winter nice cool weather and sept sailing is great with most of the fleet on a mooring or allready movin back south after labor day.the lobstermen are only getting 2.25 a pound off the boat ,livin is easy

deniseO30 · #15 07-24-2012

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Originally Posted by norsearayder

denise303 ,justslid back from bahamas to portland me,my home port come on up and anchor out at portland or go under the bridge for free and reprovision and just knock about maine till the weather gets too chilly with some sort of a heater you can stay till nov1 and then head home for the winter nice cool weather and sept sailing is great with most of the fleet on a mooring or allready movin back south after labor day.the lobstermen are only getting 2.25 a pound off the boat ,livin is easy

Nice!

deniseO30 · #16 07-24-2012

Norse that's my idea of living aboard! I don't see me sailing up the coast in my old boat.. hell I've not even made it to Cape May yet LOL

misfits · #17 07-24-2012

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Originally Posted by deniseO30

I'll be 64 this Sunday!

That's funny, my dad will be 81 this Sunday.

As others have said it's never too late. Maybe you should bring your boat up this way & come up for a couple weeks at a time. It's really not that far a ride from where you're at presently.

Happy Birthday on Sunday!

misfits · #18 07-24-2012

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Originally Posted by deniseO30

OMG! Marine rates in Maine seem to be close to double of what they charge on the Chesapeake!

It's very expensive to live up here in New England.

Tim has a pretty good deal for a year round slip for a 40'. Moorings in the river down near Portsmouth on the ocean side of the bridges are about 3k a season. A slip up river for my 28' boat would set me back 3K, a mooring would cost 1200.

Everyone always comments on the quality of life up this way, problem is you work like a dog to enjoy it.

deniseO30 · #19 07-24-2012

I just don't have the nerve, experience, or boat to make such a journey .. well maybe on the boat.. it's probably more able then it's Captn!

gershel · #20 07-25-2012

Denise, Stop feeling sorry for youself. 64 is far from old. If I were you I would head south this fall. By the time spring rolls around, you'll have the confidence to head north, and conquer Cape May, and wonder why you hadn't done it sooner.
You have the knowledge, and the skill will come quickly, but you have to untie those docklines. I'm 74, and did just that in a 36' catamaran 15 years ago, and several more times after that, always singlehanded.
Just do it. You wont be sorry.
Marc