Best marina in LI for Manhattanite

[IrishMistRacing]

[quote]One more question: How easy/hard is to get a mooring at these places? I imagine that Greenport is not that easy! When should I apply for one? Eventhouh I'm planning on buying the boat only next Spring, should I start applying to the marinas now?[quote]

Town Marinas will require proof of residency. Clubs will require membership. I would talk to marinas now. One other idea is if you find the new boat at a marina you could tell them you'll buy it, but you'll need a place to put it. This is technique to cut the waiting line for slips. Huntington has a bunch of broker/marinas, but the train isn't too close.

[JimsCAL]

If you buy through a broker or dealer, they will help you with finding a place to keep the boat. The majority of sailboats on the North Shore are on moorings. I would figure about $1500 per season for a commercial mooring with launch service. A slip is going to be at least $100 per foot. I wouldn't sign a slip or mooring contract until I was actually a boat owner.

[SanderO]

With a mooring you will need a way to get to the boat, whatever size it is. Yacht clubs provide a launch, commercial moorings don't except operations like Oldport Marine in Newport. Slips are hand because you have no need for a dink, but then you do if you cruise and anchor or need to go ashore. Flexibility means you need some sort of dink.

Now with a dink in the equation, you can consider cheaper moorings. Seasonal moorings in Dering harbor are about $40/ft for the season (don't quote me).

Stirling Harbor and Sag Harbor are wait listed and I believe locals jump to the head of the line. So don't count on those places.

Bribe someone?

Lots of things to weigh here, but maybe with the tanking economy there will be less boats in the water in the coming years and if you have one you might have a chance at the once coveted spot. Wishful thinking? Probably.

Greed is everywhere you look. It's as American as apple pie.

Jef
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[fodao]

You guys have been very helpful! Thanks a lot! So just to make it clear: Is it the general rule that you first buy a boat and then you sign a contract with a marina or a club to moore it? Sorry for the basic questions, but even though I've been sailing for 10 years, this will be the first time I'll own a boat.

[JimsCAL]

fodao, I would do some research on the different places suggested and see what you like and what the availabiity is. Slips are most likely to have a waiting list. And SanderO, there are commercial moorings available with launch service included. One service in Pt. Jeff was mentioned above. Oyster Bay Marine Center offers this, and several are available in Huntington (Coneys is one).

[IrishMistRacing]

fodao - I would make sure you have a place for the boat before you buy it. If that means giving someone a deposit now for a mooring, I think it would be a smart move.

Don't forget to check out CraigsList for boats for sale.

[NYCSailor84]

I am now in a similar situation. I just bought a Tartan 27 that is up on the Hudson, and I would like to relocate it to the Sound. Did you end up finding a good place that is close to the train station?

Thanks