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Part time in a marina questions
Hi all, new here, and to sailing(was a powerboater, don't hate me) Anyway, I have a question: I would like to keep my boat in New Bern, NC as home port on an annual basis. But would like to have it in St. Augustine, Fl for say November-March. I don't want to pay for both slips all year, but also want to know that I will have a slip when I get back. I know people do this, what is the trick?
I did search btw, but was not sure what terms to use so I did not find anything.
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Donnie
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Thanks Courtney.
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Donnie- Congrats on leaving the dark side and Welcome. I don't have any experience with this, but you should look at the transient fees and do the math. It might be cheaper to rent a slip as a transient for the times you need.
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Donnie,
No answer to your question but welcome to Sailnet and the better half of boating.
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Well, it might be worth seeing if they have seasonal or monthly slip rental rates and if you could work out a deal where you pay a small "retainer" to reserve the slip for when you're coming back. Up in New England, and pretty much anywhere north of the Chesapeake, this would be a piece of cake, since the summer season usually runs from April to October or November, and you could simply do a "summer" seasonal rental, and be a returning customer and do your wintering down south.
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First, congrats on escaping "the dark side" 
You may be out of luck with seasonal rentals, in that you're looking for "high season" in both places. Many marinas here in the Ches. charge you annual even if you're only in the slip during the summer, as they don't have a lot of demand during the winter. You may have to pay the year-round fee in NC, and then investigate whether transient for 4 months is better than annual in FL.
Sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but in my experience most of the marina owners have figured all the angles! |
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Originally Posted by eryka
First, congrats on escaping "the dark side"
You may be out of luck with seasonal rentals, in that you're looking for "high season" in both places. Many marinas here in the Ches. charge you annual even if you're only in the slip during the summer, as they don't have a lot of demand during the winter. You may have to pay the year-round fee in NC, and then investigate whether transient for 4 months is better than annual in FL.
Sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but in my experience most of the marina owners have figured all the angles! |
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Originally Posted by dweymer
Hi all, new here, and to sailing(was a powerboater, don't hate me) Anyway, I have a question: I would like to keep my boat in New Bern, NC as home port on an annual basis. But would like to have it in St. Augustine, Fl for say November-March. I don't want to pay for both slips all year, but also want to know that I will have a slip when I get back. I know people do this, what is the trick?
I did search btw, but was not sure what terms to use so I did not find anything.
Thanks,
Donnie
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You might try and find someone that is willing to sub-lease or rent your slip you're renting for the entire year, in exchange for sub-leasing or renting their slip they are renting for the entire year. |
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My comments too. Now quit copying what I was going to say everytime!!!!
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Unless you have to be in New Bern, check out Windward Point in Whortonsville, for NC. The annual rate, compared to New Bern, might be less taxing on your wallet. In St Augustine, depending on the level of amenities you want, there is a small marina called Fishing Island (I believe), just north of the fixed bridge, that is much cheaper than the others around. More like a trailer park, than a country club, but you get what you pay for. Also, check on the San Sebastian River, as there are some marinas back there that might be cheaper than out on the Waterway.
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