Marina Fees UP/Down/Remain the same?

NauticalFishwife · #1 (**permalink**) 02-25-2009

Ok... so it's been a busy winter for us...getting ready for the first grandchild and working quite a bit. And now we're looking forward to springtime on the Chesapeake. I was realistic enough to accept our marina slip fee would not go down-however, I was hoping it wouldn't increase this year. Wrong... it goes up $300 this year. We pay 6,000 - plus electric. Has anyone else dared to check their slip fees for the upcoming year?

patrickrea · #2 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Mine's up a touch. Maybe $200 - CDN$2400 for the summer versus about CDN$2200. CDN$1200 for the winter, versus CDN$1100 this past winter. Summer includes pumpouts, water and 30amp service.

sailingdog · #3 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Mine stayed the same... but I've decided to move the boat to a mooring this season.

orient · #4 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Up 5%. Also went up 5% last year.

JohnRPollard · #5 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Ours remained flat. But a 5% increase doesn't sound outrageous. On the other hand, your slip fee is pretty steep. What size boat and whereabouts?

Edit: Never mind on the size, I see the 37' Dickerson in your signature. So you have a 40' slip for $6K+. Ouch. That must be Annapolis, I suppose. If you're willing to travel about 15 more minutes by car, you can do much better than that!

donhaller · #6 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

I just signed a new lease on a 30' for $2150 in Southern MD, Calvert County. At Flag Harbor Yacht Basin. It went up from last year, It was $1850 for the same slip in '08.

PalmettoSailor · #7 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Ours is still the same as last year $2400 for a slip suitable for a 35-37' boat.

Thats way down the Chesapeake in Deltaville, VA.

newpbs · #8 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

NauticalFishwife, thanks for the post. I'm feeling much better about the cost of sailing. My marina if nothing fancy, just the basics. I have a place to park. My berth is a drive-up. No additional charge for electric. The fees are about the same as last year, $1500 for the summer and last winter was $900.

Maybe this information will help to smooth thing over with my better half... maybe not.

I'm anxious to be back on the water.

Paul

mstern · #9 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

Same fees at my marina this year - $1802 for a slip for my 23' boat for April to November. No electric, but water included. When I first came to this marina 10 years ago, I think the slip fee (same slip) was about $1200.

junkmeister · #10 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009

My fees stayed the same as last year and the year before. No electricity or water. I can drive right up to the slip and park in front of the boat. I have room for a deck with canopy and Johnny on the spot a short distance away. Located in Southern Ontario on Lake Erie. Just under $1,000.00 Cdn. for the summer. Larry.