[C320-list] Mooring or Slip

[Mike Paris]

My slip (35') at Alamitos Bay in Long Beach (S. Cal) is $370  and this  
includes utilities.

Mike P
734

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On Aug 27, 2009, at 5:42 AM, bruceheyman at cox.net wrote:

> Andrew,
> What size slip are you in.  In Dana Point a 30' slip with the  
> allowed 3' overhang is costing me 503 per month.  Sounds like it is  
> true that No CA is cheaper than So CA.
> Bruce
> Somerset 741 SoCal
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Santangelo <andrew_santangelo at mac.com>
>
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:57:10
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mooring or Slip
>
>
> Ahhh - the great mooring vs. slip debate
>
> I have to say I am a boat slip person for many reasons:
>
> * Very easy for crew to get on and off
> * I am always training new crew.  Dock is better for training for
> newbies.
> * Guests - easy for them to use the facilities, and even that last
> minute run to the head (vs. filling up the holding tank on the boat
> too quickly).
> * Kids - easy for kids.  Easy access to the play ground, stores, and
> aforementioned head.
> * Easier cleaning the boat.  Crew also helps cleaning boat - having
> access to dock, hose(s) etc. makes life so much easier.
> * Dock AC power is fine and very cheap.
> * Pressure water off dock is fine - no need to wear down the boat's
> pressure water pump.
> * Easy access to laundry facilities.
> * No need to use launch/dingy all the time.
> * Easier to have marina and fellow slip mates monitor and check on my
> boat.
> * Easier for boat servicing by myself and others
> * Easier loading/unloading gear.
> * Never had a problem docking.  Never a concern.
>
> Now a few more comments:
>
> * The marinas I have been at have been very quiet.  Even 4th of July -
> by midnight it is dead.  I use and live on my boat a lot and to be
> honest most of the time the marinas are dead silent except for sea
> gulls and such.  Which adds to my surprise statement - there was some
> concern keeping my boat at Pier 39 on Fisherman's Wharf in downtown
> San Francisco.  The crowds, the noise and the mayhem.  The truth be
> told - at the marina it is very quiet.  Shockingly quiet.  I would
> never know I am in a big city.  As a matter of fact, in the morning
> going to work it seems very few people are in SFO.  Does any one work
> before 10:00 AM there????  Also does anyone use their boats there?
> There are a few live a boards, quiet and very nice, but otherwise the
> boats just sit and do nothing.    So no one will convince me it is
> loud and rowdy at the marinas I have been at.  Rarely see any of it.
>
> * Cost.  Yes moorings are cheap, but slips are not that bad.  I pay
> under $400/month and it includes $3/day for parking in downtown SFO.
> That is everything - water, electric, slip.  Heck, one cannot park
> that cheap in SFO!  In Michigan it averaged about $400/month and that
> included the yacht club membership. Either way, this cost is not bad
> for all the added perks, convenience and time savings.
>
> Lastly, I have been a die hard sailor for 26 seasons, and for me the
> slip is the only way to go.  Do I anchor and explore, certainly.  But
> the main base is a slip.  Keeps it easy for crew, family, friends,
> newbies and "Dawn Treader".
>
> Best Regards,
> Andrew
>
> C320 "Dawn Treader"
> #333
>
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