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10-21-2018, 08:31 PM
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Member
City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 22
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Boating info needed about Washington, NC area
Thinking about buying a house in this area and would appreciate receiving comments on good marinas, dry storage and general boating experiences there. Especially would like to know how you handle hurricanes. Many thanks!
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10-23-2018, 05:15 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Chocowinity
Vessel Name: Cold Duck
Vessel Model: 1996 Shannon Voyager
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 68
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Never too late,
No dry stack in the area. A few marina's ( 4 ) in Washington.
One on the outskirts and two private and one city right downtown.
Washington is low with considerable flooding recently.
On the other side of the river is a private golf and boating community called Cypress Landing. 220 slips, floating. Recent storms no damage.All homes are a minimum 26' above the river.
Bill
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10-23-2018, 06:21 AM
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Member
City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 22
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Thanks, Bill! I'm checking out Cypress Landing.
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10-23-2018, 07:27 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Chocowinity
Vessel Name: Cold Duck
Vessel Model: 1996 Shannon Voyager
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 68
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Never too late,
One other thing, they have a Discovery package.
You can get a boat ride, round of golf and visit to the bar for drinks with a couple from Cypress Landing if you want.
IT is a very active community with very low HOA dues and overall low cost of living.
BILL R.
PS, THE DOCK MASTER IS 252 975 3955 and he is a good source of information addition to the website
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10-24-2018, 08:47 AM
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Member
City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 22
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Thanks once again, Bill. Great information! It's a nice looking area, and I'm looking into it.
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10-24-2018, 09:59 AM
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Valued Technical Contributor
City: Litchfield, Ct
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,784
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Don't forget Bath, NC. It is in a pretty creek off of the Sound before you get to Washington and has a couple of marinas. The land surrounding it is high, so no hurricane flooding worries. It is a charming, quiet town but the "big city", Washington is just a few miles away.
David
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10-24-2018, 11:19 AM
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Guru
City: Cypress Landing Marina (NC)
Vessel Name: Heron (2)
Vessel Model: '88 Cape Dory 28 Flybridge #115
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,305
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Never too late
Thanks once again, Bill. Great information! It's a nice looking area, and I'm looking into it.
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Another Cypress Landing Resident here. Thought I heard you talking to the Dockmaster today on the phone. This is a great area and the nicest marina around for many, many miles. Let us know if you need more info...
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10-24-2018, 02:26 PM
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City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
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I'm familiar with Bath, David, and you're right about it. Plus, the ghost of Blackbeard roams those waters.
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10-24-2018, 02:28 PM
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Member
City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 22
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Thanks, Steve. Some really nice people down there!
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10-25-2018, 08:16 PM
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Guru
City: North Carolina for now
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,348
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No real marina in Bath, so you'd want a house on water with dock. Lovely place though for sure. Especially if you long to "get away from it all". One consideration for Little Washington is that for more sophisticated shopping and especially medical care, you have to go to New Bern or Greenville. Likewise to see a movie. One reason our friends here in New Bern who have businesses in Little Washington commute. Beaufort County has traditionally been pretty aggressive with incentives to people bringing new businesses in.
Another issue, for us at least, is that it is something of a haul to get to cruising grounds from there (or New Bern to a certain degree as well, which is why we moved the boats to Morehead City). But all of these issues are personal preferences and perceptions and choices.
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"There's the Right Way, the Wrong Way, and what some guy says he's gotten away with"
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10-27-2018, 05:08 PM
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Member
City: Charlotte
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 22
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Thanks, George. I'll keep all that in mind as I make my decisions.
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