Transient Dockage Poll

[Lollygag1]

Newport and Block Island cost up to $7per foot in some cases they charge extra for electric Sorry no I will rent a mooring or throw the hook as I prefer to be off the dock at all times. Plus I am cheap.

 

[DDW]

Most I've seen was NYC at around $7 but I stayed at the 79th st marina for $2.50. Least I've seen is $26 for the whole season, in Ramea Newfoundland.

 

[BandB]

Newport and Block Island cost up to $7per foot in some cases they charge extra for electric Sorry no I will rent a mooring or throw the hook as I prefer to be off the dock at all times. Plus I am cheap.

Wifey B: When we visited Newport and kept the boat there over a month, we used a friend's slip so didn't have to pay.

 

[Bigsfish]

I prefer to anchor but if a marina offers the things I think are important I would pay $5.00 per foot. BTW things that are important may change from day to day. I have paid $600.00 a night in a hotel because I needed to stay there so all of this is dependent of my needs at the time.

 

[DonScatt]

The Galleon, Key West in season, $4.50
Any place in Miami, in season, $6.50
Marina Jacks, downtown SARASOTA, in season, $2.50. Marina Jacks in October, $1.25 (buy-1-get-1).

I think it’s often like real estate: location, location, location, with the added factor of seasonal demand. I agree on the impact of the economy, and to a lesser extent that of the large marina operators, but as the seasonal differences show, marinas will consistently price to the market.

 

[GFC]

I usually look first for a yacht club to get reciprocal moorage...for free, and that often includes power.


I put $1 because, as the resident TF Cheapskate, that's what I'll look for. I hate paying more than $60/night just to park the boat. Rather than pay for transient moorage I'll probably anchor out and take the dinghy to the dock.

Perhaps a clarification to my initial post would be in order at this point. Yes, I am still the resident TF Cheapskate and would still prefer recip moorage. That being said, I would not be opposed to paying $4-$6 per foot for a night or two if the location called for it.

We're planning a 4.5-5 month trip for (hopefully) next summer. On that trip I expect my wife will get somewhat stir crazy. An occasional night or two at a resort marina would be in order to reduce the crazies.

 

[Bigsfish]

Mike

Only a night or two over 4.5-5 month trip? You are the master, you have to tell me how you manage that without a firearm.

 

[Bryant]

I said $3 but that's only under special circumstances. The Wharf in Alabama has gone to $3 and they charge a "room tax" on top of that, the way a hotel would.

 

[GFC]

Mike

Only a night or two over 4.5-5 month trip? You are the master, you have to tell me how you manage that without a firearm.