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05-12-2014, 08:49 AM
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Member
City: Spooners Creek, NC
Vessel Name: Moonshine III
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 9
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New member in NC
Just wanted to say hello. We are in Swansboro, NC. The town is building a 10 slip public dock with power, H2O, and pumpout. Local politics have delayed opening but hope it will open soon. We are buying a 1989 36 saberline, shakedown and survey this week.
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05-12-2014, 09:04 AM
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Valued Technical Contributor
City: Litchfield, Ct
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,520
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Will the dock be free?
Waterfront towns always face the problem of competing with local marinas. Our town- Oriental just finished a new 3-4 boat free dock. It is adjacent to a private marina.
The private marina owner isn't too happy with the adjacent free dock. But the free public dock doesn't have water or power, only dock space. So I think that he isn't loosing too much business. The real users of that free dock are those who would have otherwise anchored out.
And that brings me to the point of all of this. I have anchored in Swansboro several times. It is an ok anchorage, but not great because of the current. And I never went ashore.
So with ten (free?) slips available I sure would tie up and probably spend some money on shore, which is the whole point of public docks.
David
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05-12-2014, 09:28 AM
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Technical Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
Vessel Name: Louisa
Vessel Model: Custom Built 38
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,194
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That would be a nice addition in that town. I alway just motor on by, but would consider stopping if there is a decent place to tie.
Will it be in the downtown area?
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05-12-2014, 10:00 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by budzuk
Just wanted to say hello. We are in Swansboro, NC. The town is building a 10 slip public dock with power, H2O, and pumpout. Local politics have delayed opening but hope it will open soon. We are buying a 1989 36 saberline, shakedown and survey this week.
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Welcome Budzuk, it will be nice to have another Sabre on board. Maybe it won't be so lonely after all. I hope your seatrial and survey go well. I have spent a lot of time around Swansboro. I had two friends with homes, docks, and boats on Queens Creek. Lots of great memories there. I still like Captain Charlies baked stuffed shrimp.
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05-13-2014, 06:51 AM
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Guru
City: Perth
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 3,293
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G'day and Welcome
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05-13-2014, 07:03 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,029
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard y'all.
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RTF
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05-13-2014, 07:12 AM
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Senior Member
City: N. Kingstown, R.I.
Vessel Name: Harmony
Vessel Model: 36' sabreline fast trawler
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 103
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Bud suck: what model Sabre do you have? Trawler?
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05-13-2014, 07:27 AM
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Veteran Member
City: NC-Fl
Vessel Name: Blue Bayou
Vessel Model: Hatteras 43 MY
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 79
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski in NC
That would be a nice addition in that town. I alway just motor on by, but would consider stopping if there is a decent place to tie.
Will it be in the downtown area?
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Ski, You spend too much time on the computor. Now get to work !! ha-ha. We spent last fall at St. Lucie (working), winter in the Keys, Spring at St. Lucie (working), now heading to Bahamas on Friday. The engines are still running great...knocking on wood.
Budzuk, welcome to the show. Thanks for the info on the town dock. Thats a nice little town. We stopped in a couple days to wait out some really bad weather.
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05-13-2014, 07:36 AM
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Senior Member
City: N. Kingstown, R.I.
Vessel Name: Harmony
Vessel Model: 36' sabreline fast trawler
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 103
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budzuk: sorry for the auto correct spelling.
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05-13-2014, 07:59 AM
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Guru
City: South FL
Vessel Name: Oliver
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 47 Hull# 12
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,607
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Welcome aboard! 
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Thanks, Oliver
M/V Oliver
Nordhavn 47 Hull #12
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