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Old 03-12-2023, 04:13 AM   #5
NWboater2
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I’m a Bellingham fan but there are not tons of waterfront homes with buoys there. Bellingham bay is big and shallow and more often than not rough because the prevailing wind is from the south and that’s the one way it’s not protected—huge fetch. It’s not a harbor.

And yeah any salt water buoy system needs to be monitored and maintained but even one in say a very protected harbor like Gig Harbor is inferior to a dock for a larger cruising boat.
Would not let these facts dissuade me from buying waterfront up there. B’ham is a maritime town quite close to world class cruising, and a Nordic tug is a great boat to enjoy it. Good luck!
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