Just sent my slip payment in.

Vitaliy · Post by **Vitaliy** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:57 am

Wow that looks like a very nice setup you have there

Paul - SW Ontario wrote:$2200 from May 1 to Oct. 31

40' x 17'....30 amp shore power & water, showers

Pull up to slip parking with deck & gazebo etc.

Long Point Bay, L Erie.....45 mins from home.

summer storm · Post by **summer storm** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:02 am

350 per month x 12 months. Gate and nice guys that keep a eye on my boat when I am not there. More of a working yard than a "yacht club" marina but I can do all kinds of work on the boat and not upset anyone parked next store. 15 minutes from the house but I am thinking about moving her farther away to make going to the boat more of a weekend thing.

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:28 pm

Nice setup, Paul. Do you swim at that anchorage?

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:11 am

2800.00 for a floating dock this year..last yr it was 3000.00 for a fixed inside tee..

rcamaine · Post by **rcamaine** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:53 am

Here on the coast of Maine - I pay almost as much for storage in the winter than the dock fee in the summer. Plus, the State has imposed this new "Submerged Land Fee" - yep - a property tax of sorts based on the submerged mud under your boat. What a racket.

Here is the breakdown -

Slip - $80/ft for a 40' slip - $3200
Submerged Land Fee - $93
30A Electrical - $350
Winter Outside Storage - $6.25 a sq ft - $2962 (Yep - sq. ft. - Level ground in these parts on the ocean is tough to come by)
Total - $6605

The winter storage includes haul, pressure wash, jack stands and launch. I cover it myself - saving me $1350. One big tarp and a Kover Klamp system works just fine.

Because I am a year round customer though, they do throw in some discounts to me in the tune of $940 a year, so my total bill, runs $5,665 for a full year.

We can do what ever we want on our boats in the water or land, so I paint the bottom myself, as well as the normal spring reconditioning.

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:14 pm

I'm finding more and more marinas up here asking for top dollar and really restricting what's allowed. No tarps, no bottom washing or sanding; sighting environmental reasons, some will not allow you to do your own work or bring in outside tradesmen etc etc. When I left the last marina, all in totalled close to $5000 a year, and that was 7 years ago. I like having my boat in my own back yard

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:32 pm

gotta ask wth is submerged land fee...

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:42 pm

Sounds like another government money grab. It sounds to me that they are taxing you for the land/bottom under the slip.

rcamaine · Post by **rcamaine** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:07 pm

The submerged land fee is something the Democratic People's Republic of Maine's govenment has imposed on its citizens - to be sure and keep its status as one of the most taxed areas in the US. Paid yearly just like your property tax for land you can never see - even at low tide. What a deal!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:05 pm

A fee is a tax thats not called a tax .

Wes · Post by **Wes** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:45 pm

Well I guess I'm the most extravagant boater on this forum. My main marina gets about 5850 for a the slip rental and 1500 for winter storage. The slip includes electricity, water, cable and wifi. I also have a slip at our yacht club for 1650.00 for the summer. My wife says as long as we can afford both we keep them and she's the admiral. The way I feel is as long as she's willing to work to pay for them, it's OK with me.

Briand · Post by **Briand** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:10 pm

At Catawba Island on Lake Erie we pay $1850 for a 30' dock from April through October. Then about $1100 for inside cold winter storage. Marina does haul out, bottom cleaning and puts us back in come springtime. We do our own winterizing.

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:38 pm

Well my dockage is free, of course it is sitting on my property on high ground. Thining about tring to get her to the lake when I get the engines in. Think 318s have the power to push her there over dry ground.

Just kidding I hope this spring to have the bill for a real covered dock on Texoma with the "Phoenix" floating.