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Cost of living in a marina; good boat for Tampa Bay and Costal Islands
Hello all,
Here are questions 4 and 5 out of a few thousand. I would appreciate your input. 1) Approximate cost of living aboard full time in a marina (slip, cable, electricity, etc). Are the marine slips cheaper if you are there long term? 2) What would be a good boat to start off with for use in the Tampa Bay area and costal islands. Something that a newby could handle after some lessons, but will be adequate for this type of sailing. It also needs to handle 2-4 passengers. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. Todd |
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On Todd wrote:
1) Approximate cost of living aboard full time in a marina (slip, cable, electricity, etc). Are the marine slips cheaper if you are there long term? Few Marinas provide much in the way of provision for liveaboards. The Marina I'm in (Pasadena) had a $150/mo surcharge over and above the slip rent, which seems to cover water. Power will require you to deal w/ the local power company. AFAIK they've got a cap on how many liveaboards they'll allow. I do not know if the surcharge has gone up in the last year. My slip rent is a LOT better than anything I got quoted on the Anclote River (Tarpon Springs). AFAIK none of the municipal marinas will allow liveaboards. I'm told some folks get around that by anchoring/mooring and using a tender to get to/from. 2) What would be a good boat to start off with for use in the Tampa Bay area and costal islands. Something that a newby could handle after some lessons, but will be adequate for this type of sailing. It also needs to handle 2-4 passengers. Almost anything small (and shallow) enough. I've got an Ericson 25 w/ a fixed keel (needing 3'10" of water) but I can see that a centreboard arrangement might not have been too bad (though the full keel gives me (and, more importantly, my wife) more confidence that a knock-down is unlikely. 2-4 passengers does push up the minimum size to comfortably carry the load. My 25' Ericson gets crowded with two adults in the cockpit which makes populating the foredeck a foregone conclusion. -- John R. Campbell Speaker to Machines "Grace is sufficient so Joy was let go." - Heather L. Campbell "Faith manages ... even though she didn't get promoted" - me Why OS X? Because making Unix user-friendly was easier than debugging Windows |
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