Milton Waddams wrote:
For years I was with the same marina slip and paid by the foot for the
length of my boat. Now I'm at a new marina and they want me to pay by
the foot for the length of the slip. Which one is the more common
charge? Is it the same all over the country? Thanks,

Milton
Most of the marinas I've dealt with charge by the foot, but expect a
minimum for each given slip. In other words, the "nominal" slip size
or the length of the boat, whichever is greater. Since my previous
boat was a "wide body" and my current boat a catamaran, I'm used to
paying a premium over the length.

On top of this, a lot of marinas have taken to carefully measuring the
boats, so that the bow rollers and davits can turn a 35 foot boat into
a 38.