"Capt. Neal®" wrote

Having one's boat on a mooring is the smart thing to do. And,
the
following list proves it.

1) Roaches, ants, flies, termites and all manner of other bugs
is the
bane of boats tied in slips.


or a moored boat when you invite skanks like LP aboard.



2) There's always a lot of stray electricity around docks and
this
causes all sorts of nasty galvanic action on metal
fittings below
the water line.

3) Instead of just uncleating one or two mooring lines when
getting
underway, at a slip one must untie or uncleat six dock
lines, an
electrical umbilical, etc.


I use 10 dock lines. no cords.

It takes much longer to get under way
and is often so much hassle that people don't even leave
the dock.

True for some, knot me.


And, what's with those ugly fenders hanging on the sides of
vessels
coming out of a dock?

Yeah, see that a lot, funny eh.



4) Thieves regularly case docked boats.


My marina is gated, with security.



9) it's difficult or against marina rules
to sail out of a slip.

Not here.




12) Definitely more 'real sailors' in a mooring field. The
get-together's
are much, much better. People talk about sailing and not
lubberly
shoreside crap. Women lose their inhibitions and can't
seem to
keep their clothes on. . .


Power boaters at the dock are very generous with food and booze.




16) Photovoltaic arrays work well on a mooring due to lack of
shadows
and are more environmentally friendly than plugging into
the grid.


My solar panels work fine in the slip, perhaps they don't KNOW
they're in one.



22) Too many boats at the docks with slapping halyards that
drive
you nuts.


Good point!


23) No real privacy at the docks. Filthy bathrooms and
showers.
The water tastes like a plastic hose.


I'm at a nice, clean marina.




24) Imagine the horror of discovering Bobsprit has the slip
next
to yours.

Good point!



25) Even worse, imagine Scotty having the slip on the other
side
of you. Or Ole Thom. Being surrounded by such ugly boats
that never go anywhere would quickly lead me to thoughts
of suicide.


Yikes!~!

Scotty