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Thomas Wentworth
 
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I am re-entering the world of cruising. It has been a number of years. My
base is New England.

In the last few days I have been brought to the point of absolute insanity
by two of the local marina's near me.

Today, I called a marina to inquire how much it charged to step a mast. I
explained to the woman on the phone that a boat hauling truck would be
bringing my boat [ I don't own the boat yet, I was seeking the info so that
if I make an offer I would know what the charges would be ] to the marina
where it would be launched.

At first she seemed evasive. She didn't seem to want to answer my question.
She kept saying she was looking for her "paper". Finally, she said it would
be $6 per foot of the boat when the boat was dropped off and another $6 per
foot of the boat when the boat was put in the water. I asked, why are you
charging twice. The truck is bringing the boat, it will go right in the
water. She then said "you are upset by how much it cost". I tried to
explain "I can't be upset since I never knew what the cost was to begin
with".

After she started telling me how I feel about issues I never asked her
about, I asked what was the charge to step the mast. She said around $400
dollars. I almost fell over backwards.

Then, I hung up the phone.

Is this the way of the world in cruising? Have all the marina's become
thieves?



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Wayne.B
 
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:35:14 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

After she started telling me how I feel about issues I never asked her
about, I asked what was the charge to step the mast. She said around $400
dollars. I almost fell over backwards.


Get used to it Tom, that's just the beginning.

BOAT =

Break

Out

Another

Thousand

That's why there is no such thing as a free boat. They all cost about
the same to work on, might as well get a good one.

The most reasonable prices are further south in my experience, no
bargains in New England. The marinas there are going out of business
left and right as the land becomes too valuable, and the ones
remaining can charge almost as much as they want.

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Thomas Wentworth
 
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Wayne,,, if you are right, and you probably are; then boating is doomed. I
suppose I will read in the paper any day now that we, the US Taxpayer, is
building a new yachting facility for the people of Iraq.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:35:14 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

After she started telling me how I feel about issues I never asked her
about, I asked what was the charge to step the mast. She said around $400
dollars. I almost fell over backwards.


Get used to it Tom, that's just the beginning.

BOAT =

Break

Out

Another

Thousand

That's why there is no such thing as a free boat. They all cost about
the same to work on, might as well get a good one.

The most reasonable prices are further south in my experience, no
bargains in New England. The marinas there are going out of business
left and right as the land becomes too valuable, and the ones
remaining can charge almost as much as they want.



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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:17:00 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

Wayne,,, if you are right, and you probably are; then boating is doomed. I
suppose I will read in the paper any day now that we, the US Taxpayer, is
building a new yachting facility for the people of Iraq.


Welcome to Nova Scotia.

R.
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Don White
 
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rhys wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:17:00 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:


Wayne,,, if you are right, and you probably are; then boating is doomed. I
suppose I will read in the paper any day now that we, the US Taxpayer, is
building a new yachting facility for the people of Iraq.



Welcome to Nova Scotia.

R.


What?
BTW, this guy could use a home yacht club.
http://www.hfxnews.ca/


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Paul Cassel
 
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Thomas Wentworth wrote:


Is this the way of the world in cruising? Have all the marina's become
thieves?

I didn't quite follow your story, but your reaction mirrors mine. Here
is one of my stories:

I put into Cape May due to some gales when I was sailing south one
November. I was weathered in. Beats me if that was a factor, but the
place charged me $248 / night for my 42' sailboat. Left a very bad taste
in my mouth as you may guess. No, it wasn't a resort marina - just an
end tie with no amenities.
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Thomas Wentworth
 
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Couldn't you anchor, or something? That is crazy!


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Thomas Wentworth wrote:


Is this the way of the world in cruising? Have all the marina's become
thieves?

I didn't quite follow your story, but your reaction mirrors mine. Here is
one of my stories:

I put into Cape May due to some gales when I was sailing south one
November. I was weathered in. Beats me if that was a factor, but the place
charged me $248 / night for my 42' sailboat. Left a very bad taste in my
mouth as you may guess. No, it wasn't a resort marina - just an end tie
with no amenities.



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Thomas Wentworth wrote:
Couldn't you anchor, or something? That is crazy!


The anchorage there was full at the time of my arrival.
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The last time I did the ICW was 2001 and the only place over $3 a foot
for a transient was Trump's in AC. I don't remember Cape May as being
particularly expensive, and it is an easy place to anchor. I was only
charged a "catamaran premium" once ($5!) though I did have to pay for
oversize slips a few times. T-heads are special case, though. Next
summer I'll be paying for a 42 foot t-head even though my cat is only
38 (including extensions) feet long.

Overall, I was very impressed by the hospitality and reasonable
treatment we received almost everywhere. Although there were a few
overpriced places, it was more common to find helpful, friendly
places, charging a buck a foot (probably not too many of them left!).
Many of them would load us a car for shopping, or make other special
accommodations. While the prices might be higher now, I'd be
surprised if gouging was the rule, rather than the exception.

A few exceptions do stand out - like the twit who wanted us to pay for
50 Amp service when we were stepping down to 30 Amp and didn't have an
A/C (we said no thanks). Or paying a fortune to raft 4 deep at Block
Island.

OTOH, its clear that we're in an inflationary period now.
Overcrowding is causing rates in Boston to go up - fancy marinas
downtown can get $160 a foot for the summer, without parking. More
unnerving is that the second and third tier places are able to get
rates that just a few years ago were "premium."


Paul Cassel wrote:
Thomas Wentworth wrote:


Is this the way of the world in cruising? Have all the marina's
become thieves?

I didn't quite follow your story, but your reaction mirrors mine. Here
is one of my stories:

I put into Cape May due to some gales when I was sailing south one
November. I was weathered in. Beats me if that was a factor, but the
place charged me $248 / night for my 42' sailboat. Left a very bad taste
in my mouth as you may guess. No, it wasn't a resort marina - just an
end tie with no amenities.

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Rosalie B.
 
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Maybe she didn't know what 'stepping the mast' meant.

"Thomas Wentworth" wrote:

I am re-entering the world of cruising. It has been a number of years. My
base is New England.

In the last few days I have been brought to the point of absolute insanity
by two of the local marina's near me.

Today, I called a marina to inquire how much it charged to step a mast. I
explained to the woman on the phone that a boat hauling truck would be
bringing my boat [ I don't own the boat yet, I was seeking the info so that
if I make an offer I would know what the charges would be ] to the marina
where it would be launched.

At first she seemed evasive. She didn't seem to want to answer my question.
She kept saying she was looking for her "paper". Finally, she said it would
be $6 per foot of the boat when the boat was dropped off and another $6 per
foot of the boat when the boat was put in the water. I asked, why are you
charging twice. The truck is bringing the boat, it will go right in the
water. She then said "you are upset by how much it cost". I tried to
explain "I can't be upset since I never knew what the cost was to begin
with".

After she started telling me how I feel about issues I never asked her
about, I asked what was the charge to step the mast. She said around $400
dollars. I almost fell over backwards.

Then, I hung up the phone.

Is this the way of the world in cruising? Have all the marina's become
thieves?



grandma Rosalie


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