If Ventura is not out of your reach, Ventura West Marina is a very
liveaboard-friendly marina. They allow up to 50% liveaboards (essentially
every other slip is a liveaboard candidate), and have very nice and complete
facilities - mail boxes, a boater's lounge with exercise equipment and a
small library, a large laundry room with coin-operated washers and driers, a
freezer locker, and various categories of storage lockers for off-boat
storage. I had my 41' sailboat there in a non-liveaboard slip for 24 years
until I moved up to the Pacific Northwest last year, and I can't say that I
had any real complaints. Ventura is small and quiet, compared to the cities
to the south.

VWM's web page: http://www.sailorschoice.com/marinas...WestMarina.htm

Ventura West has a sister marina at Dana Point, named Dana West Marina. If
it's run like VWM it may also be a good candidate.

Tom Dacon

"Chuck Baier" wrote in message
om...
We will be looking for West Coast live-aboard Marinas in the San
Diego, Los Angeles, Dana Point or Oceanside areas in about a year.
Would appreciate any first hand info from anyone. Thanks, Chuck

Thanks for the input. We are now in the Florida Keys and heading for
So. Cal soon. Plan to drive out and look around. Then leave the car
with friends so it will be there when we arrive. Plan to take a year
or so to get there. Anyone have experience with the Marina Del Ray
area. Chuck

Thanks for the input. We are now in the Florida Keys and heading for
So. Cal soon. Plan to drive out and look around. Then leave the car
with friends so it will be there when we arrive. Plan to take a year
or so to get there. Anyone have experience with the Marina Del Ray
area. Chuck