basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:
........cost you this year? How big is your dock and what amenities
does your marina offer?

For us, $1,525. Drive up dock, 25 foot floater with water, electric
and dock box. The marina has 250 slips total, a pool, clubhouse and
top notch mechanics. The owners (3rd generation) live on site.

http://www.romps.com/

We moved to this marina because of our bad experiences with the dufus
*OMC Certified* mechanics at the marina we were at last year.

So how about you?

Moved from open moorage (about $5k per year in a "public" marina) to
covered moorage at over $6k. My covered moorage is something of a
"deal", as the owner plans to leave the cover on and pass along the
cost of meeting the new fire codes. Will probably be $7k - $8k per year
at that point. It's possible to pay the same per month for open moorage
in this area if you don't shop carefully- and the moorage market
hereabouts is always a sellers market. Fixed or diminishing supply,
increasing demand.


It sounds like a deal, considering a 12 month moorage, the size of the
slip (based on what I know about your boat) and the fact that it is
covered.

Our contract is only from April 1 to November1.

Regarding Bassies comment about the pool......I agree to a point. When
boating conditions are right and the Lake temp is warm enough we prefer
to swim off the boat at our local swimming spots. However, there are
many times when bad seas keep us off the Lake. In those instances,
having a pool at the marina is a plus.

If the weather is crappy enough to keep you off of the lake, then isn't
it usually crappy enough to keep you out of the pool??

I was not talking about the weather. I was talking about the
conditions on the Lake. There are many times where where the weather
but we see small craft warnings are in effect.

JimH wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:
........cost you this year? How big is your dock and what amenities
does your marina offer?

For us, $1,525. Drive up dock, 25 foot floater with water, electric
and dock box. The marina has 250 slips total, a pool, clubhouse and
top notch mechanics. The owners (3rd generation) live on site.

http://www.romps.com/

We moved to this marina because of our bad experiences with the dufus
*OMC Certified* mechanics at the marina we were at last year.

So how about you?

Moved from open moorage (about $5k per year in a "public" marina) to
covered moorage at over $6k. My covered moorage is something of a
"deal", as the owner plans to leave the cover on and pass along the
cost of meeting the new fire codes. Will probably be $7k - $8k per year
at that point. It's possible to pay the same per month for open moorage
in this area if you don't shop carefully- and the moorage market
hereabouts is always a sellers market. Fixed or diminishing supply,
increasing demand.


It sounds like a deal, considering a 12 month moorage, the size of the
slip (based on what I know about your boat) and the fact that it is
covered.

Our contract is only from April 1 to November1.

Regarding Bassies comment about the pool......I agree to a point. When
boating conditions are right and the Lake temp is warm enough we prefer
to swim off the boat at our local swimming spots. However, there are
many times when bad seas keep us off the Lake. In those instances,
having a pool at the marina is a plus.

If the weather is crappy enough to keep you off of the lake, then isn't
it usually crappy enough to keep you out of the pool??

I was not talking about the weather. I was talking about the
conditions on the Lake. There are many times where where the weather
but we see small craft warnings are in effect.

Huh?

JimH wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:
........cost you this year? How big is your dock and what amenities
does your marina offer?

For us, $1,525. Drive up dock, 25 foot floater with water, electric
and dock box. The marina has 250 slips total, a pool, clubhouse and
top notch mechanics. The owners (3rd generation) live on site.

http://www.romps.com/

We moved to this marina because of our bad experiences with the dufus
*OMC Certified* mechanics at the marina we were at last year.

So how about you?

Moved from open moorage (about $5k per year in a "public" marina) to
covered moorage at over $6k. My covered moorage is something of a
"deal", as the owner plans to leave the cover on and pass along the
cost of meeting the new fire codes. Will probably be $7k - $8k per year
at that point. It's possible to pay the same per month for open moorage
in this area if you don't shop carefully- and the moorage market
hereabouts is always a sellers market. Fixed or diminishing supply,
increasing demand.


It sounds like a deal, considering a 12 month moorage, the size of the
slip (based on what I know about your boat) and the fact that it is
covered.

Our contract is only from April 1 to November1.

Regarding Bassies comment about the pool......I agree to a point. When
boating conditions are right and the Lake temp is warm enough we prefer
to swim off the boat at our local swimming spots. However, there are
many times when bad seas keep us off the Lake. In those instances,
having a pool at the marina is a plus.

If the weather is crappy enough to keep you off of the lake, then isn't
it usually crappy enough to keep you out of the pool??

I was not talking about the weather. I was talking about the
conditions on the Lake. There are many times where the weather
is good with high temps and sunny skies but we see small craft warnings in effect on the Lake.

Edit......damn pain medicine.

basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:
........cost you this year? How big is your dock and what amenities
does your marina offer?

For us, $1,525. Drive up dock, 25 foot floater with water, electric
and dock box. The marina has 250 slips total, a pool, clubhouse and
top notch mechanics. The owners (3rd generation) live on site.

http://www.romps.com/

We moved to this marina because of our bad experiences with the dufus
*OMC Certified* mechanics at the marina we were at last year.

So how about you?

Moved from open moorage (about $5k per year in a "public" marina) to
covered moorage at over $6k. My covered moorage is something of a
"deal", as the owner plans to leave the cover on and pass along the
cost of meeting the new fire codes. Will probably be $7k - $8k per year
at that point. It's possible to pay the same per month for open moorage
in this area if you don't shop carefully- and the moorage market
hereabouts is always a sellers market. Fixed or diminishing supply,
increasing demand.


It sounds like a deal, considering a 12 month moorage, the size of the
slip (based on what I know about your boat) and the fact that it is
covered.

Our contract is only from April 1 to November1.

Regarding Bassies comment about the pool......I agree to a point. When
boating conditions are right and the Lake temp is warm enough we prefer
to swim off the boat at our local swimming spots. However, there are
many times when bad seas keep us off the Lake. In those instances,
having a pool at the marina is a plus.

If the weather is crappy enough to keep you off of the lake, then isn't
it usually crappy enough to keep you out of the pool??

I was not talking about the weather. I was talking about the
conditions on the Lake. There are many times where where the weather
but we see small craft warnings are in effect.

Huh?

Read my edit.

basskisser wrote:
wrote:
On 8 Jan 2007 08:55:05 -0800, "basskisser" wrote:

I find it amazing that people won't get into their local waters, but
need a pool.
That's a guy who never saw a Chesapeake Bay sea nettle.

No, but I've seen many, many sea nettles. Also, owning a home pool,
I've read a lot about commercial pool water quality. At least the urine
and feces that makes it's way to a lot of waterways is treated first!

As far as the urine and feces that making it's way to the waterways
being treated, you are incorrect. Many cities, including Atlanta, have
problems with untreated waste making it way into the waterway,
especially when the system is overloaded by heavy rains.

Chuck Gould wrote:

A few years ago, our local marina owners' association hired an advisor
to speak at one of their meetings. His message: "Raise your moorage
rates constantly. Do not try to keep your rates down to where your
slips are always filled. Shoot for about a 20% vacancy rate.
When you are 20% vacant because of higher rates, your overall revenue
will be more than it was with all of the slips filled at a lower rate
and your expenses will be less because you are providing services to
fewer boats."

I think we have 2-3% vacant slots. Would be nice to have all slots full
- that way the club could have more money wise and we wouldn't need to
pay up for the non-existent/non-boat-owning members either.

Risto

JimH wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:
........cost you this year? How big is your dock and what amenities
does your marina offer?

For us, $1,525. Drive up dock, 25 foot floater with water, electric
and dock box. The marina has 250 slips total, a pool, clubhouse and
top notch mechanics. The owners (3rd generation) live on site.

http://www.romps.com/

We moved to this marina because of our bad experiences with the dufus
*OMC Certified* mechanics at the marina we were at last year.

So how about you?

Moved from open moorage (about $5k per year in a "public" marina) to
covered moorage at over $6k. My covered moorage is something of a
"deal", as the owner plans to leave the cover on and pass along the
cost of meeting the new fire codes. Will probably be $7k - $8k per year
at that point. It's possible to pay the same per month for open moorage
in this area if you don't shop carefully- and the moorage market
hereabouts is always a sellers market. Fixed or diminishing supply,
increasing demand.


It sounds like a deal, considering a 12 month moorage, the size of the
slip (based on what I know about your boat) and the fact that it is
covered.

Our contract is only from April 1 to November1.

Regarding Bassies comment about the pool......I agree to a point. When
boating conditions are right and the Lake temp is warm enough we prefer
to swim off the boat at our local swimming spots. However, there are
many times when bad seas keep us off the Lake. In those instances,
having a pool at the marina is a plus.

If the weather is crappy enough to keep you off of the lake, then isn't
it usually crappy enough to keep you out of the pool??

I was not talking about the weather. I was talking about the
conditions on the Lake. There are many times where where the weather
but we see small craft warnings are in effect.

Huh?

Read my edit.

10-4!

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
wrote:
On 8 Jan 2007 08:55:05 -0800, "basskisser" wrote:

I find it amazing that people won't get into their local waters, but
need a pool.
That's a guy who never saw a Chesapeake Bay sea nettle.

No, but I've seen many, many sea nettles. Also, owning a home pool,
I've read a lot about commercial pool water quality. At least the urine
and feces that makes it's way to a lot of waterways is treated first!

As far as the urine and feces that making it's way to the waterways
being treated, you are incorrect. Many cities, including Atlanta, have
problems with untreated waste making it way into the waterway,
especially when the system is overloaded by heavy rains.

Oh, for God's sake. Did I say ANYWHERE that every ounce of sewage that
has ever made it's way into any waterway was treated??? But, I've read
the articles that show waterborne fecal matter and urine in commercial
pools. You'd have to discharge daily and constantly into a large
waterway to reproduce those numbers.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:38:09 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

What kind of suntan lotion does everyone keep on board their boat? do
you prefer oil or lotion? How much do you normally use in a season?

I try to keep on of each on board, so I have one of each. I buy the big
bottle of generic lotion and one bottle will last the season.

What is everyone's else favorite?

Nothing.

That's right - you heard me, nothing. :)

I don't wear shorts or sandals and I wear light colored UV cloth long
sleeved shirts along with a wide brimmed hat - even on the hottest
days.

Buncha pansies - sun blocker - phffftt....

I use all them things plus SPF 45-50. Also between me and the insurance
company are building a really nice college fund for my dermatologists
daughter.

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:22:32 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

basskisser wrote:
wrote:
On 8 Jan 2007 08:55:05 -0800, "basskisser" wrote:

I find it amazing that people won't get into their local waters, but
need a pool.
That's a guy who never saw a Chesapeake Bay sea nettle.

No, but I've seen many, many sea nettles. Also, owning a home pool,
I've read a lot about commercial pool water quality. At least the urine
and feces that makes it's way to a lot of waterways is treated first!

As far as the urine and feces that making it's way to the waterways
being treated, you are incorrect. Many cities, including Atlanta, have
problems with untreated waste making it way into the waterway,
especially when the system is overloaded by heavy rains.

Very few of the livestock owners I'm familiar with have their own treatment
plants.
--

John