Slip Fee

[Clammer]

Just got my renewal for my slip// 2005 up another $$210

[MakoMike]

Mike,
Mine went up by about the same amount.

[thefishingfreak]

100 bucks a foot in boston

[Van]

Its because everybody knows that boaters are RICH !!!!!

Those fees are why I joined a YC, 13$ a foot (and thats not a typo)

[Vectorfisher]

Buy a trailer and you will have enough money left over for more toys with your savings. Be able to pull your boat closer to a fishing destination and not paying for slip fee's is priceless

[Clammer]

I have a top of the line trailer // brand new /the boat has only been on ot twice /////////////

Your right /if I put it on a trailer ,I save money ,& I can tow to more desireable locations /// but I lose chances to fish /// never mind the fasco,s at the ramp////

the way it is now // I rarely make plans ,to fish ,usually its I,m going , make a couple of calls & gone ////
I like getting up at 10 & the boat is on the move before 10:30 / or have appointment at 1 pm ,be back,hit the dock at 12 ,get home ,take a shower & still easily make the appointment//

Plus the countless times I leave the dock at 5 ///in by 7;30 & have more than two too fish ///

for me I wasn,t compaining//just stating

[thefishingfreak]

i love being in a slip.
nevermind that you might get a couple wierd looks towing an 11' wide boat down the freeway
it's close.
the boat's always ready.
i can call the office if i'm running late and they'll tow it over to the fuel dock for me and fill 'er up,even ice me down, then bill me later.
lot's of nice people in my marina. if you need a cheeseburger or a beer when you get back, someone allways has one at the ready.
many liveaboards in my place to keep an eye on things.
hot showers, laundry, clean sh*tter.
if the wife want's to go fishing, we usually just show up at the marina and she will find a nice comfy seat on someone elses air-conditioned boat while i go fishing
nevermind all the kids who keep the bait cars filled with stuff they catch on the docks
it's all good
mike

[Got Stripers]

I can pull into any ramp at 4-5 am and unless there are a few guys ahead of me (no yahoos usually at those hours), I'm off the trailer and headed out in 10 minutes. I see only limitations to being in a slip, flexibility is my moto, wind is no good north I launch south. I can usually be fishing in the same time anyone would be from a slip, maybe less if the ramp is closer to the destination.

[Clammer]

Yea BOb your right but except in the spring for a few trips at night // your pretty much limited to a weeked warrior /// I never fish SUnday [[Days]] unless it with you ///& thats because I love ya

[Vectorfisher]

I guess I am just thinking in terms of my situation, I live 7 minutes max to the ramp I use most, there is gas and bait along the way and unless I try to dump in at noon time on the weekend the ramp is pretty much free, and I am off on plane in less than 15 minutes from launch. Oh did I mention that I fuel up at the gas station saving me some dough

[thefishingfreak]

hey!
don't forget to send in the reciepts for the boat fuel!
you'll get another .22 cents off {per gallon}
like a little tax return for boaters
mike

[capesams]

always

[Mr. Sandman]

the problem is not the cost here...just getting one. You have to be on top of the situation for a year to hunt one down. I pay 125/ft and am glad to pay it. I love a slip....step on, turn the key and go. There are advantages to using a trailier, location ect (and I have one too) but you can get bogged down at the ramp, but for my situation, I like the slip. If I had a boat garage at my house I may consider trailering but IMO boats belong in the water. Sometimes I use the boat more then once a day too...trailering would get old.

[Van]

Personally I did the trailering thing way longer than I should have.
Counting my first boat (16"), I trailered for 25 years. I trailered the 21' for 6 years.

Another issue around here are the yahoos in cars that cut in front of you when your trailering, because they can't stand being behind you!.

I have enough near misses to cure me of trailering, and enough yahoo at the ramps to cure me of launching.
Love being in the slip like FF said , I can get out of work a bit early and head straight to the boat. I can be fishing in 10 minutes from starting the engine.

Cost wise, yea it a bit more than trailering, but it well worth it.

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally posted by Van
Another issue around here are the yahoos in cars that cut in front of you when your trailering, because they can't stand being behind you!.

If you have to go any distance this aspect of it really sux. It adds a lot of non-fishing related stress that takes way from the positive boating/fishing experience. I don't have to go far but when i have been off island with my boat ( only a few times) I have experienced the same thing. I could not believe the moves people were pulling when I passed over the CC canel bridge. It was down right stupid and I have to say I was frightened then pissed. Along the highway at speed, people got so close to my boat I could not see them in my mirrors. I should have posted a sign...Back OFF! this thing doesn't stop on a dime. I don't think that people understand that that boat weighs 2-3X what the vehicle does. If you live a short drive from the ramp and you can avoid all this BS it takes a lot of stress ot of trailiering. But IMO if you can A) find a good slip and b) afford it, it is real nice.
But a few guys I know really like to trailer it, they like to see their boat in their yard too. I don't like seeing it in the yard...too much crap blows into it. Also, I think it depends on the size of your boat too.

[Billybob]

Lots of good advice here.
And I have been trailering for years.
I have a great trailer and a good truck.
AND I HATE TRAILERING.

Another thing to consider:

-How far do you have to go? And over what kind of roads?
When you have to tow a decent distance on a packed interstate like 84 or 95 with jersey barriers and trucks on your sides, it can be very stressful. Not only that, but my truck which is already a pig, is a double pig when I tow.

I would definately use the boat more if it were in a slip.

Next year (if there is a next year for my boat), it's either a slip, a rack, or on the trailer in a yard near the ramp.

Bill

[Hooper]

Trailering would put a HUGE damper on my day, so when I got the chance for a slip, I jumped on it.

I used to dread the wars that took place at the ramps and most of all, if I have only a couple hours to go out on the boat I can go. I know have gotten more boating in since getting the slip, and at $1,440 a year, I won't complain.

23' is more boat than I care to move but twice a year!

[Duke41]

all you guys are way ahead of me. I was on a mooring last year in Newport Harbor. A severe pain in the butt. Can only fish from 8:00 am on. No rides in after 1:00am. Waiting for the launch..waiting...waiting...waiting. My boat is just too damm heavy to trailer I only trailer ot twice a year and when I do the tranny smoking brakes are smoking. I am looking for a slip this year in the Newport/jamestown area if anyone hears of one,,,please let me know.

[zacs]

Duke,

I heard 2nd or 3rd hand that connanicut may have spots, but $$$. Why not just get a small tender? If you have guest/clients/charters, just tender out to the moorage yourself then pick them up at the gas or dingy dock or whatever. Slip is better, though, no arguing that.

-Zac

[RIROCKHOUND]

110-140 a foot in newport depending on where...
lucky for me, I dock for free at work

[macojoe]

I had a mooring for the first 3 years here on the Cape.

Its sweet to have your boat ready when you are!! But thats it!

I had twice the maintance on the boat when left in the water all year, The looks i would get for washing the bloody boat down at the wash down!!

Having to pay the High gas price or carry jugs.

And I do not fish weekends!!! I fish Mon- Fri thats it!! I even scheldue wiork that way as I now have Tue & Wed off soon to be Mon, Tue, Wed

And you would think that being in the mid cape would be a dream!! Not so!!
There are no fish here!! I have to trailer to all different areas depending on what and when I want to fish for.

I hate the Bridges!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

I just go right up the middle!! They hate it they beep swear give me the finger, I just wave and Smile!!

I don't no how them 18 wheelers hug the one lane ??? I guess they are much better drivers then I!!

[ProfessorM]

I trailer right up the middle of the bridge too and those idiots still try to pass me. They can't wait 2 minutes till we get to the other side. Screw em I am not moving over, that edge on the bridge is a foot and a half high and would make short work of your tire and wheel. So they head into oncoming traffic. I've been crossing the Bourne bridge for 18 years twice a day to and fro work and with the boat. You can't belive the stupid things I have seen. I like using the bridge at 3 in the morning, no morons out then but coming home is another matter. P.M.

[Hooper]

There is a meeting on December 8th... the waterway committee in our town is seeking to make a portion of the marina strictly commercial vessels only.

The problem then begins... those guys in those slips that will become commercial only will be moved to another section of the marina. These guys will displace others for the slips on a seniority basis.

Right now I don't know if I'll get the boot or not. I hope not, but it won't be the end of the world if I do, I can trailer or go transient, or find rack storage.... I'll be fine with my 23' SeaCraft as I have plenty of options. A buddy of mine in his 27' SeaRay may be screwed tho...

Maybe Cape Cod Bay won't be so bad...

[179]

I have a slip reserved for 2005 in Wakefield that I will no longer need, I am pretty sure it can handle a 22-23' boat. The marina is Billington Cove.

[Hooper]

179-

Thanks a lot for your offer! But, I am on Cape Cod. The commute to the boat would really cut into the fishing time!!! I'll wait to see what the Town does, I'll figure out something if they boot me, but I'm not going to worry until then!!!

[MakoMike]

If anyone is interested I think Stone Cove Marina in Wakefield, RI may have a few slips open for next year.

[Water Treater]

Slip rates in Green Harbor (Marshfield, MA) now $ 130.00 foot with a 20 foot minimum.

I have a wooden boat and as such it must remain wet all the time. Trailering is not an option for me.

I like being able to arrive at Green Harbor at 3:30 A.M. and leave the slip 15 minutes later. If you do a lot of fishing, a slip is well worth the money, but it's big bucks.

[Hooper]

Last night the waterways committee met to discuss some changes at our little marina. The discussion centered on the definition of a "commercial fisherman." There is a row of prime slips which can accomodate large vessels, up to 42 or more feet. The committee has floated the idea that those slips become "commercial only" slips.

The problem is who is a commercial fisherman?

The waterways committee says anyone who earns 51% of their income from commercial fishing. The guys who stand to lose their slips say any vessel that holds commercial permits is a commercial fisherman, regardless of how much they earn or how often the fish. And the tempers flared!!!! People stormed out!!!!! Curses were yelled!!!!! Insults flew!!!!!!

Even though I stood to lose my slip, I could see the point of the commercial guys. God knows they have been cut back at every turn. However, it turns out that this issue will most likely die on the vine as it has in past years. Had I lost my slip I wouldn't have complained. I recreate on my boat, it's a toy. I wouldn't want to have to earn my mortgage money based upon the number of fish I land! I'd be homeless!!!

So, I have my slip again. The rates are going up however, I'll have to fork over about $1,575 a year now.... yeah, I won't complain!!!!!!

[Mr. Sandman]

That is how it is here too. The comm slips only go to those that have (I think it is 2/3 of their income )from fishing.

Very fey guys that have comm lic. make that much.

You have some guys that bought a $60 lic that are looking for the public to support their fishing habbit. THAT is what this is all about. Make-em pay like the rest of us....in fact they should pay more IMO for the right to be able to sell fish. The lic. should cost more like 6000 not 60., then only the serious year rounders would be out there. Not these rod and reel pussys. Next time they yell and scream and walk out mad...tell them to pull their panties out of their butt crack and stop complaining.

Some of these comm guys just pull their boats up to any town owned dock and walk away. They think the town owes them... It pisses me off.