More Cost Effective trailering or floating

[zacs]

There are a lot of variables. It depends on where you want to fish, how you fish, how close the ramps are, etc...

i think overall, trailering is cheaper, for the same reasons as MJ. A long drive in the truck with boat in tow is still cheaper than a long run in the boat on the water....

[Got Stripers]

Blowing hard SW, launch Scituate or Barnstable, blowing hard NE it's Westport or Wareham. Pogies here, mackeral there, following the big bait bites is easier. Add the maintenance ease when it's parked in the driveway and the peace of mind over issues with storms, vandalism etc; the gas price would have to really get out of hand to make me switch. If it gets that bad, the boat goes up for sale and I'm golfing full time.

[fishaholic18]

Slip is cheaper for me. I got my slip pretty cheap(no frills marina) No need for a tow vehicle(I have friends with trucks). I split a gallon of bottom paint with E/M. We'll get 2 seasons out of 1 gallon. No wear and tear on the trailer. Pressure wash??? Why??? I have nothing that bleach wont take care of. My Zincs are on 2nd season...Still in good shape. I can ride my bike to the slip...

[Hooper]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Slip is cheaper for me. I got my slip pretty cheap(no frills marina) No need for a tow vehicle(I have friends with trucks). I split a gallon of bottom paint with E/M. We'll get 2 seasons out of 1 gallon. No wear and tear on the trailer. Pressure wash??? Why??? I have nothing that bleach wont take care of. My Zincs are on 2nd season...Still in good shape. I can ride my bike to the slip...

Fishaholic, what does your no frills marina charge you per foot if you don't mind me asking. I am at a no frills place as well, just docks with water, power, cable and I pay $135/ft.

[daceman63]

I'm on a hook in Southie. I like only having to trailer it 2 times per year.....Once in and once out. Plus my truck STB last winter so now I have to rent a tow vehicle.....that in and of itself is cheaper as I only have to pay when I use the truck. No maintenance or insurance or repair cost and no hassles with not using it enough with the new e-10 crap and now the cost of the fuel for it to keep it running.

I own my own mooring and I have to pay my yacht club fee anyway and the $5.00 a foot for a mooring permit. So there is a major cost savings for me just for getting rid of the truck.

You figure $600.00 for insurance and yacht club and mooring permit is $525.00 and $120.00 for the truck for the 2 days a year I need it plus gas which I would have to buy anyway if I owned the truck. But as i said...no repairs, no rusted out brake lines, no oil changes, no expensive tires and I can own an economy car to take me to anf from the club.

I do lose out on just launching the baot anywhere I want but if I plan to take it to the cape for vacation I'll rent the truck for that week.

Plus with leaving it on the hook I don't have the hassles at the ramp every time I want to go out.

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Hooper

Fishaholic, what does your no frills marina charge you per foot if you don't mind me asking. I am at a no frills place as well, just docks with water, power, cable and I pay $135/ft.

$63/ft