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Missus wanted to know what all the bling was for, I blinded her with science and her safety. If only she knew. Not being sexist, she ain’t stupid and regularly goes on flights of fancy with her tech. Just that I know she has zero inclination to find out that my stuff is expensive for what it does and superficially accurate.

My wind instruments date back to the ark , but I have my own system if the sails are flapping it's gone forward, pull them in. Every now and then give them a bit of ease for good luck. If the rail is in the water put in another reef. if the rail isn't in the water put the kettle on

This! CD just spent more than the total capital value of Stepping Out so he could identify a 2% difference in wind speed. Not knocking at all. I wish I had the $ to do it and the brains to make it worthwhile. Different uses and priorities.

That does sound good ~ our house insurance alone was over 3 grand this year.

They all vary - not all houses have berths. Effectively there are 2 sets of fees - village assn (ALL properties are members) and the subsidiary BC's of which there are multiple. Our one is a group of 12 townhouses. Our total fees (incl the 15m berth) are about 10K - but that includes all exterior maintenance, rubbish collection, insurance etc etc. IMO its a great deal...

good idea I reckon. GH turns away the offshore vessels quite a bit now - "Full" apparently. So I guess the prices have not (yet) caused an exodus...

@Island TimeIT - what are the body corp fees for the apartment like where you are?

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Ha Priscilla I bought some Navy whaler oars at the Torpedo bay auction and for the last 25 years they have had another life as a Nutshell pram lug rig set of spars . (quite good Oregon)

Everyone is a leaseholder technically but it is like an owner, it has renewed with the council once since I've been there with no change noticed. The purchase price is fixed by the Society and all sales go through it.

It's not unusual to get enquiries for gh apartments from people wanting the berth and then rent out the apartment.

For leaseholders?

For some reason I don't follow, the value of the berths is not really added to the house values in the village, and we have even had lawyers tell prospective buyers not to buy here as the berths have annual fees! With that, though, I'd also say, you DONT own the berth, you just get a license to occupy while you own the property... But you have basically the same rights as if you did own it - you can rent it out etc, to all intents and purposes its yours...

Not far from the truth!!

So what you are saying is, marina berths in Auckland have gotten so expensive you can buy one and get a free house?

Yep, 4 bed 4 bath and a 12m berth

that is very cheap. however prices rising due to maint is an issue we all face - the GHMV marina have a sinking fund for this - we just did a half life survey and replaced another 50 piles - steel this time. The fees I quoted above reflect the actual costs of running this marina. Without a hardstand or toilet/shower facilities...

The Marina is a Society and supposed to operate solely for it's members boating needs, it isn't allowed to make a profit. At .present prices have risen lately due to the refurbishment of the piers. A typical lift and waterblast is around $100-130 with annual rental around $1400-$2000 PA depending on length

My wife has one available if anyone is interested. 12m berth i think.

I came across Euan Little's salient comments from last year (as then Chairman of Westhaven Marina Users Association Inc) It would appear that the Panuku model for Westhaven will be very similar to that being currently touted by Winton for a retirement home in Beaumont Street. This is not in the Westhaven precinct. You have to imagine high-class apartments along the Northern reclamation, and Westhaven Drive, each possessing exclusive access to a marina berth in the Westhaven basin, where today’s BEUs are then forced to be renters with longevity of tenure of 30 days. I believe that we

Gulf Harbor Village marina - owned by village residents, run not for profit, currently my 15m berth is about $2700/pa - $225 per month. BUT you do have to buy a property here!

Best value -OBC at Hobson Bay and HMB because they are owned and run by trusts where the berth holders are shareholders

And sadly other Auckland marinas have upped their prices to match.

I think the Tauranga Sulphur Point marina is. Their prices are half that of Auckland.

A mate of mine paid 10k 18mnths ago. Feels a bit stitched. I was offered mine for free but gut told me not to bother securing in a buyers market. Fortunately I have a backup mooring. Six years ago I was paying $450/mnth in marina.