GregW 28 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Following on from the 'Who will buy our boats thread', I'm interested to know how many of you wouldn't own a boat if it couldn't be kept on a marina? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 We were planning on moving to GH, but at exactly the wrong time they decided to not allow liveaboards and put their prices up 20 %. We are now living on a pile mooring, loving it, and saving $1,500 per month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I wouldn,t own a boat if a marina unless super cheap was the only option but if it was as cheap and as well located as my pole mooring then a marina would be ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 697 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 love my swing mooring so easy for solo on and off, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 175 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 love my swing mooring so easy for solo on and off, I have owned keeler's for 30 years, always on a swing mooring, no problem at all. When we are loading stores for a cruise we use the public Jetty at PH. It would cost me 6K per annum to keep it on a ,marina. Thats a lot of cold hard after-tax dollars, might be different if you were in a syndicate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 697 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I have owned keeler's for 30 years, always on a swing mooring, no problem at all. When we are loading stores for a cruise we use the public Jetty at PH. It would cost me 6K per annum to keep it on a ,marina. Thats a lot of cold hard after-tax dollars, might be different if you were in a syndicate. $25 pw panmure, + club membership,cheap haulout wharf water and as we have to go past halfmoon bay no problem for fuel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eruptn 105 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I have a Farr940 (N30) on a trailer kept in hard stand in part to avoid the marina issue. We have also taken up short term marina hire for convenience when we want to sail an area for a month or two, remembering we are land locked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Keep my boat on it's trailer in the hardstand but have an arrangement to use a marina over summer or whenever I need it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 51 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 The money we save by being on a pile mooring pays for all the toys on the boat. Would be 6k to go marina so we base our yearly budget on 6k which pays insurance, club membership, new sail every year plus the usual maintanance. Works well for us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 175 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 $25 pw panmure, + club membership,cheap haulout wharf water and as we have to go past halfmoon bay no problem for fuel Yup, Panmure works ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 175 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 The money we save by being on a pile mooring pays for all the toys on the boat. Would be 6k to go marina so we base our yearly budget on 6k which pays insurance, club membership, new sail every year plus the usual maintanance. Works well for us All these comments, its good to see people enjoying plain old mucking about in boats without exorbitant costs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wild violet 38 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Ive got a swing mooring in nelson and its rental almost covers my pile mooring in tne harbour and when it becomes vacant ill move out there.I have seen a lot of boats damaged in the marina here one boat has been hit seven times in the last 10 years.6 times by so called qualified skippers,to be fair he is parked in the row adjacent to the travellift. So ill feel happier out in the harbour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Having spent many years on a swing mooring in the Tamaki river i must admit i much prefer a marina berth. I enjoy the ability to walk on and walk off and the ease of doing maintenance while on a marina berth. Whenever there was a big blow when on a swing mooring I always was on edge as to the condition of the moorings in the surrounding area. I had my Cav 32 come off the mooring when waiting for maintenance to be carried out on the mooring and I also had a neighboring boat hit me when he missed his mooring. So it's a marina for me, but i'm not young any more so am over climbing on and off boats on swing moorings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,297 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Do what I did - buy a house with marina berth rights. Currently pay around 2500 pa for a 15m berth. Gulf Harbour Village is still underpriced... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Do what I did - buy a house with marina berth rights. Currently pay around 2500 pa for a 15m berth. Gulf Harbour Village is still underpriced... I was looking at the Whitianga ones a few weeks back, def a great option once retired. Are there cheaper options than this at GH though? Still pretty pricey... http://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1322821394.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Whitianga is definitely a lot cheaper than that. The cost of having a pontoon fitted is only about $37k which is a cheap marina and the annual charges are only about $120 so I'm told. Even the marina charges aren't to bad, it's just that the marinas are not cheap to buy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,297 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Absolutely, that's one of the pricey ones. A 3 bedroom 2 bathroom town house, 136 m2, with a double garage and a 12 or 15 metre marina outside your door, starts about $850k. A bargain for Auckland I reckon... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 But some of those gh apartments have pretty steep bodycorp fees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Absolutely, that's one of the pricey ones. A 3 bedroom 2 bathroom town house, 136 m2, with a double garage and a 12 or 15 metre marina outside your door, starts about $850k. A bargain for Auckland I reckon... That is pretty good value, esp if you have a boat. Not quite as viable if you work in the city. Are there any ongoing costs with the berth or do the fees cover that? But some of those gh apartments have pretty steep bodycorp fees. More than what BW/WH/GH charge in marina fees alone though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
curly12 1 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 32 ft yacht on pole mooring right next to the canopy bridge in Town Basin Marina in Whangarei, approx 10m row across in sheltered water. $125 per month, shower block etc 10m away and must be the cleanest marina services in the country. However over the winter you can talk nicely to the marina office and pop onto a vacant marina berth now and then to sort bits and pieces as needed. Normally spend one to two months on one over the offpeak season for no extra charge. Yacht is 100% off the grid thou which helps. Did pick up a marina berth in Marsden Point two summers ago for $100 a week with full services for a change of scenery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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