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If you look at the marina you posted a slip is like $600 a month. Not bad cost for dockage.
If you look at the marina you posted a slip is like $600 a month. Not bad cost for dockage.
I would never use a mooring for a permanent dock for boat. I like a slip. Even anchoring stinks. My DW will never sleep at anchor. We did this once and woke up almost on the beach.
Google "scope"
Yes as fuel efficient as a boat can get. I have pods too if you know what that is. East coast would be best. But I also have looked at Naples because it is close to keys and a pretty easy run around the tip and over. But again I may change the boat up depending on some factors.
I own my slip here in NY. I recently bought a large 18' slip. One of my retirement considerations is have a place and a home base in Florida and live on the boat in the summer in NY. I think I would want a bigger boat to live on. Would consider one of these large older motor yachts. I mean if you think about it living in a boat has no electric cost, no water cost, no large bills other than boat which even if it doesn't move can be cheap. My slip costs me about $3k a year in common and tax charges. I rent it right now. Place has pool, tennis, security, so not a bad deal and a beautiful open water view.
I have looked at slips in Florida and not sure buying pays. Renting seems cheaper. Plus not sure where I want to settle yet so not buying.
I might be the only person who does not want to be near water in FL.
I enjoy living on a lake; I have no desire to live on or near the beach. The house prices & flood insurance premiums are enough to discourage me. That said, according to neighbors the lake rises substantially every 10 years, but not enough to flood houses. A 100-year flood could be nasty. [emoji34]
I live on the border of Sarasota and Bradenton and the area is getting so overbuilt . The traffic is horrendous and the house prices are crazy . I used to live in Venice .I loved the area but even that is being over developed.
Moemg, if you wanted to move to that general area from up north, but didn't want to pay Sarasota prices and deal with Sarasota traffic, where would you look? Would Ft. Myers be better?
Moemg, if you wanted to move to that general area from up north, but didn't want to pay Sarasota prices and deal with Sarasota traffic, where would you look? Would Ft. Myers be better?
Trust me I know about scope. I don't need a anchoring or a boat lesson. Anchoring is not always about scope and sometimes it's about holding power. You can't have the perfect anchor for all conditions. This was in a river with a bottom full of weeds and twigs. What seems great can break free. It was also my first time anchoring. We are better at it now but after that one time DW has laid down the law. We still anchor but we don't sleep on it.
But thanks for trying to teach me what I already know.
Also scope only works when you have room to drop and swing. On Long Island we get tight anchorages and that is not always a luxury. Try google "chain"
We like Cape Coral. For your boating needs, there are 400 miles of canals to explore, along with Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, St. James City, etc. We have all the retail stores and dozens of restaurants all within a few miles of us. It's busy in season, but the whole state seems to be getting that way.
There are many folks buying houses in our area, gutting and updating them and renting them out by the week or month. Presumably some are for personal use later in life. If you don't mind putting more money in the house later, I suppose this approach reduces the acquisition expense depending on how beat up the house gets. We use ours in the peak season so never considered renting it out.
What town u in? Bonita springs is nice too
There is not much of anything south of Naples. Marco Island and Everglades City, and that's about it.