[Rhodes22-list] Boat Ramp Parking

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I would find a private marina. Fees (launch, storage, mast raising assist etc.) are usually low and you have lots of options.  Your vehicle will be more safe from criminals and from totalitarian government rules while you are gone.  Last but not least you will meet sailors at the marina. They make great friends!

You will likely find that you want to leave the boat in the water for the summer.  Marina docking fees can be high but here in Florida every resident with a valid drivers license can own one mooring.  My local marina offers free parking and dinghy parking for $50 a month or a boat slip for $400/ month.  My mooring is a short row out from the marina or the public ramp.
In virginia my slip fee was $700/ year!
Hope that helps.

 Live free and SAIL!

Bob (palatka)

> On Oct 27, 2015, at 2:07 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> My wife and I are considering a purchase of a trailerable sailboat big enough
> to sleep on, and after much research, the Rhodes 22 is currently at the top
> of our list.  Feeling that I've probably answered the 'which boat' question,
> I began researching other related topics.
> 
> We intend to use the boat mostly for multi-day trips, launching are
> retrieving it for each trip, and bringing it home between trips.  I assume
> this is a pretty common usage pattern.  The problem I've run into is that
> long-term parking is not permitted at public boat launches in my neck of the
> woods.
> 
> In calling the relevant state offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island, I
> found that over-night parking at CT boat launches is limited to 1 night.  In
> RI, it's not permitted at all.  The online regulations for Massachusetts
> boat launches say that parking is limited to 18 hours.
> 
> So, it seems that my plan isn't going to work the way I envisioned it.  How
> do people do this?  Am I overlooking something?
> 
> Thanks,
>  Peter Nyberg
>  future boat owner?
> 
> 
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