Winter is here

Winter cold is coming in.....

QC is safe and secure at the dock for winter layup.

The Slips at Inland Marina Begin

Son Josh got me thinking about buying a slip at Inland Marina.

So, the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea. Viv and I rented a Dry Dock slip from Inland Marina more than 30 years ago and it was a blast. Back then, you called on the phone and when you got to the marina the boat was waiting in the water! A slip with a lift will be a little more work but less than trailering and launching every time you use the boat. Anyway we will have more options. 

So I asked if any Slips where For Sale and maybe two slips are For Sale. Started searching for the owner and after 2-3 weeks of trying to reach him...success (felt like a stalker, but a friendly one)!

The slips will enable us to have a presence at the marina. I hope that owning the slip will enable me to trade up from 36 foot  slip to a 40 foot slip. This is important because if we do want to buy a 45 foot boat we have to have it in a 40 foot slip. The marina only allows an additional length of 10% of slips length. 

I closed Monday 8-19-2013 on the purchase of both slips, a 36 foot with a 12.5k lbs Hydrohoist lift and a 32 foot with a 10k lbs Hydrohoist lift. Time will tell if it was a good decision.