Hello,

I have just reached another hitch in my yacht dream.

I contacted the bunbury harbour to inquire about getting a swing mooring for a 20' boat and they sent me back a waiting list application. Before i can even get on the list, i need to own the boat, have it registered and insured.

The thing is, i cant buy a boat until i have a mooring because i have nowhere to store it while sitting on the waiting list for a mooring.

How long on average does it take to get a mooring?

Anyone else have this kind of problem?

Cheers

If it's anything like the Sydney area, you may have to do what we are doing. Paying a marina for a swing mooring until our application for our mooring licenses with Maritime is at the top of the waiting list. In our case, for the place we want (Careel Bay, Pittwater) there is a list that will take a year to get through. So at the moment we're copping $280 per month at a Marina. This too has it's advantages, as they do check all moorings daily, as well as provide parking, an on call tender between 9 and 5 (7 days) and most of the shipwright services, as well as a work berth for a discounted daily rate.

Sure, it eats into your budget, but better than waiting for the cart before the horse.....

Michael

ps $2000.00 .Peter.

In NSW you own the actual mooring "machinery" and rent the spot with an annual fee to the MSB. When you see moorings for sale you are simply buying the gear, you still have to do a transfer with the MSB for about $70. The owners put a bit of a mark up on the gear if its in an attractive area. Some marinas and yacht clubs "own" their own moorings and rent them out on a monthly basis. Its these rented moorings that keep the price of second hand yachts cheap.