HaveFun said..
You'd be hard pressed to live aboard a boat that has a maximum length of 18 feet. For a 10 metre boat you will be paying almost as much as annual Council rates on a house or unit to have your mooring serviced each year. The mooring contractor will pull up the block and clean and check the fittings, chains and rope and drop it all back in place again.
Well, the reason I a trying to find out more about swing moorings is because in another thread I am talking about buying a 55' yacht.
My decision on whether to buy it or not depends on if I can get swing mooring for it. I am still trying to work out exactly what swing mooing is, what it costs, how to get one, etc etc..
Personally, I'd be happy to pay say $2k a year for swing mooring. That would do me just fine. But then I guess I have to pay for the "tackle" and inspections and stuff. Basically I am just trying to get a handle on all of this. I am trying to lear/research, but the whole situation still isn't totally clear to me.
If I do buy a 30' yacht, I'd put it straight in the marina mooring. It's too small to be out in the water (I've figured that out with no help) :D
LooseChange said..Len76 said..
Ah... thanks :)
I know that the marinas (or actually, the water authority, I think) say you have to inspect them once per year.
Are they provided by the authority? Or do you have to buy your own?
Once a year inspection is mandatory to satisfy the bureaucrats (authorities and insurance)
Like most bureaucracies, you are expected to furnish everything yourself.
So, if I have a 55' - 30 tonne yacht, I am up for tackle costs of the right type of tackle to hold that boat secure, plus yearly inspections and what ever the swing mooring fees are. Is that right?
