do you tell the marina or not ?

[icepatrol]

is it worth annoucing to your marina you wish to live there or best to just keep stumpf. i wonderd if the usual health and safety rules start to apply if you say you live on board.
thereby increasing your fees ?

 

[jordanbasset]

My tuppence for what it is worth. If the marina allows people to liveaboard, why tell them as there is no issue. If they do not allow people to live aboard you could be opening can of worms, do you want that hassle /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[icepatrol]

jordonbasset, i think you hit the nail on the head. i feal even the marina`s dont want the bother also.
it must be very difficult to prove a "liveaboard".
and anyway. who needs the hassle.

 

[pmyatt]

The very last thing marina want is live-aboards. Live-aboards use electricity, water, the showers/washing machine and the wifi, and they complain when things don't work. The perfect marina is one which is full of newish boats which are hardly ever visited and don't move.

 

[ccscott49]

Say absolutely nowt! If they ask, just say the house is being done up and you are just temporary!

 

[nathanlee]

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Say absolutely nowt! If they ask, just say the house is being done up and you are just temporary!

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Agreed. Any marina harbour master worth his salt will full well know what you are doing, but as long as nobody actually confirms it to him, then you're all good. He then has no liability when the local council start chasing them for residential rates. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[pragmatist]

Noooooooooo ! Don't offer it up. If asked mention that you are "staying while doing a few jobs on the boat" or if you are heading off in a suit then say you're "doing a little work/consultancy for a short while whilst enjoying a bit of sailing". Lots of local councils forbid liveaboards so even if the marina were to be OK about it then it is inadvisable to be too up front.

If after a while they're OK you can be more honest but given that you have had such a difficult time finding a mooring I would not be too overt. And don't hang your washing out till you know they're OK ! Wet oilies, swimming cossies but not your undies !

Even the good guys like Dart Harbour don't like liveaboards who eat the electricity though they are pretty laid back and certainly don't prohibit liveaboards. Personally if I'm not there I like liveaboards as they help with security but most marinas don't see it like that.

What are your plans with the boat ?

Penny

 

[icepatrol]

we have seen a few marina`s deserted. not good.
would much prefer to see folk around. and lights on, especialy in the depths of winter. our very expensive toys are easy pickings for certain types.
were hoping to spend as much time or nearly all of it on board.
thanks for your posts guy`s.

 

[Rabbit]

If you pay for a year you can use it for a year?

 

[phantomlady]

Our local marina got visited by the council and asked to disclose which vessels were liveaboards then promptly hit the ones that were with a bill for council tax. Beware!

 

[Refueler]

Depends on the style and owner of marina.

A middle market marina in Solent that was a single marina ownership - it was well known a Nurse was living on her boat, but it was ignored ... basically marina never asked and nurse never offered. Officially marina then didn't know. But it's rules did say not allowed.

A more upmarket marina I know did investigate if certain people were living on their boats ... with warnings that berthing contracts would be terminated if found so.

names withheld to protect IPC and myself from any legal actions. (Yes it happens !!)

So take care and pick a quieter middle road marina IMHO. Preferably a local run with more attention to service than nit-picking fee collection !

 

[ribrage]

Phantom Lady what area and marina was that ?

 

[Anonymous]

We discussed this with various marinas in the Solent area. At that time, Chichester Marina was happy to welcome liveaboards whereas a couple of others said that it would be unacceptable.

We phoned around anonymously first, and then went where we would be welcome.

Certainly there are Council Tax issues although we had a land address in the UK so that might have helped?

If you really are living aboard, the last thing you want is a notice to quit at short notice in the middle of the winter!

 

[phantomlady]

The marina was in Falmouth, Cornwall and I heard it from more than one person. In fact one couple were charged a back-dated amount for previous years. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif