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hello am Mark am after a liveaboard location for my snapdragon 24 ft yacht preferably cheap or free around the Portsmouth area
yes sounds good info i have tried haslar but they said no liveaboards to me in a emailCheap or free doesn't happen around Portsmouth, especially if you want to walk ashore. My first port of call would be Quay Lane Boatyard. A drying pontoon berth will set you back a bit under £40 a week, while a mooring will set you back £606 for a year. Don't believe the "access at most states of the tide on the Hardway Public pontoon" claim, though. I'd say half tide at best.
If convenience isn't an issue and you really want free, there were a couple of liveaboards anchored up beyond Wicor. last year. Don't know if they've been chased away now.
We had a Snapdragon 24 for years. I reckon I could have lived alone on her in the summer, but winter would be miserable, especially without mains electricity.
AIUI, Haslar does allow liveaboards, or at least tolerates them, but cheap it ain't. Around £600 per metre for an annual berth, + leccy.
First rule of L club is don't mention L club. There are very few marinas that actually encourage or want liveaboards. Some will tolerate it on a "see no evil hear no evil" basis.yes sounds good info i have tried haslar but they said no liveaboards to me in a email
There's a masochist who is a 24/7 liveaboard on a 17' in the marina at Ramsgate. He lives a frugal but very happy life, quite often crewing for others or as Skipper on other vessels for those not competent going across the Channel.I think Haslar marina might be "liveaboard tolerant", others will know better than me. Unless you're a masochist you can't really live full time on a tiny boat like that on a mooring and free places to keep your boat just don't exist...
quay lane that fareham marina where my boat currently isNot free, but club moorings can be pretty cheap. I won't say how much I pay, because I don't like seeing grown men weep, but you join my club because it's a friendly place with good facilities. Then put your name on the list for a mooring. If you're young enough, you might live long enough to get one.
If OP needs a walk ashore mooring and isn't too worried about limited access to the sea, Quay Lane is probably his best bet.
I thought it meant he was already there??Is that a question? If so, no. It's off Priory Road, at Hardway
What a cheerful soul you are Neeves. I’m sure that’s really cheered the OP up!…However living on a 24' yacht will be lonely and not too likely to appeal to anyone you wish to hold close.
The best bet would be move to Australia where the climate is slightly more kind than that in the UK.
Jonathan
The problem with moving to Australia is that one would have to tolerate all those self-righteous, we are better than thee Australians.The best bet would be move to Australia where the climate is slightly more kind than that in the UK.
Jonathan
Yes but that area is not niceIs that a question? If so, no. It's off Priory Road, at Hardway
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Yes I spoke with owner she not allow liveaboardsI once kept a Vivacity 24 in a very small marina in Fareham, up past the yacht club, right next to the gravel loading dock. Can't remember its name but there were a few liveaboards there back then. Cheap too.