Bigplumbs
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Excellent value again......... More pocket money for the King
Mooring Fees Paid
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Excellent value again......... More pocket money for the King
Daydream believer
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Gotta be fair to the monarchy though. Queeny only charged half price during lockdown
And before one asks- Yes we did pass it on to the mooring holders.
Suffolk_Newbie
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Google is your friend and a little history of one on the Deben here. Another here
Whilst you do see some mobos on swing moorings mid-river most are yachts and you won’t see many boats of the type you are thinking of on them. There is a reason for that - having a walk ashore serviced pontoon mooring is a world of difference from a dinghy ride out to your boat with no services and a power hungry mobo likes to have shore power.
Not saying it isn’t doable and it is obviously worth considering if you are working to a budget but having kept our day sailer on a swing mooring I wouldn’t want to keep the Hardy on one. Absolutely lovely for a night or two but not permanently. Each to their own of course.
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Thanks @Greg2, I agree, it's not what I'm looking for but @Bigplumbs seemed to have some wisdom to share and I was interested to learn
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DavidJ
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We had our Sealine 195 on a swinging mooring at Walderingfield on the Deben, beautiful location and we have some fond memories but I do remember either setting off in the mud or returning in the mud. Also very heavy fouling in the river and nowhere to give it a good hose down.Google is your friend and a little history of one on the Deben here. Another here
Whilst you do see some mobos on swing moorings mid-river most are yachts and you won’t see many boats of the type you are thinking of on them. There is a reason for that - having a walk ashore serviced pontoon mooring is a world of difference from a dinghy ride out to your boat with no services and a power hungry mobo likes to have shore power.
Not saying it isn’t doable and it is obviously worth considering if you are working to a budget but having kept our day sailer on a swing mooring I wouldn’t want to keep the Hardy on one. Absolutely lovely for a night or two but not permanently. Each to their own of course.
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We ended up at Suffolk Yacht Harbour.
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iantomlinson
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Is that correct? Half price moorings during lockdown?Gotta be fair to the monarchy though. Queeny only charged half price during lockdown
And before one asks- Yes we did pass it on to the mooring holders.
Greg2
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The Q
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£640 at my club for 27ft, that's slightly over 1/3 that of a commercial mooring a few hundred yards away.
Aardee
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£400-ish service charge for an 11m pontoon mooring in a Solent Marina.
The fact it's attached to the house keeps the annual cost down
The fact it's attached to the house keeps the annual cost down
alandalus11
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“A committee is a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group can decide that nothing can be done” — or — “A Committee is a group of the unfit, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.”
Nah, you can keep your committee.
Bigplumbs
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“A committee is a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group can decide that nothing can be done” — or — “A Committee is a group of the unfit, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.”
Nah, you can keep your committee.
I haven't got one to either keep or give away
