Moorings Solent

[MASH]

How much would I expect to pay for pilings moorings Hamble or Solent for 10m boat

How easy/hard are they to come by?

Is it at all practical to singlehand on/off pilings (I've never tried!)

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[Talbot]

Off a pile is easy, on is ok if there is no wind, otherwise probably a bit of a nightmare. you are more likely to find a mooring in Portsmouth (Hardway). cost - a significant saving over the marina.


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[Stemar]

Try Hardway Marine, Quay Lane Boatyard and Gosport Boatyard.

H'way & Quay lane much of a muchness, Gosport a bit dearer, but include a water taxi service.

There are others, but hey tend to be further up towards Fareham

Good luck!

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[Sea Devil]

I think the waiting list on the hamble for trots is 10 years plus - I sailed (motored) single handed on and off my trots there and found it pretty easy except in strong cross winds - you set up your mooring lines so you only have to pick up the bows (into wind or tide) and then sort yourself out there .

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[castaway]

I would echo the other posts re places to try, I'm in Portsmouth.

I have had both pile moorings and swinging and mainly sail single handed, I have even tried mid stream pontoon between pile moorings and the only one I would recomend is the swinger.

I remember even 15 years ago as a pretty fit 35year old, it was a knackering job to get my 29ft fin keeler on to the piles in a cross wind. With my present 36ft boat I recently tried some midstream pontoon moorings in a cross wind single handed and it was a joke.

I've been on the waiting list at Hamble for 36ft berth for nearly 10 years so I wouldn't bother, but I hear that it is not a problem for smaller craft, I seems that everyone is sailing 10m plus yachts now!

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[capt_courageous]

As Castaway says pile mooorings can be very difficult singlehanded. Swingers are a lot easier. Forget the Hamble.

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[MASH]

I've long suspected Capt Courageous' dislike of piles was firmly rooted, though his prediliction for swingers is well known.

I'd still - particularly - like to know how much piling moorings would cost in the areas mentioned!



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[Sea Devil]

I found trots not too much of a problem - considering what I was paying around £150PA they felt really good and worth the hassel - like most things the more you do it - and are aware of tide - wind - pretty easy as I said before -

The Hamble ones are about £500 a year I believe but if I am wrong someone will shout - waiting list 10 years plus and you have to pay something like £25 to get on the list - telephone harbourmasters office at Warshash

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[capt_courageous]

Since I am well known for purity of thought and high moral values I shall as usual rise above personal references. This being the Festive Season after all.
Quay Lane charge about £700 for a deep water mooring in Portsmouth. I guess GBY would be nearer £1000. I dont think Hardway have many deepwater moorings available just at the moment. These yards are all out to earn a living but are by no means rip-off artists. We have dealt with them both over the years and have always been pleased.While it is a long way from the sea there are pontoon berths at Fareham for about the same or a little more.
I cant think of any commercial pile moorings in the harbour although several clubs have them. Our club used them since we could then moor more boats in our bit of water.

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[LORDNELSON]

Cost of keeping a 37 foot boat on pile mooring (Harbour Master i.e. County Council) at Hamble is County Council Bill £355.06 per year plus Crown Estate Pile Rental £586.83 per year; Total £941.89. You need somewhere to keep your tender; approximate cost at a Marina on the Hamble is about £650 per year (yes, this is not a typing mistake!) or join a yacht club - about £200 for a single person per year. Cost of pile mooring for smaller boats is less but not all that much less. I am told the waiting list is down to about 5 years for smaller boats but best to telephone Hamble Harbour Master at Hamble as suggested in earlier posts. There are also some swinging moorings which are, in my opinion, far more suitable for single handed boats particularly if you are going to be day and weekend sailing a lot and thus picking up and leaving the mooring frequently.

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[brians]

How do you recommend picking up a swinging mooring singlehanded? I am changing to this next season.