Motorboating near Lymington, Hampshire

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Hi,

My wife and I are moving down to the New Forest, and we'd like to join a motorboat club and buy a motorboat (20-25 feet). Can anyone recommend a friendly, unpretentious club in/around Lymington? Also, can anyone recommend a place to dry stack a boat?

Cheers,

Pete
 
Not so many motorboat clubs, but most of the yacht clubs will accept MBs as members. Dry stacks at the MDL marinas on the Hamble, and there may be one in the heart of Lymington behind the Ship.
 
there is a club called Pathfinder Powerboat club based in the Solent http://www.ppc.org.uk/ I dont know if it is what you are looking for and do not have any first hand experience of them but remember coming across their webpage when I was looking a couple of years ago.
 
Lymington town sailing club have a motorboat section, I know a few of them and they offer to take you out on there boats for company, I'd try them there a friendly bunch and some are my clients too.
 
Pete68 said:
Hi,

My wife and I are moving down to the New Forest, and we'd like to join a motorboat club and buy a motorboat (20-25 feet). Can anyone recommend a friendly, unpretentious club in/around Lymington? Also, can anyone recommend a place to dry stack a boat?

Cheers,

Pete
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Dry stack is quite expensive, I think. If you are keen on the social side, I would suggest you keep the boat in the water. Not only can you chill out at the end of the day on your berth, but you can natter to other folk on the pontoon, or drop on board for a swifty and a chat. With dry stack, you pack up and sod off.
Pontoon life is where part of the fun is.
 
Welcome to the forest!

whilst not a club, there are plenty of people here who use their boats and love nothing more than chatting with like minded people over a few drinks. there have been a good few forum meets on and off the water.
 
gjgm said:
Dry stack is quite expensive, I think. If you are keen on the social side, I would suggest you keep the boat in the water. Not only can you chill out at the end of the day on your berth, but you can natter to other folk on the pontoon, or drop on board for a swifty and a chat. With dry stack, you pack up and sod off.
Pontoon life is where part of the fun is.
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Pontoon life is part of the fun but depending on where they plan to dry stack, they can have the best of both worlds!

Slight thread drift but the cost savings with dry stack are HUGE in terms of maintaniance. if we had been able to, we would have dry stacked Aviator in a flash
 
matt13 said:
there is a club called Pathfinder Powerboat club based in the Solent http://www.ppc.org.uk/ I dont know if it is what you are looking for and do not have any first hand experience of them but remember coming across their webpage when I was looking a couple of years ago.
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I hope nobody minds but this seems a great chance to 'plug' membership of the Pathfinders Powerboat Club.....

I should add that I have a vested interest as I belong to the club and sit on the committee!

Pathfinders is a not for profit club set up and run by its members for cruising, socialising and to provide the opportunity to expand your horizons and boating skills. We don't have a club house or anything fancy - we simply organise events for members who can pick and choose whether to attend or not. There is a full calendar of events from March to October with meetings throughout the Solent and a few beyond.

We are always keen to receive new members and the cost is minimal at just £40 for the first year and £35 annually thereafter.

Matt13 posted the link to our website and the calendar of events is due to be updated very soon. If you would like to know more please PM me or feel free to contact the membership secretary: http://www.ppc.org.uk/membership_contact.html

Cheers,

Joe
 
Pete68 said:
Hi,

My wife and I are moving down to the New Forest, and we'd like to join a motorboat club and buy a motorboat (20-25 feet). Can anyone recommend a friendly, unpretentious club in/around Lymington? Also, can anyone recommend a place to dry stack a boat?

Cheers,

Pete
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Where are you moving to Pete?
In July / August my family and I are moving to East Boldre so hope to get to know a few local boaters.

I would take the comments about dry stacking not being fun with a pinch of salt though.
I don't know about Lymington Quay Dry Stack, but here in Poole (probably too far for you) we offer dry berthing at the marina I am at and our dry berth customers are not discouraged from bobbing around on the pontoons to enjoy the dockside part of boating. Likewise, our marina (and many others) have a great bar and cafe which is the focal point of marina life.
Costs? Rarely are berths any or much more and sometimes dry berths are less. Maintenance and fuel economy costs are saved considerably by dry berthing or dry stacking though.

That said, I wouldn't knock a pontoon mooring, each to their own really.

...now, you want a mobo? I can almost certainly help their though...

Welcome to the New Forest (I am not there yet myself) and welcome to motor boating on the south coast!

Tom
 
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Nautibusiness said:
Where are you moving to Pete?
In July / August my family and I are moving to East Boldre so hope to get to know a few local boaters.

I would take the comments about dry stacking not being fun with a pinch of salt though.
I don't know about Lymington Quay Dry Stack, but here in Poole (probably too far for you) we offer dry berthing at the marina I am at and our dry berth customers are not discouraged from bobbing around on the pontoons to enjoy the dockside part of boating. Likewise, our marina (and many others) have a great bar and cafe which is the focal point of marina life.
Costs? Rarely are berths any or much more and sometimes dry berths are less. Maintenance and fuel economy costs are saved considerably by dry berthing or dry stacking though.

That said, I wouldn't knock a pontoon mooring, each to their own really.

...now, you want a mobo? I can almost certainly helo their though...

Welcome to the New Forest (I am not there yet myself) and welcome to motor boating on the south coast!

Tom
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Just sending you a PM Now.
 
Shame Poole is a way off. I dry stack at Nautibusiness' marina and it's very sociable. Pottering on the boat always takes hours because of all the people that stop and chat to you, and the cafe/bar is really nice for a drink after you head back.
 
gjgm said:
Why? I can only think of a coat of a/foul and a few anodes? What else are you saving? Fenders and mooring lines ?!
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Mid season lift and scrub, no opportunity to flush the engine with fresh water, additional corrosion / degredation from salt, less bird **** (really, they hardly bother boats on the hard), big saving on fuel economy and performance when the boat hull stays immaculate...

A typical 25' cruiser will probably physically save around £500 per year on antifoul, anodes, fuel etc.
And will most likely save somewhat more than that in resale value through less depreciation due to the boat presenting better overall - even if the presentation is just cosmetic and not actual deterioration with the boat on the water.

Used to keep Quest II on a berth at Weymouth.
It was fine and I had no problems.
However, when I moved to Parkstone Bay with my job in 2008 I got a berth as part of my package. Wasn't sure to start with, but the boat stayed in sooooooo much better overall condition, always performed as she did when she was new, was cleaner for much longer.

For sub 10m boats it really is a fabulous option which you only really appreciate when you have actually tried it.
 
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