Where would u base a 70ft boat on the south coast (hypothetically!)

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Bit of a hypothetical question, but say you had a circa 70ft boat that you wanted to semi-liveaboard, where would u keep her on the south coast of UK?

Obviously the hamble marinas are out as they are too expensive and poor value.

Swinging mooring in Poole? Maybe, but a swinging mooring not ideal for semi-live aboard!

Just a hypothetical question really! Thanks!
 
Find a creek accessible on top spring tide fit some legs and linerboard, there are still places with either mud or hard single foreshores ,probably cheapest but not much use if you want to go yachting a lot,checknout Chichester or the upper reaches of the gamble or portsmouth
 
I wouldn't keep it on the South Coast frankly - it's a bit like deciding you want to live in a motorhome and then looking for cheap parking in central London. Any reason the East Coast is out? Poole Harbour moorings are April to October only as far as I know and I can't remember hearing of any that are year round.
 
The big question is, do you need 24/7 shore access to get to and from a 9-5 job from the boat, or can you live a more independent lifestyle ?

The answer involves many £ 1000's especially mid - long term maintainence but Brighton, eastern parts of Portsmouth or Chichester might be worth a look.

Might be an idea not to mention ' living aboard ' though; techically illegal dut to council tax and all that, but some places turn a blind eye as long as people are tidy, good neighbours and not too obvious about it.
 
ds797 said:
Bit of a hypothetical question, but say you had a circa 70ft boat that you wanted to semi-liveaboard, where would u keep her on the south coast of UK?

Obviously the hamble marinas are out as they are too expensive and poor value.

Swinging mooring in Poole? Maybe, but a swinging mooring not ideal for semi-live aboard!

Just a hypothetical question really! Thanks!
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A mate, has an Ocean 71, which has been in Lymington until recently, but now at Saxon Wharf.
24 m mast, so interesting getting under Itchen bridge even at low water springs.
 
Draught, as mentioned, even with a lifting keel could be problematical in many harbours and marinas.
Width - could be a limiting factor too. If you went into a marina you might want a hammerhead berth because of length and possible manoevrability limitations, but width might be a problem even there.
How hypothetical are we? how much hypothetical money do you have? Why do you want, even in theory, a 70' boat? you would rattle around in it like a pea in a kettledrum.
You might want a mobo - more accommodation for a given length, but in theory could cost even more.
 
blackbeard said:
You might want a mobo - more accommodation for a given length, but in theory could cost even more.
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Only after a certain length. Smaller ones, under 10m or so, often seem to have surprisingly little accommodation because so much of the hull's length is taken up with an engine compartment. By the time you get to 8m, motorboats generally have the accommodation you'd expect in a 20' yacht, albeit with a little more headroom.
 
ds797 said:
Bit of a hypothetical question, but say you had a circa 70ft boat that you wanted to semi-liveaboard, where would u keep her on the south coast of UK?

Obviously the hamble marinas are out as they are too expensive and poor value.

Swinging mooring in Poole? Maybe, but a swinging mooring not ideal for semi-live aboard!

Just a hypothetical question really! Thanks!
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dont even thinkof a 70 foot narrow boat in tidal water!:rolleyes::);)
 
masterofnone said:
Could someone enlighten me to who owns the riverbed on, say a river running threw farmland, or national park land.
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Usually a statutory authority such as a water board or the land owner/s of the adjacent land. Often the rights are then let to a third party. You need to look at each individual site as ownership could vary along the length of the waterway.
 
Brighton? Lots of space, and they have many live-aboards already. If the staff are asked they deny they have live-aboards, but there are several canal boats in Brighton Marina and the only way that they get in/out of the marina is on the back of a lorry. Have a long discussion with the staff in Brighton over mooring fees, they have many empty spaces and will sometimes haggle (worked for me).

Keith
 
There are a number of mud berths on the Hamble, I think Universals have some under their control. Getting in and out will be tide dependent but I understand the mud is soft enough to allow the keel to sink in. Bembridge probably won't be suitable as the approaches are quite shallow.
Wicor Marine in Portsmouth harbour may have something suitable too but they don't have many walk ashore berths for a live aboard.
 
masterofnone said:
Could someone enlighten me to who owns the riverbed on, say a river running threw farmland, or national park land.
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The western border of my garden is the centreline of the adjacent river, i.e. I own the river bed to halfway across. I don't own the salmon and sea trout fishing rights because they were sold off separately many years ago, but I can catch riparian trout if I wish. By an odd piece of misdrafting, the chap who owns the salmon fishing in my bit of river has no right of access to my bit of the bank, so can't actually catch them.

It's complicated.
 
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