Parking a 50.. 48.. 44 footer...

[PaulinOz]

"in Brisbane we are paying $1,008 per month."

Which marina are you in in Brisbane Dave?

[Big Macca]

From my experience of sailing up and down the east coast of Australia in a 45ft cat over the past 11 years, most marinas will find you a space at 50% more than a mono. Plan to use marinas for short stops, a few hours to a couple days, for refuelling, watering and shopping. If you're planning to stay longer, haggle. Otherwise organise a mooring or anchor out. The greater problem is finding a boatyard that has a wide enough lift or slipway. It's a problem everywhere except Queensland, which is multihull heaven!

[Dave_S]

Originally Posted by PaulinOz

"in Brisbane we are paying $1,008 per month."

Which marina are you in in Brisbane Dave?

In Manly for the moment.

[Dave_S]

Originally Posted by Big Macca

From my experience of sailing up and down the east coast of Australia in a 45ft cat over the past 11 years, most marinas will find you a space at 50% more than a mono. Plan to use marinas for short stops, a few hours to a couple days, for refuelling, watering and shopping. If you're planning to stay longer, haggle. Otherwise organise a mooring or anchor out. The greater problem is finding a boatyard that has a wide enough lift or slipway. It's a problem everywhere except Queensland, which is multihull heaven!

The problem is if I'm not on board overnight I have no insurance unless I'm either in a marina berth or on a private jetty.

Looking for an alternative insurance company.

[805gregg]

Since when do you park a boat?

[StuM]

Originally Posted by 805gregg

Since when do you park a boat?

When you put it on the hard (in a "boat park")

Which is not what the OP is talking about.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by SVNeko

Marinas always have more spaces for monos than cats. That said, we never have a problem finding a spot for our 51' cat, and usually can fit wherever a 44' would fit. Very occasionally there is a spot just not wide enough for us but wide enough for a smaller cat, but that is so rare as to be about 500th on the list of issues to worry about.

Hey Neko, where are you guys parked now?

For reference, just parked a Lagoon 38 on a T-head at Club de Pesca in Cartagena...no extra charge (charged $50/night). They do charge more in slips, $80 per night for this boat. A little bumpy there with all the boat traffic, but very close to the Old City so a choice spot.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by Cadence

I might be more concerned with places to get hauled than finding a berth.

Yup, a much more common logisrics issue.

[Heath68]

Sadero I had to laugh at your last comment. Its not that I enjoy marina's per se, its more to do with seeing the place we've stopped at. Yes for sure we can anchor, and by the sounds of it, it looks like we'll have to do a lot of that up there; but its more to do with ease of getting on dry land to have a good look around, soak up the local culture, try local foods and drinks and not be too worried about getting back aboard to sleep.


Heath