Yeah Gig Harbor would have been super perfect, but maybe next summer. I imagine the boat value is playing a role in the insurance price. Boat USA has an online quote generator if you're interested..takes about 15 min, not too bad. My moorage rate is based on the tide thing, so there's a bit of a catch there. I don't see it being too much of a bother though. We watch those tides closely anyway don't we? Lol My friend keeps his Columbia down by you, "Greener". Very nice marina! Jazz On Jun 9, 2016 4:58 PM, "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
You're getting a better, more affordable, price than I am not too many miles down the road at Swantown in Olympia, and your insurance is less than what Allstate is extracting from me. I can understand the Tacoma too, less traffic than the bridge to get to the other side. Steve M-15 # 335
-----Original Message----- From: Jazzy Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:39 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: New slip!
Hi all, I managed to secure a dockside mooring at Foss Marina, Tacoma WA for El Nino so no mooring anchor stress now. I thought I'd share costs etc...for anyone curious. I had to go to Tacoma (7 miles) instead of Gig Harbor, but it beats trailering, and really 7 miles I can't bitch too much.
So it's a dockside mooring, no power. There's a sort of communal water faucet for hosing down and full marina amenities to include bbq area..lounge, security, sundries store, parking, bathrooms, showers..etc. That's all good. The downside: no power as I mentioned, and anything more than about a minus 1.5 tide and I'm not able to squeeze out between the dock and the shore, but I won't be grounded. I couldn't launch from the boat ramp in that tide either..so a bit of a wash there. This slip is running me 120.00 per month.
One of the requirements was 300,000.00 worth of liability insurance. Through US Boat, with an accompanying 25.00 membership, I secured this for 101.00 a year for a no depreciation full value policy. The policy which replaces losses at depreciated values would have been 54.00 a year! Quite a deal. My home/auto agent quoted me $400.00. Mmhmmm...next!
There are numerous benefits from the US Boat membership that I haven't had time to look at. I know West Marine offers a discount and there's $50.00 towing when I ground it :) Oh the policy covers only Puget Sound and the San Juans area. If I go elsewhere I have to call for a cruising area extension.
I think that's the basics. Happy to answer anything else I can. Unfortunately my back is a mess right now and I can't move in!
Jazz