Boats - Cost of mooring?

[Bushey Boy]

Not sure thats how you spell it but anyone have an idea of how much to moore a boat in the poole area? I know red bullseye has a boat so maye can help.

[flammableBen]

You aren't trying to find out if you can pull up loads of boats and rent them out to more hookers and drug addicts to sleep on are you?

[Bushey Boy]

Nah, my brother is buying a speedboat and wants me to go in 50/50 on running costs in exchange for use.

But Ben you have an idea, maybe I will explore it

[flammableBen]

You might be able to get some old oil rigs in the North Sea for cheap if you're going that route.

[Bushey Boy]

I like the ide of a floating jail.  Money in that

[flammableBen]

I always wonder why, with our overcrowded prisons, people don't realise that sending more people to prison probably isn't solving any crime problems. Make them go to school or something with the threat of prison. People aren't bad, they just think they lack options.

That was a random liberal thread derail.

[Simon Pieman]

You could make loads of money by transporting cargo yourself. Cuts out the middle man so you take a bigger cut.

[flammableBen]

I wouldn't land your boat in a busy area like Poole if that's your plan.

[Simon Pieman]

No it's perfect. It's so crazy that nobody would suspect a thing.

[flammableBen]

Touché Si. Would you even have to hide it in suitcases or something? Do you reckon you could claim that the big powdery bricks were for building houses or something?

[Bushey Boy]

CID Flammable has sussed my whole idea....back to teh drawing board

This gets worrying as we were discussing business trips to bolivia/columbia earlier today  

[flammableBen]

You owe me sone grams of reggae reggae.













and a pint.

[redbullzeye]

Hi Bushey - it's about £2000 a year in Chichester for a marina berth for a 25ft (7.6m) boat.  I don't know the exact prices for Poole but Southampton prices would be about £4000 for the same size.  Swinging moorings(ie: those on a buoy out in the harbour) would be cheaper cos it's much more hassle to get on board and you don't have bars and showers within easy reach.  Swinging moorings in Chichester harbour are owned by the council and are probably about £850 pounds per year.  Trouble is some of them have limited draught so your boat would have to be capable of taking to the ground at low water.  For a speedboat this shouldn't be a problem as long as you remember to swing the outboard engine up.  I've got some mates who have boats in Poole so if you want me to check out the prices it's easily done.  They are a bit keen on checking boats for reggae reggae sauce so business opportunities may require a really fast boat!!

[Bushey Boy]

Dont touch raggae and the pint is  abit hard in current climate, trying to stay off teh drink for a few weeks

[Bushey Boy]

Hi Bushey - it's about £2000 a year in Chichester for a marina berth for a 25ft (7.6m) boat.  I don't know the exact prices for Poole but Southampton prices would be about £4000 for the same size.  Swinging moorings(ie: those on a buoy out in the harbour) would be cheaper cos it's much more hassle to get on board and you don't have bars and showers within easy reach.  Swinging moorings in Chichester harbour are owned by the council and are probably about £850 pounds per year.  Trouble is some of them have limited draught so your boat would have to be capable of taking to the ground at low water.  For a speedboat this shouldn't be a problem as long as you remember to swing the outboard engine up.  I've got some mates who have boats in Poole so if you want me to check out the prices it's easily done.  They are a bit keen on checking boats for reggae reggae sauce so business opportunities may require a really fast boat!!

Your a legend, really appreciate this info.  If I can be cheeky I would welcome info on the poole stuff.  My mums moving to the area in teh next year so would be nice for her to use it.  As it is 5k was what we thought would be the cost with insurances we thought.I wont be transporting any raggae!