Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

[airshot]

Some years back, my sister and her husband bought into an HOA. All they talked about was how great it was, how much their property values were going up and how it only cost a few more dollars each month to live in such a nice area. 25 years later....they can't sell their HOA for what they have invested, their property taxes are far higher than my 5.5 acers, and there insurance is much higher even though my values are higher than there's ! No way can anyone convince me to live in one.

 

[Stinnett21]

Too funny! I tried parking it here when I first remarried (I married into the HOA) and got a nasty letter in no more than about a week. HOA seems pretty strong. My buddy lives in one, in a different town, and all they seem to do is cash a check. Not here.

 

[Stinnett21]

All good suggestions. Thanks guys. I'm probably a year away from making a move. Just thinking things through.

 

[tpenfield]

I think HOA's are for people with no recreational hobbies.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Two more ideas for you to consider and one second-the-motion:
1. If your current storage is $100/mo that is pretty good. However, for retrieving your trailer twice per year I would consider looking out in the boonies for cheaper storage. Anything near a lake or city is going to be more expensive.

2. Ask around if anybody has any garage space. Our neighbor has a friend with many physical issues including poor eyesight. She doesn't drive so I pay her each winter to house our boat. She gets a supplement to her social security check, and I get close/convenient/clean storage. There could be an older couple with garage space near you.

3. Second-the-Motion - check with your marina. They might have the cheapest trailer storage.

 

[cyclops222]

HOA members can be RUTHLESS>
Guests at your house MUST OBEY all the parking rues.
Prisoners can have more freedoms than some HOA restriction. I read every word of any HOA I was interested in.
Never bought into one.

 

[SkaterRace]

It's a 21 foot boat with 8.5 beam. I've thought of something similar but I imagine I would need the trailer more often than I think. Example: How do you remove an outdrive, which needs to be done frequently, with the boat on a lift?

Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently?

As for needing it often, I have my boat (21ft center console) in a slip and I use my trailer 2x a year. Buddy with an I/O cuddy does the exact same.

 

[SkaterRace]

Two more ideas for you to consider and one second-the-motion:
1. If your current storage is $100/mo that is pretty good. However, for retrieving your trailer twice per year I would consider looking out in the boonies for cheaper storage. Anything near a lake or city is going to be more expensive.

2. Ask around if anybody has any garage space. Our neighbor has a friend with many physical issues including poor eyesight. She doesn't drive so I pay her each winter to house our boat. She gets a supplement to her social security check, and I get close/convenient/clean storage. There could be an older couple with garage space near you.

3. Second-the-Motion - check with your marina. They might have the cheapest trailer storage.

Older people who don't drive and have a house make for great winter/trailer storage. I have family 5 minutes away in that type of situation and it works perfectly.

 

[Grub54891]

Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently?
Years ago when I lived in Minneapolis, I noticed several boats without outdrives in the area. I inquired with one guy why they were like that? He said after every outing they had to remove the drive and store it inside as it wold get stolen.

 

[tphoyt]

Wow! I have never heard of that.
Back in 80’s a new shop opened and the guy fenced it in because props were commonly stolen and he did t want to bother with removing them but the fence didn’t matter. So he got a yard dog and that stopped the thefts.
The dog was very friendly by day but forget getting in at night.

 

[cyclops222]

BOOOMM

 

[Stinnett21]

Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently?

As for needing it often, I have my boat (21ft center console) in a slip and I use my trailer 2x a year. Buddy with an I/O cuddy does the exact same.

I was considering yearly to be frequent.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently?
Years ago when I lived in Minneapolis, I noticed several boats without outdrives in the area. I inquired with one guy why they were like that? He said after every outing they had to remove the drive and store it inside as it wold get stolen.

I could see that for maybe a small boat with a 25hp or less. It's not hard to unscrew a small outboard from the transom and then make a few hundred $. That said, I've never seen people doing that here in Minneapolis. Then again, you can't leave a boat trailer on the street in Mpls unless it's attached to a vehicle (ask me how I know ). Therefore most boats in the city are in a garage or driveway.

For reference - my 90hp Suzuki outboard has never come off of the boat. It won't come off until the day it is dead as Dillinger.

 

[Grub54891]

I could see that for maybe a small boat with a 25hp or less. It's not hard to unscrew a small outboard from the transom and then make a few hundred $. That said, I've never seen people doing that here in Minneapolis. Then again, you can't leave a boat trailer on the street in Mpls unless it's attached to a vehicle (ask me how I know ). Therefore most boats in the city are in a garage or driveway.

For reference - my 90hp Suzuki outboard has never come off of the boat. It won't come off until the day it is dead as Dillinger.

This was back in the mid 70’s. The ones I saw were parked in yards next to garages back then. I’d imagine nowadays with cameras everywhere it’s not as bad as it was back then?