Hi. We just moved to a lake and have been given the opportunity to rent a mooring bouy close to our home. There is typically a 10+ year waiting list for bouys so I feel fortunate. We would need to accept or decline the offer in the next week or two.
The problem is we do not own a boat and do not foresee getting one for at least 3 years (children are still a bit too young, and we are not ready for the responsibility of a boat). I really look forward to learning how to sail in the near future.
Our choice is to either let the opportunity pass and regret it a couple years down the road or just pay up now (annual fee is not overly expensive, but should make sense nonetheless).
Now here is the big question: If we were to rent it, are there other options to using the bouy (instead of for a sailboat or other boat)? The lake does not permit engines (sailboats and electric boats are typical). Not sure if this is absurd, but I just thought about the possibility of purchasing the base of a sailboat, with nothing in it, so we could use it for swimming to and/or spending time on with family or friends (particularly as the geese have taken over the shore, making swimming or sitting there unpleasant). I often see sailors just hanging out in the boats and not sailing, but I wouldn't want to stick out like a sore thumb in this strong sailing community.
Any ideas on a sailboat alternatives with not much maintenance? A friend mentioned a floating dock. I haven't looked into it, but I don't think this would be allowed (or everyone would use it, thinking it was for public access).
Thank you for any ideas on this rather absurd question!
The problem is we do not own a boat and do not foresee getting one for at least 3 years (children are still a bit too young, and we are not ready for the responsibility of a boat). I really look forward to learning how to sail in the near future.
Our choice is to either let the opportunity pass and regret it a couple years down the road or just pay up now (annual fee is not overly expensive, but should make sense nonetheless).
Now here is the big question: If we were to rent it, are there other options to using the bouy (instead of for a sailboat or other boat)? The lake does not permit engines (sailboats and electric boats are typical). Not sure if this is absurd, but I just thought about the possibility of purchasing the base of a sailboat, with nothing in it, so we could use it for swimming to and/or spending time on with family or friends (particularly as the geese have taken over the shore, making swimming or sitting there unpleasant). I often see sailors just hanging out in the boats and not sailing, but I wouldn't want to stick out like a sore thumb in this strong sailing community.
Any ideas on a sailboat alternatives with not much maintenance? A friend mentioned a floating dock. I haven't looked into it, but I don't think this would be allowed (or everyone would use it, thinking it was for public access).
Thank you for any ideas on this rather absurd question!
(not that I would shoot a canadian goose or nothing)