I recently bought my first boat and made a newbie mistake and bought the largest boat I could afford, a 26.8' Four Winns Cabin Cruiser. I took an on-water basic boating course and a close-quarter maneuvering and docking course before making a purchase, but I had very little time to learn this past summer because the boat needed some work. It spent most of this summer at the repair shop. I had a docking space on Saratoga Lake, NY at the Lee's Park campground that came with the boat for the summer of 2021 season, but the space is not available for 2022. I'm going to need to find a different lake to dock on for next summer. I would like to be on a lake/river with minimal current and/or tide where a Novice boater can learn on weekends without being too overcrowded. I need a lake where there are not a ton of shallows or unmarked shoals where I might be able to get an affordable and easy to maneuver docking space with shore power. Any recommendations?
