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Subject:
Maintaining a Sailboat in Chicago
Category: Sports and Recreation > Outdoors Asked by: atr-ga List Price: $8.00 |
Posted:
26 Jul 2003 12:09 PDT
Expires: 27 Jul 2003 13:57 PDT Question ID: 235410 |
What are the total yearly costs of maintaining a 30' sailboat in Chicago? Assume I want it conveniently "parked" downtown at Monroe or Belmont Harbor or an equivalent facility. (not necessarily at the CYC -- that's a different question) When people remove their boats before the lake freezes over, where to they store them? Be sure to include those costs also. Please make the list of costs as comprehensive as possible, even if estimated amounts are not available for all items. |
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Subject:
Re: Maintaining a Sailboat in Chicago
From: omnivorous-ga on 27 Jul 2003 07:46 PDT |
ATR -- Having done this precise task, I still don't think that you're going to get an answer. The prime reason: you want an anchorage or slip at Belmont or Monroe Harbors, two of the places with the longest waiting list for moorage. LOL -- you could have asked for Montrose Harbor -- that would have been worse. It's been 10 years since I've lived in Chicago, so here's what the numbers were at that time -- and this is for a 36' boat with a value of about $85,000. * mooring fees: $2500 * winter storage (and outhaul): $1200 * winterization costs depend on whether or not you'll be stepping the mast but can be as low as $500 or as high as $2,000 * insurance: $700 * annual bottom painting: $500 As for winter storage, there are a huge number of options: storage on the Chicago River; storage in Indiana; storage in Waukegan, North Point, Kenosha or Racine. We initially stored our sailboat indoors in Racine; later stored it outdoors and covered it with a tarp. Best regards, Omnivorous-GA |
Subject:
Re: Maintaining a Sailboat in Chicago
From: atr-ga on 27 Jul 2003 13:57 PDT |
Thanks for the comment... This is precisely the level of info I was looking for... So I'll close the question now :-) |
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