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Mooring ball weight limit? #61927 07/14/2015 03:22 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI CottageGirl OP Traveler
OP CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI	Does anyone know what the boat/yacht weight limit is on the mooring balls in the BVI's? Or is there one?

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Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61928 07/14/2015 03:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts maytrix Traveler
maytrix Traveler Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts	Only limit is that its restricted to boats under 60ft. Matt

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61929 07/14/2015 03:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	They usually rate the mooring balls by length of the boat, 60' is the max

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61930 07/14/2015 03:24 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,683 An island state of mind tradewinds Traveler
tradewinds Traveler Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,683 An island state of mind	Not sure about weight limit, but length limit is 60 ft.

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? tradewinds #61931 07/14/2015 03:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI CottageGirl OP Traveler
OP CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI	Man you guys are quick! Thanks!

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61932 07/14/2015 03:57 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,255 Likes: 4 GA/NC GeorgeC1 Traveler
GeorgeC1 Traveler Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,255 Likes: 4 GA/NC	There is a 90-minute time limit on all moorings, and use is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Vessels over 55 feet in length or over 35 tons are not allowed to use any regular mooring, but they can use the larger yellow buoys, which are 18 inches in diameter. The above is for national park moorings. I believe moor secure also has a weight limit. G

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? GeorgeC1 #61933 07/15/2015 09:30 AM
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OP CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI	So - hypothetically - IF you were dreaming of plans in the future to buy a say 50' boat and you wanted to be sure you could use the mooring balls in the BVI's, how could you confirm the ball will hold your boat? Also does anyone have a rec on a website that has info on annual cost of boat ownership (general info) - not putting the boat in charter.

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61934 07/15/2015 10:33 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,255 Likes: 4 GA/NC GeorgeC1 Traveler
GeorgeC1 Traveler Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,255 Likes: 4 GA/NC	I ran extensive numbers on doing just that last year. If you are talking a 50 foot monohull sailboat you will be well within the weight limits for NPS or overnight balls. Cost to keep the boat has so many varibles it's hard to quantify. In our case a 53 foot monohull kept in the water 9 months a year was going to run 28 to 30k a year. G

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? GeorgeC1 #61935 07/15/2015 11:28 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,979 St. John, USVI RickG Traveler
RickG Traveler Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,979 St. John, USVI	CottageGirl, TackingAg's survey is a good starting point. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/s...part=1&vc=1 Survey results at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/la287ytqbhpkq6j/TTOL-Yacht-Survey-2015.xlsx?dl=0 Generally, unless you can use the boat 8 weeks a year or do fractional ownership, charter is cheaper. Cheers, RickG

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? RickG #61936 07/15/2015 11:55 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	I have owned privately for 5 years, PM me with questions.

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? sail2wind #61937 07/15/2015 12:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI CottageGirl OP Traveler
OP CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI	Thanks everyone! Dreaming 6-7 yrs down the road after my husband retires. Big dream is to buy up in the Great Lakes area. Spend a summer on the boat exploring up here. Then the following year take the boat ourselves down south and explore for 5-6 months. Power, not sail most likely. Again it's a big DREAM but you never know what's possible till you explore it all. Will check out the links. Thanks again!!

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? CottageGirl #61938 07/15/2015 12:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia GlennA Traveler
GlennA Traveler Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia	Read "An Embarasment of Mangoes". Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? GlennA #61939 07/15/2015 12:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	or "A Sail of Two Idiots" or" A Trip at the Beach" all great sailing stories

Re: Mooring ball weight limit? sail2wind #61940 07/15/2015 02:14 PM
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OP CottageGirl Traveler Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,125 Petoskey, MI	GlennA - just ordered it from Amazon on Monday :-)

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