Day Trip around Manhattan/Hudson river

I've never had biting flies at CC.

The extra hour drive in my car is a lot cheaper than the 2 hour each way ride I have to take my boat to get to a place where we can cool off in the water.

Lets do the math.

In my car. 20 mpg divided by 145 miles round trip = 7-8 gallons of fuel and I'm poolside looking at the palm trees.

In my boat. 1:45-2 Hours to get anywhere there is water or an anchorage at 45 gph x 2 (roudtrip) equals approx 160-190 gallons.

Then I have to run the genset 24x7 x 2 days if I am at an anchorage or mooring. Add another 48 gallons.

So I'm at approx 210-240 gallons at $4.50 (hoping) = $945-1080 for fuel. Now if I go to a marina I can deduct the genset but have to pay dockage. Lets say Channel Club for $500 for 2 nights. I'm looking at a $1500 weekend to get to a pool.

I think the extra 45 minute drive will feel real good at the end of the year when I look at my bank account and see the money that is there.

Oh, forgot to say that Channel Club is about $2000 less for dockage and the boat washing service is 1/2 the price of Liberty Landing. Will only need the boat washed every other week instead of weekly so that saves me another $1500.

Did I mention the heated pool, beach, wonderful neighborhood, good restaurants and all the palm trees on the property???
 
Sounds like you should sell the boat and get a pool! Think of how much money you would save then.

Biting flies are not AT the Channel Club, they are near the grasses south of the marina.
 
I like the boat and a pool near it.

I own the boat outright and a summer home down at the shore it too expensive.

I have best of both worlds now.

I don't hang out in the grass on the south side so now worries about the flies.
 
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Thank you for the information.

My boat is a 43' Trojan Express w/ over a 16' beam, so Piermont and the 79th street boat basin are definitely out.

The liberty landing restaurants look really nice and would be a change from Chelsea piers.

Anyone prefer one over the other at Liberty Landing?

http://www.libertyhouserestaurant.com/

http://maritimeparc.com/

It looks like maritimeparc has a better seafood menu, so I am leaning towards going there for the sales meeting.

Bachelor party probably best to do chelsea...

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To be totally blunt, Maritimeparc sucks. I think it only stays alive by having a catering hall upstairs. Food/drink is over priced, portions are tiny and quality is so so. The "locals" go to Liberty House.
 
JL,
Install an inground pool at your house, buy a smaller boat. The pool will increase the value of the house and the hell with the big boat.
Or
Get a USCG 6 passenger take some cruise or fish charter and re-coop some of your boating money.
You would be able to pass on issue.
 
I have plenty of money. Don't want a pool at my house, I hate staying home and watching the grass grow.

Have the smaller boat too.

Connecticut will be the best place to end up in a few years when you can take 3 day trips to Montauk, Block, Newport, Greenport, Essex, etc.....
 
CT. is the place to be, endless things to do and see. The trip over the bridges is a pain.
They even have water at low tide.
 
The inconvenience of the bridge and traffic will all be lost when you are sitting in Block Island Saturday Morning on a normal weekend trip.

Plus the boat wont get as much black streak as we all get.

I walked around Clinton Harbor one time and looked at many of the boats and there was practically no black streaks on any of them.
 
"inconvienence"????

More like nightmare!! Unless, of course, you enjoy 50 miles of stop and (barely) go. Give it a test one Friday afternoon and see how much fun it is. Don't forget, you get the pleasure of sitting in traffic again on Sunday night or Monday morning.

Now if you could take a chopper there...
 
In a few years I am hope to be taking 4-5 day weekends in the summer so I will be leaving on Thursday and coming back Monday afternoon.

Right now my business is in the way of that plan.
 
I'm looking forward to 7 day weekends! Unfortunately, two college tuitions are in the way of that plan...
 
So you're in for 4 more. Not so bad.

It's boring sitting home all day anyway..............
 
When we moved the boat 65+ miles out east I was concerned about the trip every week. Traveling at off hours has kept the drive to about an hour & I like to drive anyway.

It has been great and the change of being an hr from Block/Mystic etc opens up a whole new world. The fuel savings can pay for the slip.

For me, since I can work virtual, I can work from the boat and travel on off days keeping traffic issues down to zero. So far it’s been one of the best boat decisions we have made
 
Andy the Inet is getting pretty good down here... :D
 
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Andy the Inet is getting pretty good down here... :D

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Dan
And your not 'really' working anymore!!!
 
The Inet is the best excuse for looking busy at work there is...

edit: should kept my yap shut. island wide power outages and Inet is affected.. It's all good...
 
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When we moved the boat 65+ miles out east I was concerned about the trip every week. Traveling at off hours has kept the drive to about an hour & I like to drive anyway
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I think what Andy said is key about traveling off hours. I moved my boat to Montauk last year for 3 months, 86 mile drive from my house. The drive wasn't really bad, but we always went out late Friday (usually 8pm or later from my house) and came home very early Monday morning. If I wanted to leave Friday afternoon and get there before the sun went down probably would have been a traffic nightmare getting through the Hamptons but leaving late it was fine. I did miss stepping out my back door and walking 30' to the boat, but short runs to very good fishing, 45 minutes to Block Island, etc, made it worthwhile, probably doing it again this year.

John
 
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