Hey that marina and price sounds pretty good but in regards to you running a electric heater al winter because you aren’t paying for metered electric. You better check very well with the that because most marinas you nee to have the boat insure an usually Electric space heaters are illegal to use on board. Because of the marinas insurance ? I kept several boats in the water during winter months. In the North East an none of the marinas Were you allowe to use that type of heat although it was legal to install a marine HVAC unit with heat strips an live aboard. House boats. Coul have a similar unit they used in homes that were heat pumps all but one of those marinas along the Chesapeake Bay In Maryland. Had metered electric and you also neede to run a electric “ ice eater” to prevent the water from freezing aroun your boat many people claim it not necessary for fiberglass and omposit boats. As they will pop on top of the ice ? But wooden hulls could. Have more damage ? I had a agreement with some of my neighbors that i supplied and maintained the equipment and they paid the electric in order to keep the entire area. We docked in from freezing over as a rule i was one of the few people that Stayed on board utilizing the Marine unit and its reverse cycle mode i found That to work quite well. Providing i insulate all the hatches and glass areas. With a Mylar bubble insulation i got from Home Depot and custom fit to the areas mentioned that. Was a system i used on a 48 foot Sailboat we cruised the Carribean. In and did that to help cool the boat. In the summer heat ( BTW that was velcroed in place temporarily during the seasonal usage i highly reccomend that. Stuff its cheap and i Knew that camper van builders use it in their wall construction because i have a Uncle that is retire Military and ha a 4x4 van built for hunting in Alaska so he ha samples of the stuff they used and the Home Depot material looked very similar despite the Sailboat being a pretty well made boat most of the factory windows and hatches. Were all single pane. Glass that dont offer much of a Barrie for the cold and hot elements I do not claim to know everything about boating by any means but to let you know ive owned 17 or 18 boats in my life both power and sail grew up in South Florida and have lived aboard a couple of times in my life. Plus gone up and down the ICW a few times as well as back and forth from Florida to the Bahamas several times in both Stink Pots and Blowboats ive studied a few times for my Captains liscence but. Never. Got the actual liscense due to Crazy circumstances. Like a illness , or a messy divorce and other business obligations ? Unfortunately as. Ive aged My health declined. And I’m not very sure i could get the medical release at this point in life so i may never get the liscense Which is ok with me as ive done many of the things ive wanted to do In boating and i am satisfied with what ive accomplished I do like your stand idea although that too may not be covered by insurance carriers in the event of a injury or failure because of not being chained like commercial stands are ? Marinas get real touchy on that crap but in their defense they can have millions of dollars at risk
