Winter “Stay aboard” in NYC

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by ArmyDaveNY

Cadence reminded me of a highly overlooked place called Perth Amboy. It has a city marina that was rebuilt a few years after hurricane Sandy and is quite nice. There is also a decent restaurant right next to it. It is just a 30 minute or so train ride into the city in case you need to go there. While many think of Perth Amboy as just another depressed rust belt town, there are some nice areas. It is not crowded, and a favorite place of mine is the Flatiron Bar which just reopened. GREAT burgers and inexpensive food and drinks; easy to walk or ride to also. Additionally, they have a very active yacht club.

Do they still have a Perth Amboy ferry to take you to the SIRT and then the S.I. ferry. I grew up on the south shore of S.I. and made a pledge to myself, early, I would never make a commute to the "city" for employment.

[AiniA]

We spent a summer and two winters at Liberty Landing and very much enjoyed it. Excellent location and well-protected from wind and wave. Dockage for the winter was quite affordable while that for the summer was very high. Electricity is no included in the price. Each boat has its own meter and account with the supplier - forget who they are.

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by Cadence

Do they still have a Perth Amboy ferry to take you to the SIRT and then the S.I. ferry. I grew up on the south shore of S.I. and made a pledge to myself, early, I would never make a commute to the "city" for employment.

That is an excellent question. The ferry slip is still there and was restored some two decades ago. The ferry from there stopped in the sixties and I don't know of any currently running. It's a shame because the ferries in the NYC area are great, and generally nicer than the trains.

[pcmm]

Originally Posted by Eben Rose

Does anyone have insider information about over winter “stay aboard” options for NYC? I am on the 13-year wait list for the public 79th St. Boat Basin marina, but it is a 13-year wait! I am looking at 2022-23 winter stay-aboard and understand that “live aboard” options are prohibited in the NYC area (hence careful wording of seasonal over winter “stay aboard”). I have a Hunter 30. Thanks for your comments!

Having stayed at the transient slip at 79th, why would you want to have a permanent berth there? Water gets really really low at low tide (we draw 4ft and were aground at low tide) the berths suffer from a lot of wave action, prepare for regular and recurring damage and the facilities make "primitive" look like a massive upgrade. I'd look at Liberty marina even if it creates commuting issues!

[Kd9truck]

I keep my vessel in the water in Safe Horbor Glen Cove L.I. most winters (it’s comming out this winter) i have a Jeanneau 44i it cost me 2400$ from 1st of nov to May 1st. Ask about “wet storage”,I do not live on it, I do not see anybody doing that on my side of the marina, there are 15 boats by my slip the yard putts the bubblers in to protect the vessels and the docks, not sure how stealthy you are but the marina has a dock further up the canal that has some 30 ish boat there you may be able to get away with it.
The water is shut off from December to March so that might be a non-starter.
The bath rooms are open all winter.

[C420sailor]

Many Safe Harbors marinas are starting to ban live aboards, so be careful.