Another vote for North Carolina. I keep being amazed at how much more we pay around Annapolis for the same kind of work, for a major job like painting the topsides it is well worth the 3 days or so to sail down there and have someone there do it. I would stay away from the East Coast of Florida actually, crowds and high prices are what you are likely to find. On the plus side for here, my insurance is about 1/3 of what it would be if I moved south, the Chesapeake is considered a much lower hurricane risk because we get more lead time, have a lot of good hurricane holes, and almost all hurricanes cross land before getting to us and lose strength. FYI Joe Coquina Kent Island MD USA
From: cenelson--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 10:30 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Boatyards in SE Also consider yards in coastal or the sounds of NC. Plenty of DIY yards in the Pamlico Sound, Neuse River, Albemarle Sound, Southport, NC. Those away from the Atlantic coast are mostly very reasonable in cost with decent amenities and most allow DIY work although boats with drafts of ~ 5+ ft may have difficulties in or getting to some facilities. Yard fees are much higher near the coast but if you want to mostly work on the boat, you can save big away from the coast—plus within a days sail/motor you can be on the ocean. The winds up in the rivers/sounds are on the lighter side but for all practical purposes there are no tides, currents, fog and the bottom is soft but very black mud. FWIW Charlie Nelson 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb Water Phantom New Bern, NC Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661>
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