Marathon Live-Aboard Community
I've already briefly posted about the Marathon City Marina where the boat is moored. It's really a large number of boats moored here like 280 when full and another maybe 100 anchored. They are all live-aboards according to Larry.
I decided to walk around today and take a few photos of the marina. I guess renting a mooring is $330 a month and you get a lot for that. It's not all retired people in fact not even mostly. There are a lot of couples and families and pets. Everybody is friendly.
There are 2 dingy dock areas, an outer one and an inner one. We've been using the inner one. There is a nice thatched roof palapa and office building with a large area with tables, outlets and WiFi. Also, there are 2 areas for TV watching with theater seats. A group was very into watching the football games especially the 2 in the snow storms in Pennsylvania. Next comes a large repair and maintenance area with various tools, work stations and storage lockers. In the few days I've been here there's been outboard repairs, dingy patching, sails sewing or some kind of sewing. Boat resident's are the main users but they have staff that will do repairs as well. Then comes the laundry and bathroom/showers. They have recycling stations for the usual things, as well as all the various fluids and lubricants used on boats. There is a couple of parking lots for those with cars and several large bicycle racks. The marina is next to a city park with baseball and soccer fields and 4 tennis courts. There is an amphitheater off the end of one of the soccer fields. There's also a skateboard park.
Various stores are a walking distance including a West Marine and Home Depot.
Yes it's very convenient here and I could live here but I can't wait to start sailing south and checking out a less convenient life aboard. We still plan to set out Wednesday evening so we have 3 more days to get ready
I won't label the following photos...they're obvious and previously described.
I decided to walk around today and take a few photos of the marina. I guess renting a mooring is $330 a month and you get a lot for that. It's not all retired people in fact not even mostly. There are a lot of couples and families and pets. Everybody is friendly.
There are 2 dingy dock areas, an outer one and an inner one. We've been using the inner one. There is a nice thatched roof palapa and office building with a large area with tables, outlets and WiFi. Also, there are 2 areas for TV watching with theater seats. A group was very into watching the football games especially the 2 in the snow storms in Pennsylvania. Next comes a large repair and maintenance area with various tools, work stations and storage lockers. In the few days I've been here there's been outboard repairs, dingy patching, sails sewing or some kind of sewing. Boat resident's are the main users but they have staff that will do repairs as well. Then comes the laundry and bathroom/showers. They have recycling stations for the usual things, as well as all the various fluids and lubricants used on boats. There is a couple of parking lots for those with cars and several large bicycle racks. The marina is next to a city park with baseball and soccer fields and 4 tennis courts. There is an amphitheater off the end of one of the soccer fields. There's also a skateboard park.
Various stores are a walking distance including a West Marine and Home Depot.
Yes it's very convenient here and I could live here but I can't wait to start sailing south and checking out a less convenient life aboard. We still plan to set out Wednesday evening so we have 3 more days to get ready
I won't label the following photos...they're obvious and previously described.
Oh...This photo I did not mention. These are the 2 pump out boats that go around on a scheduled that gives each boat one pump out per week...or more if requested.
This is great John, thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteTroy "Two Harbors"
Sure thing Troy
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