Seaham Marina.

The Jester

The Jester

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I had a ride down the marina today ( 10 mins away ) and met Norman who is in charge, really nice bloke and a fisherman as well, so he understands our needs. :) This isnt a marina which is run by a money hungry consortium or the like, it is there for the people of Seaham to enjoy, no just boat owners but the public as well. It isnt fully open to the public yet, until all the amenities are there, but they are starting to berth the boats now.
I had a look round and was impressed with the facilities, so i filled in the application form and i'm hoping to be in within a month, once the boat is antifouled and a bilge pump fitted.
The price for my boat which is 5.5m is £990 a year, which includes the use of electric and water, of which the cables and hoses are supplied by the marina. The space between the pontoon fingers on the opposite pontoons is huge, great for manoevring onto the berths.
It will be spot on for me being so close, during the summer i can be down there and out fishing within 30mins of getting in from work.
Just wish the summer was here now...:)
 
The Jester said:
I had a ride down the marina today ( 10 mins away ) and met Norman who is in charge, really nice bloke and a fisherman as well, so he understands our needs. :) This isnt a marina which is run by a money hungry consortium or the like, it is there for the people of Seaham to enjoy, no just boat owners but the public as well. It isnt fully open to the public yet, until all the amenities are there, but they are starting to berth the boats now.
I had a look round and was impressed with the facilities, so i filled in the application form and i'm hoping to be in within a month, once the boat is antifouled and a bilge pump fitted.
The price for my boat which is 5.5m is £990 a year, which includes the use of electric and water, of which the cables and hoses are supplied by the marina. The space between the pontoon fingers on the opposite pontoons is huge, great for manoevring onto the berths.
It will be spot on for me being so close, during the summer i can be down there and out fishing within 30mins of getting in from work.
Just wish the summer was here now...:)
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Sounds great Chris, unfortunately the boat season seems a mighty long way away just now. Our first trip is out of Amble on April 6th, a mere 161 days from today :(
 
The Jester said:
Cheers Mark, you just spoilt my day..:(:(:D;).....Is it snowing up there..:question:
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Oops sorry Chris.

No snow here, it has been beautiful all week, if a tad chilly. Mind you it has clouded over in the last hour and I said to Lynn "Hope it doesn't snow!"
 
Codfather said:
Any idea what the access is like around low water Chris ?
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Martin, If the water level drops below 1.5m the gate will shut till it rises again.
On a neap tide it wont be closed for long.
Norman said there will be a radio channel to keep in touch with the marina, if you were unsure if the gate was going to close or not, but its not like they would just lock you out without warning. The gate was shut today to stop any swells entering the moorings....:)
 
so thats about half the price of sunderland marina?is it easy to get on the boat?as i would be taking me granda out and he is less than agile lol
 
big phil 123 said:
so thats about half the price of sunderland marina?is it easy to get on the boat?as i would be taking me granda out and he is less than agile lol
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Aye Phil. its the same sort of gangway as Sunderland, just step off the pontoon into the boat, nice and easy, just the way i like it...:D
 
thats good then mate will enquire about that who do i get in touch with mate? is that the only moorings they got?non of the paddle out in a bath tub to your boat for a fiver a year less?lol :D
 
Seaham marina

Seaham marina

Put my boat in last week. best thing ive done .Everyone down there could not be more helpful especialy Norman. Leaves sunderland and hartlepool in shame. Look forward to seeing you at marina soon.
 
endeavor16 said:
Put my boat in last week. best thing ive done .Everyone down there could not be more helpful especialy Norman. Leaves sunderland and hartlepool in shame. Look forward to seeing you at marina soon.
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Which is your boat mate, i was amazed at the amount of room down there and like you say Norman was great seems like a marina run by anglers for anglers which makes a nice change...:)
 
Vandalism is the thing you need to keep an eye on down there, there is a history of it. I should have my boat in there come April, but only after i make sure everything is safe and secure.
 
The threat of vandalism would be from kids throwing rocks off the top, but that was a threat at sunderland as well Stewy. Hopefully there will be someone in the offices and security of some form around the marina...:)
 
yes thats true chris, apparently there is to be someone manning the marina office until 12 midnight, so hopefully that is enough to keep the kids away.
i had a walk down yesterday, it does look really good and i can see it being very popular with the small craft owners.
Im hoping to get mine in around feb/march, now i just need to find the right one, money is there just the right one is always down devon or the very north of scotland lol.
 

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