Maybe one of you clever dudes can help,is it not illegal to close of a public slipway and start charging a fee,in Port Alfred we used to have a municipal and a slip at the ski boat club,these have both been left to deteriorate as the slipway in the marina was to be the new public access to the river ,the small boat harbour is now under new management and have decided to put a boom across charging R30.00 a time,I just wonder if they will come open up when I come back from fishing at 2 am
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Closing slipways
- Thread starter Mouldz
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mouldie,
it happened to us here in st. francis bay too, we used to have a beach launch in cape st. francis, but it was closed because of suitable alternatives, being the new port that was being built, and the nsri slipway further down the point. the nsri now launch in the port and their old slip is not looked after (it is really dodgy to launch there with huge surges).
now we are stuck paying port fees, or using the slip in the canals and paying canal fees to get to the main river to go out the mouth (also a bit dodgy).
these fees are all expensive, not the acceptable municipal fees that you could understand paying, but more like private, exclusive access fees like they charge at the canals and in the private port. (it's like hotels being built where caravan parks used to be, not accessible to normal people anymore)
much like what is happening in port alfred, all i can tell you is that you should fight that now while it is still new, because once the precedent is set and people are used to getting those funds etc. you will not reverse it.
good luck!! (i bought a boat in pa recently and i really liked the vibe there at the small boat harbour, seemed like nobody was too bothered about other peoples business and trying to smokkel money for every conceivable thing, shame that it is changing now.)
it happened to us here in st. francis bay too, we used to have a beach launch in cape st. francis, but it was closed because of suitable alternatives, being the new port that was being built, and the nsri slipway further down the point. the nsri now launch in the port and their old slip is not looked after (it is really dodgy to launch there with huge surges).
now we are stuck paying port fees, or using the slip in the canals and paying canal fees to get to the main river to go out the mouth (also a bit dodgy).
these fees are all expensive, not the acceptable municipal fees that you could understand paying, but more like private, exclusive access fees like they charge at the canals and in the private port. (it's like hotels being built where caravan parks used to be, not accessible to normal people anymore)
much like what is happening in port alfred, all i can tell you is that you should fight that now while it is still new, because once the precedent is set and people are used to getting those funds etc. you will not reverse it.
good luck!! (i bought a boat in pa recently and i really liked the vibe there at the small boat harbour, seemed like nobody was too bothered about other peoples business and trying to smokkel money for every conceivable thing, shame that it is changing now.)
gumboot wrote:
Fortunatly for guys like us who have and pay for permanent mooring we will pay a once off R100.00 for a key and have free access,same with boat shops,but to do this now when all the holiday makers arrive who will be paying R30.00 a day,a 4 week holiday is now going to cost them so much more,it also has spin offs as the guys will not use their boats that much,thus fuel sales etc will be down,I dont mind paying if they improve the existing jetties etc which are falling apart,they have promised water and plug points and replacing the jetties ,so we will see.
Another sore point is the lease was never put out on tender,the 2 poeple were supposedly "sourced" as the best candidates by the commitee,yeah right,I think some palms were "sauced"
mouldie,
it happened to us here in st. francis bay too, we used to have a beach launch in cape st. francis, but it was closed because of suitable alternatives, being the new port that was being built, and the nsri slipway further down the point. the nsri now launch in the port and their old slip is not looked after (it is really dodgy to launch there with huge surges).
now we are stuck paying port fees, or using the slip in the canals and paying canal fees to get to the main river to go out the mouth (also a bit dodgy).
these fees are all expensive, not the acceptable municipal fees that you could understand paying, but more like private, exclusive access fees like they charge at the canals and in the private port. (it's like hotels being built where caravan parks used to be, not accessible to normal people anymore)
much like what is happening in port alfred, all i can tell you is that you should fight that now while it is still new, because once the precedent is set and people are used to getting those funds etc. you will not reverse it.
good luck!! (i bought a boat in pa recently and i really liked the vibe there at the small boat harbour, seemed like nobody was too bothered about other peoples business and trying to smokkel money for every conceivable thing, shame that it is changing now.)
Fortunatly for guys like us who have and pay for permanent mooring we will pay a once off R100.00 for a key and have free access,same with boat shops,but to do this now when all the holiday makers arrive who will be paying R30.00 a day,a 4 week holiday is now going to cost them so much more,it also has spin offs as the guys will not use their boats that much,thus fuel sales etc will be down,I dont mind paying if they improve the existing jetties etc which are falling apart,they have promised water and plug points and replacing the jetties ,so we will see.
Another sore point is the lease was never put out on tender,the 2 poeple were supposedly "sourced" as the best candidates by the commitee,yeah right,I think some palms were "sauced"
the mooring owners here were recently (apparently) informed by the local council that they will be getting charged a municipal rate for their piece of 'water' going forward.
rates for the spot where you tie up your boat, the spot that you payed a lot of money for.
it won't be long and there will not be many boaters left. i know i will never stop, but i think many will.
what will they throw at us next?
(i don't like getting involved with too much moaning and complaining on the forum, but it is getting a bit obvious all this fund creation at our expense!!)
rates for the spot where you tie up your boat, the spot that you payed a lot of money for.
it won't be long and there will not be many boaters left. i know i will never stop, but i think many will.
what will they throw at us next?
(i don't like getting involved with too much moaning and complaining on the forum, but it is getting a bit obvious all this fund creation at our expense!!)
gumboot wrote:
Fully agreed,always been the impression that if you own a boat you are rich so you can pay for all thisthe mooring owners here were recently (apparently) informed by the local council that they will be getting charged a municipal rate for their piece of 'water' going forward.
rates for the spot where you tie up your boat, the spot that you payed a lot of money for.
it won't be long and there will not be many boaters left. i know i will never stop, but i think many will.
what will they throw at us next?
(i don't like getting involved with too much moaning and complaining on the forum, but it is getting a bit obvious all this fund creation at our expense!!)