So I moved into a house that does not have any room for storing a boat... yet. I am ultimately planning to build a shed to keep a boat, but I was wondering if it would be a better option for me to buy a boat and keep it somewhere else in town or possible down in Venice or Empire.

What are the pros and cons here and in your opinion what is the best place to store a boat? Is the price of storage elsewhere worth it to not have to keep a large boat at my house in BR? The boat will be 18-22' long CC aluminum, for discussion purposes.

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Posted by Clyde Tipton

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Posted on 8/10/16 at 2:02 pm to gorillacoco

quote:
What are the pros and cons

Con: It's expensive
Pro: Your boat is in Venice
Con: Your boat is in venice when you want to go somewhere else

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Posted by JasonL79

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Posted on 8/10/16 at 2:25 pm to gorillacoco

Venice will probably run you from $125-$175 a month for a boat that size. Not cheap.

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Posted by The Last Coco

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Posted on 8/10/16 at 2:57 pm to gorillacoco

Don't do it.

You'll be tied to Venice.

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Posted by michael corleone

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Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:22 pm to gorillacoco

Con---you have to go pick it up every time a storm approaches

Con---your insurance usually asks where you store it. If you put Venice, the premium will be higher

Con---if you do any work on it yourself, you have to drive all the way down to perform it

Keeping it down there makes it easy on the drive down and back, but that's about it. You still have to trailer the boat to the launch and launch it regardless of where it's stowed. So in reality you are only saving yourself whatever inconvenience is associated with the tow.

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Posted by Grassy1

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Posted on 8/10/16 at 3:42 pm to gorillacoco

Can't comment on Venice storage.

I store mine locally (Prairieville). I think the unit is 12' x 30'. Has electricity, but no water. $213.00/month, totally enclosed.

It's nice and safe, but somewhat warm. I put a fan in it for when I want to work on it.

We trailer to Cocodrie 1-2 month. I like having it local so I can work on it when I want. Seems like something usually needs work on my boat.

Do you work on your boat much?

ETA: my boat is a 22' bay boat

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Posted by bapple

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Posted on 8/11/16 at 6:23 am to gorillacoco

There's a Climastore right off Bluebonnet at Burbank that does boat storage. Not sure if they're full or anything but I've seen their giant doors open before.

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