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Boat Storage and other questions?

Posted by admin on Nov-30-2009

Ok I was wondering. We live in Gerogia in a canal that is preety deep that leads out to the ocean and I was wondering a couple of things. Well first we were gonna buy a 60 ft boat and were going to build a big 100 ft storage garage.

Ok 1. How do you clean the under belly of your boat?

2. How do you store your boat?

3. Can you have your boat in the water all season in Georgia?

WOW! What a great idea.
Yes, you can keep your boat in the water all seasons in Georgia.
Storage garage? What for? Why? and..How in the world do you plan to put a 60′ boat in the garage? You would need a 30 ton lift, and the lift would need to be sitting on 30 tons of reinforced concrete… It would probably be cheaper for you to buy your own Marina.
I think you will soon discover that what you are "thinking" of doing is extremely expensive… the crane (or lift) alone will be a small fortune.
It would be much cheaper to simply have a dock area dredged out so that you can "dock" your boat off the main canal, and then, if you want, put up a "pole barn" across the area you had dredged out. That way, you don’t really need a lift unless you just want one.
How do I store my boat? I’m in Galveston, Tx and live full-time on my boat. When I’m not cruising, I’m in my slip at the Marina on Galveston Bay. My boat stays in the water year round, only comes out when it has to, and my son (he has a boat next to mine, and I actually dive in the water with the power washer wand, and use the power washer to clean our hulls (as well as the rest of our boats..

Happy and Safe Boating,
Capt. John

If I am renting out several spaces for people to store their cars, will this increase my insurance and do I even have to let my insurance know? Should I make it mandatory that the car owners have insurance on their vehicle?
Also since I work a seasonal job and occasionally collect EI would this extra income affect my EI.

You can easily check your quotes in internet, for example here – homeinsurance.awardspace.us

The owner of the rental home I’m in is old and ill, his daughter has power of attorney, out of state. Her husband "Jack" rented out the garage below my family’s home to a neighbor, "Mike."
I was told very little about this, and Jack has left town.
I have to deal with the neighbor, who also has access to a laundry room. In California, what are the legal hours of access Mike can have to the space, or are we on the honor system here?
Thanks!

Does your rental lease include the garage? Then your problem is with YOUR landlord. If you agreed he could rent the garage out (under your lease) you should have received a decrease in rent for your inconvenience and loss of space.

It sounds as if this is going to continue to be a mess for you. If you pay rent for a space for storage, you are entitled to access as long as it doesn’t disturb the peace in the surrounding area ie: your house.
Should his noise become a problem, be a good neighbor and speak to Mike about it. He might not realize that the noise is so bothersome.

Why does he have access to your laundry room? If the laundry room has a door that adjoins the garage, put a deadbolt lock on your side of the door. If going through your laundry room is the only access to the garage, check with your local landlord/tenant association for help.

How do you pay rent? If you are paying it directly to a bank as the landlord’s depository, you may not be able to reduce your rent for the inconvenience without prior authorization from the rental owner. However, if the check is made out to the Landlord or his wife or daughter, you have the right to know how to correspond directly with the owner and ask to see the specific lease guidellines for the storage garage. It may take time but patience should win the battle. As always, keep copies of all documents.

I live in Atlanta and need to get some non-flooded furniture to storage after work.

Most public storage facilities are set up for daylight hours only–BUT, if you specifically request to have night access, most will allow you to do so. I have a motorcycle–and many times I come back after dark to put my bike away for the night. I know that in my case, I had to have the access card I use coaded to allow me to enter the facilities after dark? This is done to minimize the risk of theft, and people attempting to break into other storage units. Speak to the management–they will help you.

I own a small mom and pop style storage unit business in Alabama, now I am moving to Des Moines. I am trying to find a company that will help me get started in a self storage facility in Iowa. anyone know of any?

Sounds like you must have been successful at it to want to own them again.
contact http://www.businesspropertyconsultants.com/ and they will set you up with a turnkey income generating business in iowa. they will handle the loans, the equipment, the install, the paperwork, they will set everything up for you and then you can concentrate on running your new business.