We have Charter Cable TV at the dock included as part of our annual slip rent.

Correct, I'm not sure what their cheapest package is but it's definitely more then $5.00/month. That is just what I pay extra to keep that box turned on during boating season. I can turn it off during the winter.

Al, cable at the harbor is yet another common "luxury" that the Chicago harbor system doesn't have. We did however, get wifi a few months ago. It's free this season no word on next year. I'm sure they can cover it somewhere in the $90/ft we pay.

I'm stuck with cable for my Internet access so that's why I have it, not satellite TV. We have wifi but the marina is just letting us use their network. Problem is, they put their antenna inside the metal building so to use it we have to go into the building or the adjacent picnic area. I tried to describe som options to make it work at the docks but they didn't put it in themselves so they don't understand how to improve it.

BTW: "Winter" around here only lasts until about noon!

$90 per foot is about what I pay as well. We get free cable but have to pay about $32 per month for WiFi.

We pay $10.00 per foot per month on an annual contract so that's $120.00 per foot. Plus #30.00 per month for 30 amp electric. It's about the least expensive marina in the area and it's the closest to home.

And you can boat pretty much all year long. We're April-Oct here and it really doesn't get nice until June.

Our contract is May to Oct, but they allow you to launch as early as Apr, and pull out as late as the end of Oct.

That's why I moved south!

But ............ Do you have to have a hurricane plan?

They just changed the harbor system last year, April 1st-October 31st. Last year I pulled out the last week of October and it was 70*. This year I don't think we hit 70* until May.

I think I'd trade 6 months of boating for a potential hurricane. You just need to do something about that pesky salt water