FAQs

What happens to my boat if I am a transient boater?: There are approximately 1000 feet of parallel or transient moorage available. During high use periods, boats may be rafted (tied outboard of each other) up to five boats deep. If tenant slip holders are absent for a significant period, the Harbormaster may temporarily assign a transient boat to a slip to better manage the space and congestion of the harbor.

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1. I’m thinking of buying someone else’s boat, and they have a slip in the Valdez Small Boat Harbor. Can I transfer their slip into my name?: Slips are not transferable upon the sale of the assigned boat. Once an owner loses qualifying interest in a boat with reserved moorage, that reserved moorage will be reassigned to the next person on the wait list.

2. What happens to my boat if I am a transient boater?: There are approximately 1000 feet of parallel or transient moorage available. During high use periods, boats may be rafted (tied outboard of each other) up to five boats deep. If tenant slip holders are absent for a significant period, the Harbormaster may temporarily assign a transient boat to a slip to better manage the space and congestion of the harbor.

3. If I want a tenant slip in the Valdez Small Boat Harbor, what do I have to do?: All the slips in the harbor are currently leased, so you would need to get on the wait list. Which means you would need to fill out the wait list form and pay a $50.00 per year non-refundable fee per listing.

4. I am a slip holder, and when I leave, you place boats in my slip and collect moorage from them as well. Isn’t that “double-dipping”, collecting twice for the same moorage space?: No, it isn’t charging twice for the same space. It is a space management technique to ease the burden on other boats and the docks by fully using the space available. The boat that temporarily occupies your slip is paying transient moorage when it is in your slip or not.

5. How do you determine the length of a boat?: The overall length of the boat is measured from the forward-most point to the after-most point, including all anchor pulpits, bowsprits, swim steps, outboard motors, davits and so forth.

6. If I am unsure of my boat length, what should I do?: You should measure the boat from the forward-most point to the after-most point, rounding up to the next whole foot. If you wish, bring your boat by the office and we will gladly measure the boat for you.

7. As a tenant, if I don’t like my slip, can I get a different one? How?: Yes, you just need to notify our office and you will be placed on the move list.

8. If I get a tenant slip, say for a 20’ boat, and then a few years from now decide to buy a bigger boat, will I automatically get a slip for a bigger boat?: If you are anticipating moving to a larger boat, we encourage you to get on the appropriate wait list as soon as possible.

9. If I want to leave my boat in the Valdez Small Boat Harbor or the boat yard in the winter what do I have to do?: Due to heavy amounts of snow during the winter it is strongly recommended that you have a caretaker look after your boat and provide the Harbor office with their name and phone number in case of emergency.