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Gerry Heimann

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Since most of our area's restaurants have different prices and reimbursement policies, perhaps a thread listing them might be useful. I will start it with Molly Malone's in Bay Shore. The fee is $50 with $25 going against food and drink. Let's include those places with no fees. In this category would go Nicky's in the Bay Shore Marina. However, there are only 3-4 protected bulkhead spots available on the West side of the place. No slips.
 
Don't forget NO TANK TOPS at Molly's......... I went there a few years back with 5 HUNGRY and THIRSTY guys on board......we all had tanks and shorts.......they turned us away....not even allowed on the deck...never been there since !
 
I would not patronize a place that made me pay for docking.
 
Alot of places charge for docking then give a full credit.
The reason is limited docking and people abusing the privledge.
I don't see anything wrong with that.

You patronize a marina that also has a restaurant? They charge you and don't refund you at all!
 
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Yes, and the terribly unjust thing is that a gal can wear almost nothing!!

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THAT may make me go back again !!!!
 
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I would not patronize a place that made me pay for docking.

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Then you pay top dollar for an ok meal :)
 
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Originally posted by HOGAN

I would not patronize a place that made me pay for docking.

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Then you pay top dollar for an ok meal :)

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Not on the Hudson. You can get great meals at Tarrytown, Haverstraw, Stony Point, Peekskill, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie without paying for dockage.

You must have a lot of deadbeats who dock and don't spend any money...
 
Guess we have more boaters than dockspace.
We boat in a real body of water, not some river you go up and down, up and down, up and down!
 
side to side can be fun lol

seriously, ive been places in Freeport where the offer dockage, and its free, and the people dock their boat, eat, then walk around for two hours then come back to their boat. People are just rude.
 
We don't allow deadbeats like that on the Hudson...
 
We do have lots of places that don't charge, and I see nothing wrong with docking and walking around town a little bit.
Each place has to use their judegment as to how to operate their business.
Dock space in some of these locations is a premium.
We are not talking about tieing off to some deadhead stump and wading in with our banjoes over our heads!
 
The ones I've been to that I can think of off hand that don't charge for docking are Catfish Max in Seaford, Otto's in Freeport, several other's on the Nautical Mile, and The Dockside Cafe (?) used to be the Sea Gull in West Babylon. I think the Lighthouse in Lindenhurst also has free docking for patrons, but I'm not sure because the few times I tried to go there last year the dock was filled up. Haven't tried it this year.
I wouldn't pay a restaurant to dock there so I could patronize their place.
 
Hogan,

Sorry to hijack this thread. I just accepted a job in Nyack, and i'm looking for an affordable apartment, do you know any in the area? Either side of the river...

Thanks!
Dan
 
I wouldn't pay a restaurant to dock there so I could patronize their place. It's like payiing for parking.
 
You can dock at the public dock just before Molly Malones(I can see no law against this), so you walk a few feet further.. Its a nice setup and the food isn't bad. Pretty hostess anyways.
 
No charge at Frank & Dicks and Toomey's in Amityville. The Kismet Inn gets $60 until 4:30pm, then $100 and you get a $40 or $75 credit. Matthew's in Ocean Beach charges $30 for two hours & you get a $30 credit towards the food bill on weekdays; no credit Fri - Sun. Also an hourly charge beyond 2 hours. Flynn's charges $50/$85/$60 Mon-Fri/Sat/Sun and $100 on holidays, with a $50 credit.
 
Two weekends ago, we had two of our grandsons for a sleepover. Their parents met us with their boat on Sunday evening in Northport Harbor (We drove there by car because our boat's on the South Shore.) and took everyone out for dinner. Docking at the wharf was free for two hours with staff on hand to help with the tie-up and transfer of little bodies. All the restaurants were within two or three blocks of the wharf. What a great way to treat guests. Unfortunately, that's not the case with many South Shore communities, especially in the Patchogue area. There are few slips or wharfs and no help that we've found. The only negative to North Shore docking is the six foot or so tidal change. Otherwise, it was a great experience. Hy
 
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