Find ALL boat slips for sale in the entire Myrtle Beach MLS below, AND/OR homes, properties, & lots for sale in communities
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with marinas. Most of the marinas & boat slips will be in waterfront condos of Myrtle Beach. Marina properties along Intracoastal Waterway are abundant so there are many communities in the Myrtle Beach area with them, the marinas come with the neighborhood and as such will have additional HOA & regime fees to cover that expense. Little River SC has the most marinas, the most popular being Mariner’s Point which has a $350 a month property owners fee, but you will also find a few in Pawley’s Island, Conway, and Georgetown. The other popular marina is Coquina Harbor at the Yacht Club.
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Some things to keep in mind when buying a boat slip in Myrtle Beach South Carolina: South Carolina has a luxury tax that applies to yachts and the tax bill is hefty IF and ONLY IF they are here in the state for 180 days or more. So, many large vessel owners move them to places like Florida, which has no property tax on boats. The quandary that’s in play in the yachting world is that taxes are due only on boats
registered out-of-state if they spend a certain amount of time in state waters.
Statewide the limit is 60 consecutive days or 90 days total, but counties can extend that limit to 180 days, as Charleston County and other coastal counties have done. Boat and marina owners say that even the extended, 180-day limit is too short, and prompts yacht owners to ship out rather than stay and spend money here.
State law dictates that most boats are taxed on 10.5 percent of their value, as opposed to 6 percent for cars and 4 percent for owner-occupied homes.
MLS Listings Data
| Total Listings: | 69 |
| Average Price: | $469,358 |
| Highest Listing Price: | $4,495,000 |
| Average Days On Market: | 214 |
| Average Price/SqFt: | $245 |
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Types of Wet Slip Ownership
In the Myrtle Beach & Little River market, there are two kinds of ownership: deeded slips (you own like a house or condo), and membership/certificate slips
Deeded Slips
Deeded slips are owned by the individual who purchased them. You have to write up a standard real estate contract, hire an attorney to facilitate transaction to closing and you will get a recorded deed, just like you would if you bought a lot or parcel of land. Other things to consider are those marinas that allow year-round live-board, which further increases their value.
Marinas like Mariners Pointe and Coquina Harbour provide deeded slips but limit the time an owner can stay aboard to a few days or a couple of weeks.
Owners can lease or rent their deeded slips privately or through a third-party service or management company. However, high monthly marina fees will adversely affect your rental cash flow.
Membership & Restricted Ownership Slips
Lightkeepers Marina and Myrtle Beach Yacht Club are “membership” marinas. You buy a membership which includes a slip and access to all the amenities, but you do not get an individual deed. You can lease your slip or sell your membership with few restrictions.
LIST OF MARINAS IN/AROUND MYRTLE BEACH REGION
Grande Dunes Marina
(Myrtle Beach) [Marina Website]
Probably the premier luxury neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, Grande Dunes developers spared no expense in making sure its owner residents had the best marina experience in Myrtle Beach.
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Barefoot Marina
(North Myrtle Beach)
By the name, it comes as no surprise this marina is most convenient to those who live in or near Barefoot Landing Resort.
Mariner’s Point Marina
(Little River)
Mariner’s Point Marina was built for the owners of Mariners Point condos, and units for sale here are below. This is the most popular and one of the largest marinas in the area. The owner’s dues are $350 per month here.
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CRICKET COVE MARINA
(Little River) [Marina Website]
Cricket Cove Marina is a fully functioning marina not built specifically for a particular community but the closest in proximity to the marina are below.
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HARBORGATE RESORT MARINA
(North Myrtle Beach) [Marina Website]
The Harborgate condos are the community for this marina, and you can find units for sale below.
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CHERRY GROVE MARINA
FORMERLY ANCHOR MARINA
(North Myrtle Beach)
Anchor Marina is near the Palmetto Shore subdivision so if you want to be in this marina that would be the most convenient subdivision to live in.
COQUINA HARBOR MARINA
(Little River SC)
There are actually a few different “marinas” within Coquina Harbor. One is called Lightkeepers Marina and is on the left side of the harbor if you’re looking at it from the sky view map below.
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MARLIN QUAY MARINA
(Murrells Inlet/Garden City SC)
Located in the Garden City / Murrells Inlet area there are both slips for sale and rent in this marina at Marlin Quay. On the other side of Murrells Inlet is Wacca Wache Marina.
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DOCK HOLIDAY’S MARINA
(North Myrtle Beach / Cherry Grove)
You can either purchase a slip in Dock Holiday’s Marina listed below and the closest community to own a home is Marina Bay.
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LAUDERDALE BAY MARINA
(Myrtle Beach)
Lauderdale Bay Marina was built for the owners of the community. This is an example of a restricted marina slip, where you would have to be an owner of one of the condos to keep a boat here.
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EAST PORT MARINA
(Little River)
This marina was built for the owners of East Port Condos but there are other communities close to this marina if you’re able to find someone who will rent to you.
MARINA @ QUEENS COVE
(Little River)
This is a small marina built for the community of Queens Cove.
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HARBOR OAKS MARINA
(Socastee )
The Harbor Oaks Marina was built for those owners in the Harbor Oaks community.
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BUCKSPORT MARINA
(Conway SC) [Marina Website]
This marina was built for those who own in Bucksport Plantation.
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HERITAGE PLANTATION MARINA
(Pawley’s Island) – [Marina Website]
This marina is for the neighborhood of Heritage Plantation which includes Hagley Estates, and Rivergate sections.
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SOUTH ISLAND PLANTATION MARINA
(Georgetown SC)
This marina was built for the South Island Plantation neighborhood owners.
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LITCHFIELD PLANTATION MARINA
(Pawley’s Island)
This marina was built for owners in Litchfield Plantation subdivision.
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(Little River SC)
The marina at Carolina Yacht Landing was created for the owners of the condos.
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(Georgetown SC)
This is a public marina open to anyone who wants to purchase a slip there.
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THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT PURCHASING/OWNING A BOAT SLIP
- The ingress & egress (or how easy it is to get in and out of the slip). This is probably the most important factor when looking at purchases from a resale ROI perspective. The higher-priced slips usually are because sellers know their slip has a much easier time for boaters to get in and out of their slip than what might also be for sale.
- Water flow – This is important because mussels and other ocean-going animals (filter feeders specifically), will naturally gravitate to bodies of water; such as rivers where the water flows faster, and more frequently. As you’ll have to take the cost of cleaning the underside of the boat and engine at least once a year (unless there is a lift) into consideration otherwise you’ll have excessive growth. Whereas, marinas in a cove for instance tend to attract much less growth.
- Accretion – If the boat slip is located in a body of water where sediment comes and goes then one might have to be concerned with the draft (space under the boat) being a concern. Many Charleston SC marinas have to do regular dredging to keep this from happening and this may be a cost factor in the regime fees or assessments.
- Age of Marina – When you have to pay monthly or quarterly regime fees, these are to pay for the insurances, and upkeep costs of the marina you share with other owners. So if the marina, and it’s assets are older they may be in need of replacement & repair and subject to special assessment to cover that cost, especially if there is not enough money in the capital. This applies to all POAs, condos, townhouses etc (hence why they are sometimes referred to as “dockaminiums”).
- Water Depth – I know, this one is obvious, but in tidal areas, it is extremely important that you make sure you know the draft of your boat as well as the slip’s location as it pertains to tidal behaviors of where your slip is because there can be really large tide swings.
