Tally Ho Meets A Mud Berth
I (Gordon) thought I'd add a bit more about mud berths, as Leo skimmed over some aspects a bit.
For almost any boat they're pretty friendly. They're usually fairly soft, so don't cause too much wear on the hull, and for a wooden boat they also keep the hull in a good salty environment, which helps maintain the wood preservation.
A downside with and fixed aspect berth, mud, marina or elsewhere is that can be that thje hull is exposed to sun from the same direction every day and with a wooden boat that isn't really too good an idea as the sun 'cooks' things a bit. Turning the boat around end-for-end from time to time helps reduce that.
My own boat was kept the same way round in a mud berth for 20-odd years and has a slightly 'tired' starb oard quarter as a consequence.
For mooring during the sailing season, a well sheltered "swinging mooring" where the boat tuns end-for end with the tides, means the boat automatically get an even sunbathing.
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