We only stayed on the docks as a transient. The owner's name is Henry Fuller, and he seems to know boats and his business pretty well. I think folks like Myron Arms leave their boats with Henry.
Certainly the trip that we made in 2003 was an extreme exampe of a rushed visit driven by a schedule, but then the point of our particular trip was the voyage and not the destination. I fully expect to go back.
Eight days would be better than four, and definitely better than none. Jon's ~16 days sounds about right to me.