LennieG Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Tom151- Outdoor storage at 6601 Industrial Ave in Ft Myers (33912) is $4-5 per boat foot per month. They also have covered half spots @115 per month. A half spot is 20' half of a 40' spot that has a permanent car or something in the other half. Their # is 239-267-3006. Let me know if you are coming this to Pahk your boat. Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Sally and I had an incredible six nights on the water cruising the gulf coast of the Everglades 3/6 - 3/11. We anchored near Joe Kemp Key, Duck Rock, Wood Key Cove, Ponce De Leon Bay, Turkey Key, and Lumber Key. We also sailed a couple of miles up the Lostmans River. Quote
Docpal Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 Joe/Sally, Looks great! were there any "issues" with anchoring in those areas? Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Not sure what you mean by issues. Park regs are no overnight anchoring within sight of a chickee or within 1/4 mile of a beach site. Which we complied with. We did have some issues with the winged demons. One night I failed to leave sufficient water under the keel. Fortunately it was a quiet night and the water did not drop below 1/2 foot. Quote
Docpal Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 It was the park regs i was questioning. Glad the trip worked out so well! Sounds like a good route to take next Winter ! Quote
LennieG Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Glad you had a nice trip Joe, looks beautiful! Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 When I first arrived I went to the Ranger Station in Everglades City and outlined what I was planning to do. The Ranger agreed that if I conformed with the rules about anchoring away from designated camp sites no permit would be required. He suggested however that I could fill out a permit without paying the $10.00 fee and he would keep it on file. The permit would serve as an official float plan and would allow them to initiate a S&R in the event that someone calls and reports us missing. I was planning on leaving a float plan with the Rangers anyway so this worked out perfectly. We never saw any LEO on our trip. Quote
LennieG Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 Bill and I and Margi cruised out to Cayo Costa yesterday to meet up with the WCTSS folks. Beautiful day, great boat and nice company! Quote
Dale Niemann Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Lennie & Bill, Sorry I missed you. I went over there in my Marissa 18 Salty on Saturday, just for the day. It was nice to see all the WCTSS folks again. dale Quote
Docpal Posted March 29, 2015 Author Posted March 29, 2015 The folks at the West Coast trailer sailing squadron just posted some shots of the 26 boats that showed up for their Cayo Costa weekend- Here's a few they took of 'Petunia' as Lennie,Margie, and I visited..... To see ALL of the boats that made the trip here's the link- http://ftp.ij.net/wctss/wctss/photos128.html Quote
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