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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. :)

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

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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.

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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

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