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    • Aug 26, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy 2 Comments 25.8035,-80.14099999

      Status of Sunset Lake Anchorage, Upper Biscayne Bay


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      In July of 2016, several popular Miami area anchorages, including Sunset Lake, were declared to be Banned Anchoring Areas by the FWC. See Bill Murdock’s article and chart on these banned zones: /163814

      Cruisers’ Net would like to know if any of you south Florida cruisers have attempted to anchor in Sunset Lake and, if so, what were the results? Is the ban being enforced? Let us hear from you.

      Click Here To View the Eastern Florida Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For Sunset Lake

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Sunset Lake

      Comments from Cruisers (2)

      1. Bill Murdock -  August 30, 2017 - 11:50 am

        We anchored north of Sunset Lake near Mount Sinai Hospital for three weeks last spring. The only boats we saw anchored in Sunset Lake were local motor boats stopping in the calm water for the afternoon to swim, sit in the sun, or frolic. We saw no cruising motor or sail anchored there and nothing anchored overnight.

        I assume all anchoring spots not shaded on Waterway’s chart are still open to overnight anchoring.

        Dinghy access is problem. The only two ‘legal’ spots are the dock at the police station with its 20 minute limit and the dock at the older Publics store on Collins Canal. We have been told that the Publics dock now has a time restriction.
        Bill Murdoch

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      2. Sean Welsh -  August 26, 2017 - 8:50 pm

        Are you seriously asking people to admit, on the Internet, that they broke the law?

        Reply to Sean
    • Aug 25, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Cruisers’ Net – and Your Fellow Cruisers – Needs You!

      In keeping with Cruisers’ Net’s motto of “Cruisers Helping Cruisers,” we want to remind you that we need your input via comments and article contributions: navigation issues, safety concerns, Problem Stretch reports, marina and anchorage reviews, event promos, etc.

      As cruisers, we are all too aware of the time, and often the aggravation of getting online, at the end of a long day on the water, that it requires to take smart phone in hand or laptop in lap to send information you have observed that day. Of course, we try to post all Navigation Alerts via USCG Local Notices as soon as they are received, but those are often several days old and might well refer to navigation and safety issues that you yourself have observed prior to the LNM. So…let us hear from you!

      And as you wander the docks after a tie-up, suggest to those you meet that they try Cruisers’ Net. Still free, still packed with information and still an “open-and-use” website with free mobile apps!

      And thank you, our faithful readers, for being Cruisers’ Net users!

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    • Aug 24, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Dive Into Gray’s Reef, National Marine Sanctuary, Savannah, GA

      Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary protects Georgia’s special live-bottom wildlife habitat in the Atlantic Ocean and along the southeastern U.S. coast, an area teeming with diversity and an abundance of marine life.


       
       
       
       
       

       

      Volunteer to be a steward of your sanctuary!

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      Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary protects a vibrant hard-bottom reef habitat in the Atlantic Ocean just off the Georgia Coast. This 22-square-mile protected area is teeming with numerous species of fish, such as black sea bass, groupers, and mackerels. Loggerhead sea turtles forage and rest year-round at Gray’s Reef, and the sanctuary is within the critical habitat of the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale.

      Learn more by visiting:

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      Are You Ready to Make A Deeper Dive into Gray’s Reef?

      Volunteers are integral to the success of Gray’s Reef operations. If you’d like to dive deeper into your local marine sanctuary, please consider the following opportunities to join our outstanding team of volunteers.

      Top banner photos: Greg McFall/NOAA

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      Speakers Bureau

      If you would like to share your enthusiasm about Gray’s Reef with organizations throughout the region, consider joining our speakers bureau. We will schedule the presentations and supply you with a comprehensive slide kit and the training you’ll need to get started. Our speakers are in high demand for K-12 education, recreation and general audiences. This is a great opportunity for retired professionals and recent grads looking for public speaking experience. Register your interest here. Or, if you are interested in booking a presentation for your organization, please complete our online request form.

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      Social Science Internship

      Gray’s Reef has a number of internships available throughout the year. We are currently looking for an intern to assist us in conducting a socioeconomic survey in our local area (Jan-Mar). For more information about this project, please click here. Candidates interested in this part-time, unpaid internship can submit their cover letter and resumes here through 12/1/17 for consideration. 

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      Public Events Team

      Would you like a front-row seat to the Gray’s Reef Film Festival? Want to march in Savannah’s famed St. Patrick’s Day Parade? How about a fish-eyed view of our underwater robotics competition? We need you and a few friends to help us bring the remote reef to the street through rolling art installations, creature features and education simulations. Volunteers are needed at these and other events coming up this fall, like Coastfest and Skidaway Marine Science Day. Register your interest here.

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      Sanctuary Advisory Council

      Welcome to Monique Gordon who now serves as the K-12 Education representative on the Gray’s Reef Advisory Council, and welcome back Dr. Peter Auster who serves as the Living Resources Research representative. This all-volunteer advisory group consists of individuals from various user groups, government agencies and the public-at-large and provides advice on the operation and management of the sanctuary. 

      Learn more about the Gray’s Reef Advisory Council by joining us for the next meeting on September 22, 2017 at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography library auditorium. 

      VOY Mandy Harvey

      2017 Volunteer of the Year

      Each year we recognize one outstanding volunteer as our Volunteer of the Year. Our honoree, recognized for her extraordinary efforts in 2016, is Mandy Harvey. 

      “I really enjoy volunteering at Gray’s Reef because it gives me the opportunity to use my existing skills in news ways to support an organization devoted to something I care deeply about—the health of our oceans. And, I get to have a great time doing it!” 

      Mandy’s dedication, along with that of the honorees from the other 14 marine sanctuaries and monuments, was recognized by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation during Capitol Hill Ocean Week in Washington, DC this past June. 

      Congratulations and Thank you, Mandy!

      For more information please visit:

      graysreef.noaa.gov

      Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary                                

      10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411                     912-598-2345

      Volunteer Inquires: jody.patterson@noaa.gov 

      Stay Connected with NOAA’s National Ocean Service

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    • Aug 24, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 35.1006,-77.03729999

      Update on Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge, Trent/Neuse Rivers, New Bern, NC


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      New Bern Grand Marina Yacht Club

      With a closed vertical clearance of 14ft, the Alfred Cunningham Bridge connects New Bern and James City crossing the intersection of the Trent and Neuse Rivers. New Bern is home to SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, New Bern Grand Marina on the northern banks of the Trent River. Our thanks to Millissa True of New Bern Grand Marina for sharing this update.

      From the ICW, follow the river up to the high rise N.C. 55/U.S. 17 bridge. Immediately to port you will approach the Cunningham bascule bridge separating the Neuse and Trent Rivers. The approach depth is over 10 feet, but do consider 2.0 foot tide when approaching. Bridge clearance is 17ft [? charted as 14ft]. It opens on demand. Bridge contact is VHF channel 13; phone 252-633-4799, all year. May 25th-Sept. 8th M-Fri. closed 6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Courtesy opening during these hours 7:30 a.m. sharp. Closed 4-6 p.m. with courtesy opening 5 p.m. Summer Hours Saturday and Sunday – Saturday on demand all day Sunday closed 2-7 p.m. courtesy opening 4 p.m. and 6 p.m sharp. Sept. 9th – May 24th Winter hours Mon – Fri. same as summer. Changes to w/e Saturday on demand all day, Sunday opened on demand through 6:30 a.m. Monday a.m. Federal Holidays closed from 2-7 p.m. *Schedule subject to change please call to verify.

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Cunningham Bridge
      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s North Carolina Marina Directory Listing For New Bern Grand Marina

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    • Aug 23, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy 6 Comments

      Editorial: No Wake and No-Wake Zones

      We regularly hear of the discomfort and danger caused by inconsiderate or untrained skippers who seem totally unaware of the effect of their vessel’s wake. Obviously, the real issue is “destructive wake” as from sports fishermen and hurricanes. Sailing vessels and trawlers, except maybe the newer fast trawlers, are rarely guilty of wake that endangers lives, disrupts navigation or destroys property. High powered, short waterline vessels designed to get to fishing grounds 60 miles offshore as quickly as possible are the usual suspects. Even smaller pleasure craft that slow down, then plow through an anchorage with bow up in the air, can be almost as dangerous and destructive. No wake speed adds very little time to the trip and teaches what boating is all about: patience!

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      Comments from Cruisers (6)

      1. Jim Persson -  August 29, 2017 - 9:12 am

        we were recently cruising along in our 25 foot Rosborough in the Great South Bay off Long Island, NY. Going about 6 knots, when a LARGE sportfish blew by us. He was dangerously close; if I had suddenly turned to port I don’t think he could have avoided us. I just has enough time to turn my bow into his wake; we went up and over and all loose items crashed about the boat. I yelled at him on the VHF; and I rarely do that. A Coast Guard inflatable either heard me, or saw the whole thing, and pulled him over. Finally a little justice for one careless and obnoxious SOB.

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      2. John Pholeric -  August 25, 2017 - 1:25 pm

        Not having no wake zones is a reciepe for even worse damage. The only way to truly enforce no wake is enforcement and law suites. Depressing, but I think it is true. Cost clueless people time and money.

        Reply to John
      3. Wade Ehlen -  August 25, 2017 - 10:06 am

        Nov. 2016. Docked at New River (NC) fuel dock on the ICW. A 42′ southbound Sea Ray came blasting through, creating a very large wake that threw my 36′ trawler against the dock; I was on the deck fueling by boat at the time. Fortunately dock hands and my crew were able to get the boat’s name and called them on the radio. The Sea Ray came back, offered the excuse that he didn’t see us because he was looking at his chart or GPS, and gave me his insurance company. The insurance company was very helpful and in the end paid $9,500 in damage repairs. BTW, earlier that day the very same boat came roaring up behind us as we were slowly navigating around a shoal at Browns Inlet. He stopped on a dime when he hit the shoal.

        Reply to Wade
      4. Maggie Ceili -  August 23, 2017 - 4:00 pm

        Let’s be perfectly honest – they do not exist in Southwest Florida waters. I feel like starting a website with photos of the 2-4 foot wakes our sailboat has been subjected to with careless, self absorbed, untrained and idiotic powerboaters. Don’t get me started! Stand by and I’ll post the web address.

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      5. James Greaver -  August 23, 2017 - 3:25 pm

        Having observed this problem for quite a while, especially with large sport fishing boats, I have a theory as to the root of the problem, and it is simply time (or more accurately, the lack thereof). What many of these owners of these large sport fish boats, for example, have is a lot of money. What they don’t have, is a lot of time, having the same 24 hours a day that any bum on the street has. Most of the rich people I know view this as unbelievably unfair and most will spend any amount of money (or fuel, in this case) and are willing to cause any amount off compensable damage, in their never ending attempt to somehow increase their daily allotment of time to 25 hours.

        Ten minutes saved by pushing a three foot wake down ten miles of the ICW, and swamping small boaters, and rocking larger boaters, in their path, is an eminently reasonable trade off in their minds. I watched one leave our marina the other day, and he couldn’t even wait to get past the piers in our marina before pushing it up on half plane. Even the dockmaster yelling at him as he went by their office, rocking the boats pulled in to get pump outs and fuel, had no effect.

        I have even heard one of these captains that I know say that he would rather write a check for damage he caused than slow down and lose the little time he has before he has to get back to his 60 hour work week to make more money to finance this endless and futile circle. They really think that way. And, I have quit going deep sea fishing with one of my friends because I just couldn’t take the embarrassment of being given the finger over and over again, while knowing we richly deserved it.

        Good luck on fixing that mentality. It would take actual jail sentences to even slow it down. And, these are the least likely people to be held criminally responsible for anything in the first place.

        Reply to James
        • Winston Fowler -  August 25, 2017 - 12:10 pm

          James – all I can add to your comments is “AMEN”
          All we can do is HOPE and ACT when ever we have the opportunity.

          Reply to Winston
    • Aug 22, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      September is National Preparedness Month

      While these NPM suggestions and advice are not aimed specially at boating, much of what is offered can be applied to marine storm preparation. Regular review of your plans for dealing with any disaster is essential and the links below will assist you in that process.

      CLICK HERE FOR NPM’S WEBSITE

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    • Aug 21, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Annual Celebration of Marine Conservation, 9/28 – 10/1, Key Largo, FL

      The REEF Fest seminars are open to the general public and will be held at the Murray Nelson Government Centre, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037. Pre-registration via schedule link below is recommended. This notice comes from DeeperBlue.

      Marine conservation is being celebrated in Key Largo, Florida from September 28 to October 1, 2017 at REEF Fest 2017.
      The annual celebration of the positive impact marine conservation has had on the Florida Keys promises to provide a weekend packed with fun and engaging activities. The celebration hosted by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation has organised a series of events, seminars, diving activities, and a banquet to increase awareness of conservation in the area.

      CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE AND MORE INFORMATION

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    • Aug 21, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Bahamas Chatter: “Air Freight in the Bahamas” plus 1 more

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET PARTNER, has long been the standard navigational supplement for enjoyable, informative, and safe cruising through the beautiful Bahamian waters and island visits.


      Bahamas Chatter: “Air Freight in the Bahamas” plus 1 more
      Air Freight in the Bahamas
      Posted: 20 Aug 2017 04:15 AM PDT
      Hello Everyone! I still am flying ( a little more limited with a land plane) taking light freight & spare parts or a couple of souls to Out-Island airports nearest your anchorage within the Bahamas. Drop me a text on 242-557-1813 Email: seaplanepilots@gmail.com

      Exuma Land and Sea Park Wish list
      Posted: 20 Aug 2017 04:12 AM PDT
      As you prepare for another great season in the Exumas lets try and help out the land and sea park.
      Here is the wish list for material and supplies they could use.

      http://exumapark.org/Portals/0/Wish%20List%209-10.pdf

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    • Aug 20, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Bahamas Chatter: New Adventure Story from the Bahamas

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET PARTNER, has long been the standard navigational supplement for enjoyable, informative, and safe cruising through the beautiful Bahamian waters and island visits.

      Bahamas Chatter: New Adventure Story from the Bahamas
      New Adventure Story from the Bahamas
      Posted: 19 Aug 2017 06:13 AM PDT
      Sharks in the Runway, by Paul Harding, is a newly released story of a life of travel and adventure. It is a memoir of perseverance and survival in the Bahamas by a seaplane pilot, photographer, and SCUBA expert. It will be available on Amazon as well as other online retailers. Check it out!

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    • Aug 19, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 31.0648,-81.42869999

      Sherer Report: Survey of Problem Stretch Jekyll Creek, AICW Statute Mile 683


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      The channel through Jekyll Creek seems to shift with each tide and Cruisers’ Net recommends mid to high tide passage. Fortunately, Bob and Ann Sherer, authors of 2017 ICW Cruising Guide, graciously share their 2017 survey of this Problem Stretch, complete with charts of the most treacherous segments, to assist your low tide passage through this fickle channel. Jekyll Creek is home to SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, Jekyll Harbor Marina.

      CLICK HERE for Charting Differences at Jekyll Island

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s “AICW Problem Stretches” Listing For Jekyll Creek

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To This AICW Problem Stretch

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Georgia Marina Directory Listing For Jekyll Harbor Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Jekyll Harbor Marina

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    • Aug 18, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Bahamas Chatter: New Novel Set in Exumas

      Explorer Charts - the best charts for the Bahamas and Exumas

      Explorer Chartbooks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET PARTNER, has long been the standard navigational supplement for enjoyable, informative, and safe cruising through the beautiful Bahamian waters and island visits.

      Bahamas Chatter: New Novel Set in Exumas
      New Novel Set in Exumas
      Posted: 17 Aug 2017 01:03 PM PDT
      A Bahamas cruiser has written a novel that takes place on a catamaran in the Exumas. It’s a mystery with some romance and is a lot of fun to read especially knowing the area where it takes place and with the characters as cruisers. Tomorrow is the publish date and it is available now on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Look-Other-Way-Kristina-Stanley-ebook/dp/B073QHLZSB/ref=sr_1_3?tag=geolinker-20&ie=UTF8

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    • Aug 16, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 28.1502,-82.83939999

      LNM: Severe Shoaling, Nav Aids Changed, Anclote River Gulf Entrance Channel, north St. Joseph Sound, Tarpon Springs, FL


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      This shoaling is off the southern tip of Anclote Key where two other Nav Alerts have been posted in the past. The relocation of the nav aids is good news.

      FLORIDA – TAMPA BAY TO PORT RICHEY – ANCLOTE ANCHORAGE SOUTH ENTRANCE: Severe Shoaling, Temporary Changes
      and Establishment to the Aids to Navigation.
      Due to shoaling the following Aids to Navigation have been temporarily established and changed:
      -Anclote Anchorage South Entrance Daybeacon 5 (LLNR 26085 [28°8.7176N / 082°50.4298W, 28.145294 / -82.840496]) temporarily converted into a DANGER SHOAL Daybeacon A
      -Relocated TRUB 5 to position 28-08-43.057N / 082-50-25.787W (28°8.7176N / 082°50.4298W, 28.145294 / -82.840496)
      -Temporarily established Anclote Anchorage South Entrance Buoy 5A in position 28-09-01.288N / 082-50-12.673W (28°9.0215N / 082°50.2112W, 28.150358 / -82.836854)
      -Anclote Anchorage South Entrance Daybeacon 6 (LLNR 26095 [28°9.2470N / 082°50.2253W, 28.154116 / -82.837089]) temporarily converted into a DANGER SHOAL Daybeacon B
      Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution while transiting the area. Chart 11411 LNM 33/17

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Anclote Key

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    • Aug 16, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 35.5421,-77.0589999

      Praise for Washington City Docks, Washington, NC, Pamlico River off the AICW


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      Whether you want to revisit the past or satisfy your curiosities, discover the arts or explore your true nature, you can do it from the heart of the Inner Banks - Washington, North Carolina. 800 546 0

      Whether you want to revisit the past, satisfy your curiosities, discover the arts or explore your true nature, you can do it from the heart of the Inner Banks – Washington, North Carolina. Washington City Docks, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, has proven to be well worth the journey up the Pamlico River, as John Clark attests below.

       

      little washington

      Great little marina off the beaten path. Location is right in the downtown of Washington NC. For a small town there is a lot of activity at the waterfront, early morning walkers, a picnic lunch crowd, and evening family strollers. Marina/waterfront park staff are all nice and helpful.
      We sailed a boat with 66ft mast and 6.5ft draft without issue coming in from the Atlantic at Morehead City and then taking the Core Creek stretch of the ICW. Hit bridges at low tide and you are good.
      John Clark

      Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For the Washington City Docks

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Washington City Docks

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    • Aug 15, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 32.6207,-80.28769999

      Bob and Ann Sherer Report on the Dawho River, AICW Statute Mile 497


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      For several years Cruisers’ Net has had reports of shallow water encountered near the eastern end of the Waterway’s passage through South Carolina’s Dawho River between the North and South Edisto Rivers. Our thanks to authors Bob and Ann Sherer for sharing their observations on the erroneous magenta line in this section. The Sherers have just released the 2017 edition of their ICW Cruising Guide, see /166170.

      Hi Larry,
      I wrote an article about a 5.5 MLW route through the shallows of the east entrance into the Dawho River, a notoriously shallow area of the ICW south of Charleston. It’s also where the magenta line can lead you astray as far as finding the deepest water. The article might be of interest to your readers so I’ve included a link if you think that’s the best way of presenting the information.

      Here’s the link to the article:
      http://fleetwing.blogspot.com/2017/08/dawho-river-beware-magenta-line.html

      Thanks, Bob Sherer
      aka Bob423

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Dawho River

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    • Aug 15, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      2017 ICW Cruising Guide, Robert and Ann Sherer

      In 2015 and 2016 Robert and Ann Sherer published their first ICW Cruising Guides, which have received 5 star ratings.  And now the Sherers have announced the 2017 edition of their excellent guide. Same price, same great information.

      CLICK HERE for Amazon’s listing of the 2017 Guide. $34.95 paperback, $9.99 Kindle.

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    • Aug 12, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy 1 Comment 26.7292,-81.75239999

      Local Knowledge Sought on Owl Creek Boat Works, Caloosahatchee River, OWW Statute Mile 125


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      Skipper Pestik is seeking local knowledge on the entrance channel into Owl Creek Boat Works and Storage which is located 10 miles east of downtown Ft. Myers on the Caloosahatchee River between markers 5 and 6. Can you help?

      What’s the chance of boat with 50′ mast and 6′ draft making it in there and out?
      George Pestik

      Click Here To View the Western Florida Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Owl Creek Boat Works and Storage

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Owl Creek Boat Works

      Comments from Cruisers (1)

      1. Jim -  August 20, 2017 - 10:29 am

        I assume you are coming from the Gulf of Mexico
        Bridges – no problem, draft – tricky in narrow channel upstream of Ft Myers.
        Call Owl Creek for info on deepest route from Okee Waterway into their facility.
        But why do you want to go so far inland, there are excellent haulout marinas in Ft Myers Beach

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    • Aug 12, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Action Alert on E15 Marine Fuel from Boating United

      In the past, boating groups and the marine industry have railed against adding more ethanol to marine fuel. Evidently, newer engines can now cope with E10 but not E15. Older gasoline engines must still search for non-ethanol fuels which are available at almost all gas stations in South Carolina; but for how long? Remember the old “leaded” versus “non-leaded” fuels?

      Action Alert
      EPA is soliciting public comments on their proposed rule regarding renewable fuel levels for 2018.  Now is your chance to let them know that boaters need access to ethanol free and E10 gasoline-and not more E15.

      Under EPA’s proposal for next year, the availability of ethanol free and E10 gasoline continues to be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the availability of E15 will continue to grow, jeopardizing boats and boat engines across the country.

      Boaters need to be able to fill their boat with the fuel of their choice.

      EPA is accepting comments through August 31st.

      Act now and tell EPA that you want continued access to ethanol free and E10 gasoline      .

      Boating United is the grassroots platform of the recreational boating industry. It is comprised of boating manufacturers, businesses and supporters who share the common goal of protecting and promoting the industry. Take action, learn about the issues and more at http://boatingunited.com/

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    • Aug 9, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Bimini, Bimini, Bimini from Southern Boating

      Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club
      Welcome to the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, your own paradise in the middle of the beautiful Exumas.

      Our thanks to Southern Boating magazine for permitting Cruisers’ Net to reprint these articles on Bimini. The Bahamas are home to two SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSORS, Royal Marsh Harbor Yacht Club and Staniel Cay Yacht Club.

      Bimini, Bimini, Bimini

       
       

      Looking for a weekend getaway? If you plan it right, you could leave just after breakfast and arrive in time for a delicious lunch of conch salad and locally baked Bimini bread. The small Bahamian island is just 50 miles off the coast of Florida but feels a world away. 

       
       
       
      Join Denison for another

      fun-filled trip to Bimini August 11-15, 2017, with adventure-packed activities for the whole family!

       
       
       

      We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the fresher, the better. And it doesn’t get much fresher than this.

       
       
       
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    • Aug 8, 2017by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Praise for Gulf Coast Canvas, Bradenton, FL

      If you are in the Bradenton area and have need of canvas repairs, here is a company that can be trusted to do the job correctly.

      We first used Gulf Coast Canvas back around 2008 and they have done all our canvas work ever since. This past week, we needed to have some of our favorite boat and beach chairs repaired and Tom and Sue took them in and did an absolutely perfect job. If anyone is in the Sarasota, Bradenton area and in need of canvas replacement, repair, re-stitch, or even embroidery work, then we highly recommend Gulf Coast Canvas. Call and leave a message and Sue will always get in touch with you. Their work is highly regarded, five star quality.
      Always good to find marine businesses that care about and know about our needs as boaters.
      Thanks to Tom and Sue Helmig.- owners of Gulf Coast Canvas, Bradenton, FL Tele: 941-752-9980
      First Mate Sue

      Click Here To View the Western Florida Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Twin Dolphin Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Twin Dolphin Marina

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