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    • Mar 21, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 36.0558,-76.61129999

      Curtis Stokes & Associates presents “Journey”, Edenton, NC, Albemarle Sound


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      SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET is proud to welcome our newest sponsor, Curtis Stokes and Associates of North Carolina.

      Edenton, NC - the prettiest town in the South!

      Historic Edenton, also A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is 300 Years Young! Come and let them prove it!

      Curtis Stokes & Associates presents “Journey”….

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      At Curtis Stokes & Associates, we specialize in marketing some of the finest vessels available in the Southeast. Located in Jacksonville, NC, “Journey” is a prime example. She is a classic 2006 36′ Monk Double Cabin trawler whose experienced owner has maintained her in turn-key condition and is willing to assist the buyer with delivery and – or training. Get a complete description and view a video of this beautiful boat here: http://www.curtisstokes.net/trawler-for-sale-monk36-journey.html.

      For more information or to schedule an appointment to view “Journey” please call Wayne Smith in Edenton, NC, at 516-445-1932 or you can email him at wayne@curtisstokes.net.

      Our customers know they can come to Curtis Stokes & Associates to find some of the most seaworthy yachts on the market today. If you have a boat to sell, find out how we can market your vessel not just here in the Southeast but throughout the country and in overseas markets as well. And if you’re in the market for a boat, find out about our buyer broker service here: http://www.curtisstokes.net/yacht-buyer-brokerage-service.html.
      To view our complete inventory of fine yachts visit us at www.curtisstokes.net

      Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Edenton Harbor (City Docks)

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Edenton Harbor (City Docks)

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    • Mar 19, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Fl Derelict Removal Grants Program Public Meeting, April 4, Fort Pierce, FL

      Our thanks to Perry McDonald for sending us this notice of a public meeting on April 4 in Fort Pierce. Fort Pierce is home to SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, Fort Pierce City Marina.

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      The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is currently revising rule language for the implementation of its Derelict Vessel Removal Grants Program. The FWC is awaiting the Governor’s signature on a $1,400,000 appropriation for the removal of derelict vessels within Florida’s public waters. FWC’s Boating and Waterways Section will be distributing these funds to state and local governmental entities over the course of the 2016-2017 state fiscal year. To effectively distribute these funds, FWC is revising its grant rule 68-1.003, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) to remove obsolete language and incorporate the revised program guidelines.
      A public rule development workshop will be held to introduce the draft rule and guidelines language and to solicit input from the public and stakeholders before the rule and guidelines are taken to the Commission. Your participation is encouraged.

      This public meeting will be held April 4, 2016, 1:00pm – 4:00pm St. Lucie Board of County Commission Chambers 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida, 34982

      For further information pertaining to the FWC Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program, please contact:

      Phil Horning Derelict Vessel Program Administrator Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Boating and Waterways Section (850) 617-9540 or email Phil.Horning@MyFWC.com

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    • Mar 18, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy 5 Comments

      Announcing the Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net Mobile App

      AppIcon198x198RoundedCornersQuestion: How many Mobile Apps does one need ?

      Answer: Just those that SERVE one’s needs !!

      That is exactly what the team at Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net has been working on, carrying out plans made just months before the untimely death of the SSECN founder Claiborne Young.

      Back in 2005, Claiborne stated that the purpose of SSECN would be, “Cruisers Helping Cruisers.”  This became the motto for SSECN and is the core strength of its daily operations. The effort to bring a mobile app to the cruising community that would put the timely and content rich Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net at the finger tips of the skipper while underway is the result of many cruisers trying to help other cruisers. The SSECN Mobile App is easy to use with an intuitive interface.

      True to the SSECN website the SSECN Mobile App is FREE.

      https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/ssecn/id964496104

      Take a look at all that is available to the captain and crew, while underway, using its cartographic features and continually updated information:

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      • Current waterway and mile marker location
      • Continuously displays the appropriate side ICW yellow triangle/square will be found on markers/buoys
      • Items that are ahead and astern, providing for each item:
      1. – Mile marker
      2. – Distance from current location
      3. – Bearing from current location
      4. – Time to go at current speed (TTG)
      5. – Estimate time of arrival (ETA)  – extremely helpful to time arrive at bridges
      • Items can be filtered by:
      1. – Alerts
      2. – ICW Problem Areas
      3. – General Information items
      4. – Posts
      5. – Local Notice to Mariners (LNM)
      6. – Marinas
      7. – Bridges
      8. – Anchorages
      • Filtering for items can be by date posted:
      1. – All
      2. – Within 180 days
      3. – Within 90 days
      4. – Within 30 days
      5. – None

      All submitted information from cruisers who have just navigated waters where you may be headed is vetted for accuracy.  Local Notices to Mariners and Navigation Alerts are readily available to the skipper while underway with high-resolution charts, as well as maps for planning purposes.

      Fuel prices and daily postings are automatically updated, so your information is always current.
      With the fuel price menu, you can quickly find the best fuel prices nearest you and/or the closest fuel available to you, sorted by type, price, location, and range.

      Currently available for iPhones or iPads, plans are to have an Android release soon also.

      All this always available on line or off line because of the full support of the SSECN Sponsors whose contact information will also be seen on this new tool for cruisers.

      We highly recommend that if you cruise from Mile Marker “0” to Mobile, AL, get it, use it, and report back to us your thoughts and suggestions!!

      https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/ssecn/id964496104

      Thank you,

      The Salty Southeast Cruisers Net Team


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      Comments from Cruisers (5)

      2. Bert Baxter -  March 19, 2016 - 4:47 pm

        Android has 80% market share, makes perfect sense to make an apple app first.

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      3. Larry Dorminy -  March 16, 2016 - 10:03 am

        Hello Larry & team,
        I just received the email about your new iOS app. Congratulations on finishing what must have been a real project. I’m in Annapolis and won’t be on the ICW until mid-April in Ft Lauderdale and late April in Norfolk (offshore between). The app seems to work great. I look forward to trying the location specific parts next month.
        I frequently speak on a range of topics, including communication alternatives for cruisers. I will update my resource list handout (which already includes SSECN) to include your app. Next distribution will be the AGLCA Spring Rendezvous in Norfolk VA.
        Good job.
        sail fast and eat well, dave
        Dave Skolnick S/V Auspicious

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    • Mar 18, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Boater Safety Bill Goes to FL Gov. Scott

      This article by Jim Flannery from Sounding’ TradeOnlyToday.com describes a new bill supporting the use of EPIRBs aboard Florida vessels. CLICK HERE for the full article.

      Florida boater-safety bill goes to governor
      Posted on March 17th, 2016
      Written by Jim Flannery
      Inspired by a desire to spare parents the pain of losing their children in boating accidents, a bill that would give boaters a registration discount if they carry an EPIRB or personal locator beacon aboard cleared the Florida legislature.
      The House and Senate passed the bill in unanimous votes and Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign it. The measure would discount registrations by almost 23 percent for the smallest boats and 11.9 percent for the largest ones — with markdowns ranging from 15 to 13 percent for size classes in between — for boat owners who can show they own a properly registered 406 MHz EPIRB or PLB.

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    • Mar 18, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy 1 Comment

      Bahamas Chatter: “VAT Surprise” plus 1 more

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      Bahamas Chatter: “VAT Surprise” plus 1 more
      VAT Surprise
      Posted: 17 Mar 2016 03:54 AM PDT
      We recently had parts shipped to us in Marsh Harbour. We’ve discovered Abaco Freight in Jupiter, but that’s another blurb. Our water heater sprang a leak and needed a gasket. Parts supplier was in Boston, so we had gasket Fedex’ed Overnite to Jupiter and then Abaco Freight shipped it to MH via Cherokee Air. The parts were $52, Fedex US shipping was $70 (remember this number), Abaco Freight was $20. The invoice from the parts house showed $122. When I picked up the package the VAT was $11.41. I assumed the VAT would be on $52 + $20. Wrong! Remember that $70 US Fedex charge, that was also included.
      The moral of the story is try to minimize your TOTAL shipping cost, including all US shipping.
      John (MV Duetto)

      Shipping into Marsh Harbour (Abaco)
      Posted: 17 Mar 2016 03:53 AM PDT
      This is a quick note on getting packages shipped to Marsh Harbour from the US.
      We recently needed to have 2 steering cylinders shipped from the US. We’ve had small items sent in the past and have used Fedex with good results. The cylinders were approximately 3″x3″x36″ and weighed 7 lbs each. I priced the cylinders from 2 distributors and they were virtually the same price. The Fedex charge was vastly different, $275 vs $125. Even at the lower price I thought that I would explore alternatives. I called Aramak shippers in Marsh Harbour. They said it was too small for them but they put me in touch with Abaco Freight in Jupiter, FL. I emailed them and Kimber Mazzeo (nick@abacofreight.com), the owner, got back to me right away. She explained that based on my sizing, the shipping cost would be $40 and they take care of getting parts through customs. She also explained in detail that she needed electronic copies of the cruising permit and an electronic invoice with the boat’s name on it. So the process is the distributor ships to Abaco Freight c/o you. They put it on a Cherokee Air flight (m-w-f) and you pick it up at the Marsh Harbour airport. I have to say from the time we placed the order we had the parts within 5 business day with no drama.
      As an aside one of the distributors shipped for free, so the end to end shipping cost was $40.
      John (mv Duetto)

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      1. Danny Fraino -  March 18, 2016 - 1:18 pm

        The VAT tax adds an average of 12% to the landed cost of the item. So if an item costs $100 including the freight charges the VAT will be an additional $12. This is in addition to whatever the Bahamas import duty charges are on the item.

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    • Mar 17, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy 2 Comments 30.993,-81.41279999

      Course Suggestion for St. Andrew Sound, AICW Statute Mile 690


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      Bypassing Marker #32 in St. Andrew Sound to avoid open ocean waters has been the topic of much discussion in the past, see /130975 and /130801. Rick offers a straight forward course that does not require extra miles of travel. Mid to high tide would be essential for this route. If you try this course, let us hear from you.

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      We are local to this area and find that if we run along a line between the larger water tank on Jekyll with the lighthouse on Little Cumberland we have no problems with depth. We only draw 4.5′ but I don’t recall ever seeing single digit depths along this line. I’m not recalling any number below 12′. In timing out passage through Jekyll Creek we try to pass here at half tide which would be +3 above normal MLLW.
      Rick

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of St. Andrew Sound

      Comments from Cruisers (2)

      1. John F Pholeric, Jr -  March 19, 2016 - 7:13 am

        We have cut the R-32 buoy for several years. Our draft is 4 feet and I don’t recall seeing less than 4 feet even at low tide.

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      2. Peter Colket -  March 18, 2016 - 5:07 pm

        I have followed the suggested “shortcut” countless times in the last 10 years. Draw 4 feet, usually find 12 foot depths.

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    • Mar 16, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 26.9428,-80.07099999

      Shoaling Reported in Jupiter Inlet, near AICW Statute Mile 1005, 3/16/2016


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      Jupiter Inlet intersects the Waterway near statute mile 1005  at Loxahatchee River and was last dredged in February of 2014. Jupiter Inlet is prone to shoaling and passage is not recommended without local knowledge.


      FLORIDA – PALM SHORES TO WEST PALM BEACH – JUPITER INLET: Hazard to Navigation/SHOALING
      Shoaling has been reported in Jupiter Inlet. Depths as low as 5 feet have been reported at low tide. A white Danger Shoal Buoy displaying a FL QW light has been set where the most significant shoaling has been found in position 26-56-53.617N/080-04-45.846W (26°56.8936N / 080°4.7641W, 26.948227 / -80.079402) . Mariners are strongly encouraged to use extreme caution while transiting the area.
      Chart 11472 LNM 11/16

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To A “Navigation Alert” Position at Jupiter Inlet

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    • Mar 16, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Inlet and Near Shore Navigation Aids Survey Available from USCG

      This survey is of particular interest to our off shore navigators. Please note the deadline of May 31, 2016.

      U.S. COAST GUARD – ATLANTIC OCEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO SEACOAST AIDS TO NAVIGATION SURVEY
      This Coast Guard Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) survey is focused on both the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Seacoast System, open water systems typically traveled by mariners arriving from an ocean voyage or transiting along the coast. In addition to stakeholder input, the study will also consider environmental concerns, user capabilities, available technology and available resources. This assessment is the first in a series of national-level reviews that are part of the Future of Navigation initiative. The initiative seeks to improve service delivery for marine safety information, modernize the Coast Guard’s physical Aids-to-Navigation (ATON) system, incorporate Automatic Identification System (AIS) ATON where appropriate and improve communications with Marine Transportation System (MTS) stakeholders. Individual mariners and interested maritime industry representatives can provide input until May 31, 2016, at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeacoastWAMS LNM 11/16

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    • Mar 16, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy 1 Comment 32.4277,-80.66929999

      A Driver’s Perspective on Ladys Island Swing Bridge Closures, AICW Statute Mile 536


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      Fran is expressing exactly the frustration that we are experiencing here in Charleston. More and more development on our coastal islands is underway without adequate supporting construction of roadways and bridges to accommodate the resulting increase in vehicle traffic. Until planners either wake up to the downside of rampant development, drivers and boaters alike are going to continue to suffer long waits during rush hours or in emergency evacuations. SSECN asks, that as you confront fewer and fewer bridge openings, please be patient! Rarely is delayed vessel travel as dangerous as miles of backed up idling vehicles. And DO NOT yell at the Bridge Tender! It is NOT their fault. If you want to yell at someone, yell at the developers and city planners!
      Fran is responding to an earlier comments on Ladys Island Bridge in Beaufort, SC.

      I live on Lady’s Island and work in Burton. If anyone traveling from Beaufort to Lady’s Island or the outer Islands thinks there is NOT a traffic problem when this bridge opens and closes, they are delusional. I’ve lived at my residence since 1976. The growth on the Lady’s Island side is enormous and once the Wal-Mart is built, it will be a nightmare. It [congestion] already is when the Woods Bridge breaks down. The McTeer Bridge is not adequate to accommodate traffic to or from Lady’s Island, St. Helena, Fripp Island, etc. The only solution to this issue is to build another bridge or limit the bridge openings. Traffic backs up well beyond Bellamy Curve during rush hours in the evening. I can’t even imagine what traffic is going to be like should a hurricane head to Beaufort. Well, actually I can. During Hurricane Fred it took two hours to get from Lady’s Island to the National Cemetary on Boundary… and 11 hours to get to Atlanta. People will need to evacuate Beaufort a week in advance of hurricane at the rate the population of Beaufort is growing on the Lady’s Island side.
      Fran H

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s South Carolina Bridge Directory Listing For Ladys Island Bridge

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Ladys Island Bridge

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      1. RBEmerson -  March 19, 2016 - 8:24 am

        Having driven in the area, too, I certainly agree that the bridge is a major bottleneck for road traffic. But it’s equally a nightmare for water traffic. I remain amazed that a fixed bridge hasn’t replaced the swing bridge. I understand that finding a suitable site, that doesn’t harm Beaufort and the community on Ladys Island will be a challenge. Nonetheless, it’s something South Carolina should have done years ago.

        In the meantime, we will continue to avoid the area, which currently effectively blocks the AICW rather than find a solution that serves land and water traffic.

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    • Mar 15, 2016by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 29.1543,-80.97569999

      Good Words for Seven Seas Marina and Boatyard, AICW Statute Mile 835


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      Seven Seas Marina & Boatyard lies east-northeast of AICW marker #56 and just north of the Port Orange high-rise bridge.

      This our second time here. This time we had an oil leak on one engine and there just happened to be a mechanic available. He found a leaking fitting and fixed us up. The marina has been here since the 80’s and has a mixture of fixed and floating docks. They are a bit worn but in good condition. The channel is narrow but very well marked. We are on the fuel dock for the night. Everyone is helpful and friendly. We will stay here again.
      Dave Boxmeyer

      Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Eastern Florida Marina Directory Listing For Seven Seas Marina

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Seven Seas Marina

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