On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 05:19:50 -0400, Horace Brownbag
wrote:

I'm out at Pine Island with a 4'6" draft, and I find the bottom now
and again...7 foot would be a drag.

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Sure would, there are spots in the ICW shoaled to less than 7 feet.

Probably the biggest issue for a 40 ft sailboat in this area is the 53
ft clearance on the Cape Coral bridge. That's not necessarily a
problem however unless you want to go to the east coast or cruise the
river.