"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Janet O'Leary" wrote in message
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With a clearance height of only 45', and a depth of only 4' .. that
eliminates many
sailboats, for sure.

In fact, I was just looking at a boat on the net, nice older boat. .. the
draft is 5' 10" I think.

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So,, if the boat can't go through .. ?? then it is down and around?

How does that trip go? Where is the cut through point?


If you're just buying a boat and have little to no passage-making
experience, you'd be well-served by looking for a boat that's already in
the area where you want it to be. If you have your heart set on one
particular boat and nothing else will do, you might want to look into
having it trucked to its new home port -- with older boats, though, this
is rarely cost effective. But the heart wants what the heart wants.

Regarding "cut through points" in the Florida Keys -- not advisable
without good local knowledge, up-to-date charts and good sailing
experience in all weather. Water there gets really thin, really fast, and
weather can kick up just as quickly. It's a good way to run aground and
end up with a "totalled" vessel. The safest route is to stay away from
shore and in deep water, going around the keys rather than through them.
This advice has been disregarded in the past with predictable outcome.

If she's sexy enough, I might be talked into helping her sail her boat
through the Keys to the east coast of Florida. But, if she's jlrogers in
drag, forget about it!

Wilbur Hubbard