On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:24:02 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:32:10 GMT, "just me"
wrote:

For what it's worth, the draft is stated as 4'11". Of course with all the
"stuff" I've added, it's probably more like 5'6" now!

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You'd be OK basing out of the Ft Myers/Cape Coral/Ft Myers Beach area.
I just bought a trawler that draws a few inches over 5 ft. You do
have to pay attention, and there are some places you can't go, but
it's still a very desirable boating/cruising area. The Ft Myers
airport has direct flights to many different cities and several
different carriers.

Yeah, it's a little different, I thought the draft on a 40' Jeanneau
was 7 feet.

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.

....but the area is nice...and 'reasonably' priced.

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.

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:37:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

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.

.....or the 48' railroad bridge at Port Mayaca...east side of Lake
Okechobee.

At 51', we heeled to go under....