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....