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If you plan your trips right....
$150 x 2 for customs. (Plan $60 RT cab ride from the closest anchorage to US Immigration... anchorages in SFL are rare... otherwise plan 50 a night minimum for dockage....Free water at most places in the US.... you better need some real supplies to make it worth the return trip) Water (cheapest on Freeport and Nassau). 20-55 cents/gallon otherwise (2-5gal/day if you can do the sal****er-fresh rinse thing) If you have a LARGE tank.... it may be cheaper to get a slip in GB or NP...many docks have unlimited water for a slip fee on those two islands. In a pinch, most larger boats would give you 10-20 gallons in jerry jugs if asked nicely... (We burn through 40 a day but most large boats have the ability to make much more than they use) Garbage dumping... typically $5/bag. Groceries Similar to US in GB and NP, 1.5 to 2x as you get away from those islands. Stay away from the resort grocery stores...(Sampson, Cat, walkers, etc) They remind me of a cross between 7-11 and Neiman Marcus. Watch the fishing/conching/crawfish laws... they have been enforcing them lately. (FINALLY...) GAS - $3.00 and up /gal (GB and NP again, cheapest-Outer islands $4 ++) Sailboat parts.... $$$$$$$ and scarce outside of NP and GB....bring all the standard parts and tools. As mentioned... Beer is expensive.. Rum is cheap. Coke is expensive... Laundramat machines similar to US. During the Hurricane season, ALWAYS know where you would go once you got the word... Also have a backup plan... Most of the best Hurricane holes get REALLY crowded. Bring LOTS of line and several anchors. Even West Marine in Fort Lauderdale ran out this year... the tiny stores in the Bahamas can't supply a fraction of the demand before a hurricane. Don't forget the Buffett and Marley CDs and the Randy Wayne White Books!!! Have Fun.... Warm Beer and Bread they say can raise the dead but it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn... Ed Doug Dotson wrote: wrote in message ups.com... If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? American money works well  If you are not planning on eating atrestaurants then food isn't all that expensive. Staples that the locals use on a regular basis are the same or cheaper than in the US. Coconuts are free as are grouper and crawfish. Rum is cheap. We baked bread every other day for next to nothing. Fresh vegies are a bit high, but worth it. assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? Well, Florida and the Bahamas had "quite" a hurricane season this year. |
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Ed wrote:
If you plan your trips right.... $150 x 2 for customs. That's for Bahamas customs. Plan $60 RT cab ride from the closest anchorage to US Immigration... anchorages in SFL are rare... otherwise plan 50 a night minimum for dockage.... That's for coming back to the US which isn't exactly free, although if you come into Ft. Pierce the dockage at Harbortown is about $1/ft. Free water at most places in the US.... you better need some real supplies to make it worth the return trip) Water (cheapest on Freeport and Nassau). 20-55 cents/gallon otherwise (2-5gal/day if you can do the sal****er-fresh rinse thing) If you have a LARGE tank.... it may be cheaper to get a slip in GB or NP...many docks have unlimited water for a slip fee on those two islands. Be CAREFUL when you do this!!! Nassau dock water is trucked in from Andros and tastes TERRIBLE (even to me and I always refuse to buy bottled water on principle). It makes the tea turn green and makes terrible coffee. Tastes like water from a swimming pool-very heavily chlorinated. This water is brackish and only good for washing the boat (if that). I suspect dock water at some places in Bimini is similar. Lucaya isn't so bad - tastes reasonable. Water in Bimini and Highborne is RO water and is charged by the gallon. Highborne was the most expensive I saw and was 50 cents/gal in 2002. In a pinch, most larger boats would give you 10-20 gallons in jerry jugs if asked nicely... (We burn through 40 a day but most large boats have the ability to make much more than they use) Garbage dumping... typically $5/bag. Groceries Similar to US in GB and NP, 1.5 to 2x as you get away from those islands. Stay away from the resort grocery stores...(Sampson, Cat, walkers, etc) They remind me of a cross between 7-11 and Neiman Marcus. There's a good grocery store in Nassau across from the Nassau Harbor Club and Marina in the mall on the east end of Bay Street. It is City Market, PO Box N3738, Nassau 242-393-6060 which is part of the Winn-Dixie chain, but which is called a City Market in Nassau. There is also a Lowes Pharmacy (393-4813), a Bed Bath and Home (393-4440), an internet cafe/bookstore, a Subway and a Dairy Queen. Freeport has Winn-Dixie. The Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BaTelCo) has automatic roaming agreements with some cellular carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. . Watch the fishing/conching/crawfish laws... they have been enforcing them lately. (FINALLY...) Lobster or Crawfish: Six tails per person, at any time. Annual closed season is April 1 to July 31. Minimum size limits are 3-3/8 inch carapace length or six inches tail length. Egg-bearing female crawfish are protected. Conch: Harvesting and possession of conch without a well formed lip is prohibited. Bag limit at any time is 10 per person. Wahoo/Dolphin/Kingfish: Six fish per person, any combination. Vessel Bag Limit: 20 pounds of scalefish, 10 conch and six crawfish per person may be exported from The Islands Of The Bahamas. Stone Crabs: Closed season is June 1 to October 15. Minimum harvestable claw is four inches. Harvesting of females is prohibited. Turtle: Illegal to import; although legal to eat in The Islands Of The Bahamas. Spearfishing: Hawaiian sling is the only approved spearfishing device. Use of scuba gear or an air compressor to harvest fish, conch, crawfish and other marine animals is prohibited. Spearfishing is not allowed within one mile off the coast of New Providence, within one mile off the south coast of Freeport, Grand Bahama and within 200 yards of the coast of all Out Islands. Spearing or taking marine animals by any means is prohibited within national sea parks. GAS - $3.00 and up /gal (GB and NP again, cheapest-Outer islands $4 ++) Sailboat parts.... $$$$$$$ and scarce outside of NP and GB....bring all the standard parts and tools. As mentioned... Beer is expensive.. Rum is cheap. Coke is expensive... Laundramat machines similar to US. During the Hurricane season, ALWAYS know where you would go once you got the word... Also have a backup plan... Most of the best Hurricane holes get REALLY crowded. Bring LOTS of line and several anchors. Even West Marine in Fort Lauderdale ran out this year... the tiny stores in the Bahamas can't supply a fraction of the demand before a hurricane. Don't forget the Buffett and Marley CDs and the Randy Wayne White Books!!! Have Fun.... Warm Beer and Bread they say can raise the dead but it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn... Ed Doug Dotson wrote: wrote in message ups.com... If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? American money works well If you are not planning on eating atrestaurants then food isn't all that expensive. Staples that the locals use on a regular basis are the same or cheaper than in the US. Coconuts are free as are grouper and crawfish. Rum is cheap. We baked bread every other day for next to nothing. Fresh vegies are a bit high, but worth it. assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? Well, Florida and the Bahamas had "quite" a hurricane season this year. grandma Rosalie http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ |
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Thank you Ms. Rosalie, great info. Thats what I was looking for. Water
and fuel will be my big costs. Regards. Lee PS, Sorry if I stired up AJAX whats his name. Rosalie B. wrote: Ed wrote: If you plan your trips right.... $150 x 2 for customs. That's for Bahamas customs. Plan $60 RT cab ride from the closest anchorage to US Immigration... anchorages in SFL are rare... otherwise plan 50 a night minimum for dockage.... That's for coming back to the US which isn't exactly free, although if you come into Ft. Pierce the dockage at Harbortown is about $1/ft. Free water at most places in the US.... you better need some real supplies to make it worth the return trip) Water (cheapest on Freeport and Nassau). 20-55 cents/gallon otherwise (2-5gal/day if you can do the sal****er-fresh rinse thing) If you have a LARGE tank.... it may be cheaper to get a slip in GB or NP...many docks have unlimited water for a slip fee on those two islands. Be CAREFUL when you do this!!! Nassau dock water is trucked in from Andros and tastes TERRIBLE (even to me and I always refuse to buy bottled water on principle). It makes the tea turn green and makes terrible coffee. Tastes like water from a swimming pool-very heavily chlorinated. This water is brackish and only good for washing the boat (if that). I suspect dock water at some places in Bimini is similar. Lucaya isn't so bad - tastes reasonable. Water in Bimini and Highborne is RO water and is charged by the gallon. Highborne was the most expensive I saw and was 50 cents/gal in 2002. In a pinch, most larger boats would give you 10-20 gallons in jerry jugs if asked nicely... (We burn through 40 a day but most large boats have the ability to make much more than they use) Garbage dumping... typically $5/bag. Groceries Similar to US in GB and NP, 1.5 to 2x as you get away from those islands. Stay away from the resort grocery stores...(Sampson, Cat, walkers, etc) They remind me of a cross between 7-11 and Neiman Marcus. There's a good grocery store in Nassau across from the Nassau Harbor Club and Marina in the mall on the east end of Bay Street. It is City Market, PO Box N3738, Nassau 242-393-6060 which is part of the Winn-Dixie chain, but which is called a City Market in Nassau. There is also a Lowes Pharmacy (393-4813), a Bed Bath and Home (393-4440), an internet cafe/bookstore, a Subway and a Dairy Queen. Freeport has Winn-Dixie. The Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BaTelCo) has automatic roaming agreements with some cellular carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. . Watch the fishing/conching/crawfish laws... they have been enforcing them lately. (FINALLY...) Lobster or Crawfish: Six tails per person, at any time. Annual closed season is April 1 to July 31. Minimum size limits are 3-3/8 inch carapace length or six inches tail length. Egg-bearing female crawfish are protected. Conch: Harvesting and possession of conch without a well formed lip is prohibited. Bag limit at any time is 10 per person. Wahoo/Dolphin/Kingfish: Six fish per person, any combination. Vessel Bag Limit: 20 pounds of scalefish, 10 conch and six crawfish per person may be exported from The Islands Of The Bahamas. Stone Crabs: Closed season is June 1 to October 15. Minimum harvestable claw is four inches. Harvesting of females is prohibited. Turtle: Illegal to import; although legal to eat in The Islands Of The Bahamas. Spearfishing: Hawaiian sling is the only approved spearfishing device. Use of scuba gear or an air compressor to harvest fish, conch, crawfish and other marine animals is prohibited. Spearfishing is not allowed within one mile off the coast of New Providence, within one mile off the south coast of Freeport, Grand Bahama and within 200 yards of the coast of all Out Islands. Spearing or taking marine animals by any means is prohibited within national sea parks. GAS - $3.00 and up /gal (GB and NP again, cheapest-Outer islands $4 ++) Sailboat parts.... $$$$$$$ and scarce outside of NP and GB....bring all the standard parts and tools. As mentioned... Beer is expensive.. Rum is cheap. Coke is expensive... Laundramat machines similar to US. During the Hurricane season, ALWAYS know where you would go once you got the word... Also have a backup plan... Most of the best Hurricane holes get REALLY crowded. Bring LOTS of line and several anchors. Even West Marine in Fort Lauderdale ran out this year... the tiny stores in the Bahamas can't supply a fraction of the demand before a hurricane. Don't forget the Buffett and Marley CDs and the Randy Wayne White Books!!! Have Fun.... Warm Beer and Bread they say can raise the dead but it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn... Ed Doug Dotson wrote: wrote in message ups.com... If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? American money works well If you are not planning on eating atrestaurants then food isn't all that expensive. Staples that the locals use on a regular basis are the same or cheaper than in the US. Coconuts are free as are grouper and crawfish. Rum is cheap. We baked bread every other day for next to nothing. Fresh vegies are a bit high, but worth it. assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? Well, Florida and the Bahamas had "quite" a hurricane season this year. grandma Rosalie http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ |
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PS, Sorry if I stired up AJAX whats his name.
lee, you stirred me up because you were lying through your teeth re MRE's. you were claiming expertise when you ----obviously--- didn't have a frickin' clew. |
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I did not need to pay at Lucaya/Freeport this year, and on return last
spring anchored at Lake Worth. They seem happy with that now that a personal visit to Immigration is req'd. Lee Haefele Nauticat 33 Alesto "Rosalie B." wrote in message ... wrote: If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? I think most places except Morgan's Bluff you have to come in to a dock (and pay to do so) in order to check in. You also have to pay for water, even if you do not need to pay for fuel. Part of the entry fee includes a fishing license, but there are limitations on what you can catch and the methods you can use. grandma Rosalie |
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"Lee Haefele" wrote:
I did not need to pay at Lucaya/Freeport this year, and on return last spring anchored at Lake Worth. They seem happy with that now that a personal visit to Immigration is req'd. Lee Haefele Nauticat 33 Alesto Well I hate the idea of anchoring at Lake Worth. Lucaya has 24 hour onsite customs officials, but I think you have to pay at Old Bahama Bay, and since the hurricane they are allowing only limited overnight docking. I know they require money for being at the dock at Chub and at Cat Cay. I'm not sure about Nassau, but I think a dock might be required there. "Rosalie B." wrote in message .. . wrote: If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? I think most places except Morgan's Bluff you have to come in to a dock (and pay to do so) in order to check in. You also have to pay for water, even if you do not need to pay for fuel. Part of the entry fee includes a fishing license, but there are limitations on what you can catch and the methods you can use. grandma Rosalie grandma Rosalie |
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In Freeport/Lucaya, Just tie up at the fuel dock or next, it is free for
customs, I was there Dec 1,2004. They were just finishing hurricane repairs. Old Bahama Bay has reduced rate if you do not stay night, something like $15. Most will forgive fee if you buy fuel and are there only the 1 hour needed to visit customs. Lee Haefele "Rosalie B." wrote in message ... "Lee Haefele" wrote: I did not need to pay at Lucaya/Freeport this year, and on return last spring anchored at Lake Worth. They seem happy with that now that a personal visit to Immigration is req'd. Lee Haefele Nauticat 33 Alesto Well I hate the idea of anchoring at Lake Worth. Lucaya has 24 hour onsite customs officials, but I think you have to pay at Old Bahama Bay, and since the hurricane they are allowing only limited overnight docking. I know they require money for being at the dock at Chub and at Cat Cay. I'm not sure about Nassau, but I think a dock might be required there. "Rosalie B." wrote in message . .. wrote: If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? I think most places except Morgan's Bluff you have to come in to a dock (and pay to do so) in order to check in. You also have to pay for water, even if you do not need to pay for fuel. Part of the entry fee includes a fishing license, but there are limitations on what you can catch and the methods you can use. grandma Rosalie grandma Rosalie |
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"Lee Haefele" wrote:
In Freeport/Lucaya, Just tie up at the fuel dock or next, it is free for customs, I was there Dec 1,2004. Yes that is what I meant when I said they had 24 hour customs - that you could tie up at the fuel dock and do customs without charge. Sorry I wasn't clear. I do want to say that I do NOT think you should be referring to Freeport/Lucaya. It's Lucaya. Freeport is a different harbour altogether, and is NOT a place for little boats to be. They were just finishing hurricane repairs. Old Bahama Bay has reduced rate if you do not stay night, something like $15. Most will forgive fee if you buy fuel and are there only the 1 hour needed to visit customs. Lee Haefele Glad to hear that they are doing OK with the repairs. "Rosalie B." wrote in message .. . "Lee Haefele" wrote: I did not need to pay at Lucaya/Freeport this year, and on return last spring anchored at Lake Worth. They seem happy with that now that a personal visit to Immigration is req'd. Lee Haefele Nauticat 33 Alesto Well I hate the idea of anchoring at Lake Worth. Lucaya has 24 hour onsite customs officials, but I think you have to pay at Old Bahama Bay, and since the hurricane they are allowing only limited overnight docking. I know they require money for being at the dock at Chub and at Cat Cay. I'm not sure about Nassau, but I think a dock might be required there. "Rosalie B." wrote in message ... wrote: If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane season? I think most places except Morgan's Bluff you have to come in to a dock (and pay to do so) in order to check in. You also have to pay for water, even if you do not need to pay for fuel. Part of the entry fee includes a fishing license, but there are limitations on what you can catch and the methods you can use. grandma Rosalie grandma Rosalie grandma Rosalie |
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