On 27 Dec 2004 22:00:11 GMT, (Florida Keyz) wrote:

In the Charter business for the first 10 years , we used inflatables. They , to
a t, would go to heck in a year or so in the Florida keys sun.

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Almost everything goes to heck after a year in the Florida Keys sun.

Sterling has been there longer than that.

Hypalon coating is the only way to go, and even that needs to be kept
covered when not in use.

I agree with you about the keys sun.in my business, in this local. rubber boats
will not pay off.

Don't know the practicality of covering a boat all the time.

On 28 Dec 2004 21:51:24 GMT, (Florida Keyz) wrote:
I agree with you about the keys sun.in my business, in this local. rubber boats
will not pay off.

Don't know the practicality of covering a boat all the time.

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On a different subject, are you familiar with "Rocky Channel" going
north from the Marathon area? It looks like it has deeper water than
Spanish Channel which is a little further west. Rocky Channel has no
navigational aids however which means that you would need to rely
strictly on the accuracy of the charts and/or eyeball navigation.

Does anyone ever go through there, and if so, is it OK for 5 1/2 feet
of draft? If the chart can be believed, it looks like you could carry
7 fet of draft through there all the way up to the gulf.