look up the st john's river, near St Agustine, fla.


"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
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Storage recommendation(s) in FL/GA solicited

Hi, Y'all...

We're about to leave the boat for 3-4 months (mid-March to mid-June/
early July) to attend to family business. When we return, we're
heading to Maine on the Gulf Stream and other northerly pointings,
from somewhere either in FL or GA. At the moment we're in the Miami
area.

Our preference would be for ground, secure, storage, but we'd consider
in-the-water alongside/out back/in someone's home or condo slip if
recommended or owned by one of this group/list.

We have some challenges, in that we're slightly over 6' deep and over
63' tall, so access to some areas (e.g. Indiantown, otherwise
attractive) won't happen. We could go on the ground in St. Petersburg
(which we know from our 3 year refit and later 4 month rehab - it has
some advantages because of our familiarity) for about $300 a month
plus hauling. If we were to stay in the water at someone's house or
condo's slip (right out back, not remote) where an eye could be cast
upon us on a regular basis (visual, from home, not maintenance trips),
we'd expect some fraction of that cost.

Any place on or near the coast of FL from St. Pete around to, and, GA,
would do. Any personally known (that is, you know personally, rather
than speculation) suggestions as to who I might contact to accomplish
that? Any "insider" info about any given marina/boatyard which might
lend an advantage?

We'll be making the decision in the next week or so, as we'll have to
be sailing if it isn't right in this neighborhood, and we don't want
schedulitis!

Thanks, as always.

L8R

Skip

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On Feb 3, 10:50 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:
look up the st john's river, near St Agustine, fla.

As we're very far from there, you have some specific recommendations,
I presume?

Thanks...

L8R

Skip

Skip,, I will look for the info,, can't seem to find it just now.

I friend told me he left his boat on the St John river, St Augustine, Fla.
He said it was a good
spot to leave, on the hard. Not too expensive and all.

I have his email here somewhere..


"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
...
On Feb 3, 10:50 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:
look up the st john's river, near St Agustine, fla.

As we're very far from there, you have some specific recommendations,
I presume?

Thanks...

L8R

Skip

Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
Skip,, I will look for the info,, can't seem to find it just now.

I friend told me he left his boat on the St John river, St Augustine, Fla.
He said it was a good
spot to leave, on the hard. Not too expensive and all.

I have his email here somewhere..


"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
...
On Feb 3, 10:50 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:
look up the st john's river, near St Agustine, fla.
As we're very far from there, you have some specific recommendations,
I presume?

Thanks...

L8R

Skip



Look into reynolds park yacht center in green cove springs on the saint
johns.

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:03:00 -0500, rabidgoldfish
wrote:

Look into reynolds park yacht center in green cove springs on the saint
johns.

He's looking for something in Lauderdale or Miami as I understand it.

There is a lot of dockage available in Lauderdale at private homes.
I'd start by checking the local classifieds and Craig's list.

There are also some backwater marinas in Lauderdale that may offer
halfway reasonable rates but some are west of the 55 ft bridge on the
New River. If unstepping the mast is a possibility, many other
options become available east of Lake Okeechobee in the Port St Lucie
area.

Wayne.B wrote in
:

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:03:00 -0500, rabidgoldfish
wrote:

Look into reynolds park yacht center in green cove springs on the saint
johns.

He's looking for something in Lauderdale or Miami as I understand it.

There is a lot of dockage available in Lauderdale at private homes.
I'd start by checking the local classifieds and Craig's list.

There are also some backwater marinas in Lauderdale that may offer
halfway reasonable rates but some are west of the 55 ft bridge on the
New River. If unstepping the mast is a possibility, many other
options become available east of Lake Okeechobee in the Port St Lucie
area.

There's dockage in Ft. Lauderdale behind homes, but you can't stay aboard.
You might be able to squeek out a day or two, but it's become very
difficult to find anywhere to dock a boat and stay on it, even for a few
days while you get it ready to leave.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
... I friend told me he left his boat on the St John river, St Augustine,
Fla. He said it was a good
spot to leave, on the hard. Not too expensive and all.

Unless they moved it, the St. John's River isn't anywhere near St.
Augustine. I seem to recall the St. Sebastian River running behind St.
Augustine, and there was some talk about locating Jacksonville on the St.
John's at one time.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare

On Feb 16, 10:57 am, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:
Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

... I friend told me he left his boat on the St John river, St Augustine,
Fla. He said it was a good
spot to leave, on the hard. Not too expensive and all.

Unless they moved it, the St. John's River isn't anywhere near St.
Augustine. I seem to recall the St. Sebastian River running behind St.
Augustine, and there was some talk about locating Jacksonville on the St.
John's at one time.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegathttp://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare

The St. Johns is one of the (if not *the*) longest northn-flowing
rivers in the country. It may well go to STA...

See my coming post on resolution...

L8R

Skip, on wifi at anchor off Rodriquez Key...

Skip Gundlach wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote:
Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

... I friend told me he left his boat on the St John river, St
Augustine, Fla. He said it was a good
spot to leave, on the hard. Not too expensive and all.

Unless they moved it, the St. John's River isn't anywhere near St.
Augustine. I seem to recall the St. Sebastian River running behind
St. Augustine, and there was some talk about locating Jacksonville
on the St. John's at one time.

The St. Johns is one of the (if not *the*) longest northn-flowing
rivers in the country. It may well go to STA...

Even so, it's not very long. And it doesn't get near St. Augustine.

I made the trip up (i.e., "down") the St. John's once all the way to Sanford
FL. There's a lake there and a small marina, but I will tell you that there
aren't too many cruising sailboats. One reason is the 45' bridge at Green
Cove Springs. Another is that this is bass fishing and 'gator country, and
there's not much sailing along this route.

There's a lot of nature and beautiful country along the route, but one
particularly memorable incident was my discovery near Palatka of The Burger
King Dock. That's right, the local fast food franchise has a rear dock on
the river where you can tie and get fat. Quite interesting.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare