Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.

On 5/7/10 12:20 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.


Hey, it's only, what, 80 miles to west end, bahamas? Why, in your boat,
you could make that in less than a week, if the mast doesn't fall off...

Go for it!




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On Fri, 07 May 2010 12:26:16 -0400, hk
wrote:

Hey, it's only, what, 80 miles to west end, bahamas? Why, in your boat,
you could make that in less than a week, if the mast doesn't fall off...

And in your low transom Parker you could make it in less than three
hours if you didn't get pooped by a wave over the transom. That's a
big *if* however.

PS, the denizens of 'rec.boats.cruising' have voted you off the island
because of your self professed dislike for cruising. It's better to
fly, remember?

On 5/7/10 2:34 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2010 12:26:16 -0400,
wrote:

Hey, it's only, what, 80 miles to west end, bahamas? Why, in your boat,
you could make that in less than a week, if the mast doesn't fall off...

And in your low transom Parker you could make it in less than three
hours if you didn't get pooped by a wave over the transom. That's a
big *if* however.

PS, the denizens of 'rec.boats.cruising' have voted you off the island
because of your self professed dislike for cruising. It's better to
fly, remember?


How are you kids doing, w'hine?

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On Fri, 07 May 2010 15:35:44 -0400, hk
wrote:

How are you kids doing?

They're doing just great, thanks for asking. We hear from them all
the time.

How about yours?

On 5/7/10 4:27 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2010 15:35:44 -0400,
wrote:

How are you kids doing?

They're doing just great, thanks for asking. We hear from them all
the time.

How about yours?

Doing well. One, along with probably two of three grandkids, will be
heading here soon. Lives a few states away.

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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.

That certain point must be somewhere South of Melbourne. We've never been
"adjusted".

On 5/7/2010 7:15 PM, mmc wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.

That certain point must be somewhere South of Melbourne. We've never been
"adjusted".


Don't forget to look North next Friday at 228PM.

"moose" wrote in message
...
On 5/7/2010 7:15 PM, mmc wrote:
wrote in message
...
Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.

That certain point must be somewhere South of Melbourne. We've never been
"adjusted".


Don't forget to look North next Friday at 228PM.

Thanks, our local news channel and FLA Today do a pretty good job of posting
launches unless it's secret payload stuff then the omit the time. I still
sometimes forget until I hear the rumble.

On 5/7/10 5:29 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 7 May 2010 09:20:38 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Got a call Wed from the Martin County marina that I needed to move my
boat by Friday cuz they had my space reserved for a big boat and I had
only reserved my spot for a month. CRAP it's a six hour drive to
Stuart from Tallahassee but I got online and immediately found a slip
nearby.
So, Thur drove down and moved Ragtime over to the Harborage Marina.
Talking to the dockmaster woman (is a female dockmaster a
dockmistress), I learned that until two weeks ago, they had no
vacancies but many insurance policies say that unless a boat is north
of a certain point by May 1 then their insurance goes waaaaaaay up.
Half the marina was empty. I've never encountered this on the Gulf
Coast probably because the enclosed Gulf has nowhere far enough north
to go to get out of the way of hurricanes.
I was told that it is expected that boats get hauled out for hurricane
season. What a radical change for me because where I normally keep my
boat I'd have to go 70 miles to find a haul-out facility. In Stuart,
there are at least 8 within 5 miles.


It must be hard being a dock mistress. Your spike heels keep getting
stuck between the dock boards.

As for the East Coast, they are in a lot higher wind code zone so the
risk is higher. You are probably in the 120 MPH zone, they are 150.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/windcodemap.jpg


Doubtful frog has anything other than liability insurance on that hulk.


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