Philip, Thanks for the great info. I will add it to our data file. That is about what I expected.
Yes, we do draw eight feet. When people say "there's plenty of water" I have learned from experience that means, "there's plenty of water for us". We are not now planning to move the boat from Jacksonville to SW Florida. While it would shorten the drive from Ft Myers to the boat drastically, the voyage around Key West would take many 24 hour days, cost thousands in fuel and require at least two people to drive the boat. And we still would have the same situation where my Mom cannot be left alone for more that two hours, Jan or I must be here almost all the time. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > [Original Message] > From: Philip McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/26/2008 2:43:41 PM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] The Livaboard Lifestyle > > Norm, > > Don't you draw like eight feet? We left Charlotte Harbor largely because > we found it difficult and we draw seven feet. Pelican Bay (26 41.135N, > 82 14.508W)is not doable for draughts much greater than five feet. The > only thing at Pelcan Bay is Cayo Costa State Park which is very > beautiful but lacks facilities of any kind. > > You would find a useful dink dock and parking in Punta Gorda at > Fisherman's Village (26 56.245N, 82 04.403W) but you would have to > anchor pretty far out and the anchorage is pretty exposed in > Northwesterly winds. You would not be able to access the fuel dock there > for water or diesel either. We bumped the bottom on approach at high > tide. I think the Punta Gorda PD and FWC might prove difficult if you > attempted an extended stay too. > > Don't know what things are like more down towards Ft. Myers. My wife's > work drives where we stay and Ft. Myers didn't work for her. > > -- > Philip McConnell > Tayana 52, USSV Gryphon > Fort Pierce, FL > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
