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redviking
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Initially Posted - 03/23/2010 :  05:38:42  Show Profile
After "parking" Lysistrata in Miami at the Dinner Key Marina on a ball, and now "balled up" in Marathon, it dawned on me this morning. This would be a nice place to cruise with a C25.

Miami Dinner Key Marina had free launch service, free boatside pumpouts, half day use of a dock for charging, pumpout, washdown, whatever. Mooring balls were cheap either by the day, month or week, and it included dinghy dockage, launch, showers, laundry, trash, etc... A Fresh Market is right next door. Everything a cruiser would need.

The trip to Rodriguez Key was easy peasey, day run, inside the reef so somewhat protected. Well marked channel, beautiful water, great fishing - even I got one while draging something behind us! The entrance to Rodriguez Key is huge, the anchorage is huge, the holding very good, It wouldn't be fun with a strong Northerly, but other than that, beautiful.

Rodriguez Key to Marathon, another day trip. The anchorage in Marathon is good and there are 250 mooring balls here. Some people never leave. Actually I spotted a C25 in the mooring field. Anyone here? Boatside pumpouts weekly or on demand. HUGE dinghy docks - plural. Best showers, rec room, project room I've ever seen. Unbelieveably cheap mooring ball fees and a strong cruisers net on 68 daily at 09:00 and nightly so you can hear the gradual progression of the affects obtained by alcohol ingestion.

Again, all very doable for a well equipped C25.

sten
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/23/2010 :  18:46:32  Show Profile
Wish it were I !
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 03/24/2010 :  04:21:51  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Thanks Sten, these types of post are really valuable!

I quoted your post in a new topic in the cruisers forum.

More!!!!!

Paul
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DanM
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Response Posted - 03/26/2010 :  07:09:02  Show Profile  Visit DanM's Homepage
Good snorkeling along the way, especially at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
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