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Initially Posted - 03/24/2010 : 04:20:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redviking
 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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Great post Sten.

We're heading down to Biscayne Bay on Friday and I think we'll make an effort to head up that way and check it out. On which channel did you hail the launch service?

(do you have the gps coords for dinner key mooring field?)

Hopefully we'll get an early start on Friday for a change, we loaded the boat yesterday, just electronics, and clothing to put on board Thursday night and we'll be ready to stow the food and head out early Friday... perhaps we'll be in the water by lunchtime.

We are planning a 2 week cruise from Biscayne Bay South in late june (I know, WEATHER!) but if you fail to plan then it's a plan to fail.
So please post any additional cruising hints, our plan is to hop down the outside as far as we get in 6 days then head back.

When in the moorning inside of Rodreguez key, there's a nice resturant directly on Key Largo. Usual Jimmy Buffet wannabe's but often some very good music. Dinghy access only.

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Response Posted - 03/24/2010 : 06:31:55

Paul, You're awful lucky to have your venue and someone who enjoys doing these things with you! Sounds like a great time! And I think June will be good weather wise (maybe I shouldn't have said that, don't want to jinx the whole thing

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Response Posted - 03/25/2010 : 04:42:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
Great post Sten.

We're heading down to Biscayne Bay on Friday and I think we'll make an effort to head up that way and check it out. On which channel did you hail the launch service?

(do you have the gps coords for dinner key mooring field?)

Hopefully we'll get an early start on Friday for a change, we loaded the boat yesterday, just electronics, and clothing to put on board Thursday night and we'll be ready to stow the food and head out early Friday... perhaps we'll be in the water by lunchtime.

We are planning a 2 week cruise from Biscayne Bay South in late june (I know, WEATHER!) but if you fail to plan then it's a plan to fail.
So please post any additional cruising hints, our plan is to hop down the outside as far as we get in 6 days then head back.

When in the moorning inside of Rodreguez key, there's a nice resturant directly on Key Largo. Usual Jimmy Buffet wannabe's but often some very good music. Dinghy access only.
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The Launch monitored 68 as did Dinner Key marina itself. They assign you your ball number etc... Dinner Key channel on Biscayne Bay - don't have coordinates at the moment. It is north of No name harbor and is sorta referrred to as Coconut Grove, but Miami City Hall is next door to the marina.

Sorry for the delay. I don't always check the other forums.

sten

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Response Posted - 03/25/2010 : 11:56:25

Thanks Sten.

Da misses has agreed to heading up that way, we'll probably stay near/in Boca Chita Key Friday night, and sail up to dinner key area Saturday. Will be nice to play north of the middle.

Paul

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