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OJ
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Initially Posted - 10/18/2013 :  10:57:20  Show Profile
Will be based on Conch Key.

If anyone has any itinerary suggestions we'd love to hear them!

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"There is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Kenneth Grahame
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/18/2013 :  16:15:45  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
OJ, where in the keys?

Paul.
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 10/18/2013 :  19:36:25  Show Profile
Bring gasoline.....

You've picked one of the most isolated spots in the Keys.....

Unless you planned it that way......
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/18/2013 :  22:42:52  Show Profile
Hope you have a swinger with a shoal draft since there's lots of skinny water there, even quite a ways from land. I got a complete set of charts awhile back when I visited Key Biscayne, Bahia Honda and Key West with the family by car. The charts tell the tale - you've got to be mindful and have keen situational awareness at all times. The Everglades are beautiful I hear.
I hope y'all have a great time. I'm only a wee bit jealous...
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TCurran
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Response Posted - 10/19/2013 :  03:53:02  Show Profile
If you have the time (and the weather is right), Ft Jefferson is well worth the effort.
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Response Posted - 10/19/2013 :  08:42:45  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
OJ, is this your [url="http://www.bayviewinn.com/"]destination?[/url]

Paul
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/20/2013 :  15:07:44  Show Profile
Paul,
I'm droolin' over the pictures.
Where can I rent a C25 in the keys? I did rent one in Biscayne Bay several years back whilst in Miami, maybe that guy's still around…?
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Response Posted - 10/20/2013 :  16:53:47  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Christmas & Newyear being on a Wednesday is kinda working against us this year. We have been out on the water for that past 7 years on New Years Day.

Paul
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redeye
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Response Posted - 10/22/2013 :  09:11:27  Show Profile
Ice the beer, boil the shrimp, and hit the beach. Snorkel and Swim.
I like the night snorkeling ( or night diving ) weather permitting.
Get some local information on where and when.

Sweet!
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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 :  15:49:06  Show Profile
This is the place.

http://www.flakeyscottage.com/


We'll have exclusive use of a Com-Pac 23. We were hoping to do an overnighter but the boat has zero electronics - not even running lights. Maybe sail somewhere during the day - tie-up and then return to home base the next day?

A chart plotter may help us do more exploring and spend less time stuck on sandbars?


We'll read-up on Fort Jefferson.

Redeye is talking the same talk as the owner of the cottages. "Tank tops with holes and flip flops and you'll fit right-in" he explained.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 :  16:48:01  Show Profile
Ft. Jefferson is worth visiting, but not in a Com-PAC 23. 70 m of open water west of Key West.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 10/23/2013 :  17:56:13  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OJ</i>
<br />This is the place.

http://www.flakeyscottage.com/


We'll have exclusive use of a Com-Pac 23...
A chart plotter may help us do more exploring and spend less time stuck on sandbars?
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Looks like a very interesting place. Let us know how you like it - it's definitely going on my list of future possbilities.

If you don't have a handheld GPS, this might be a good time to get one. I always take mine along for charters and rentals, along with a bicycle handlebar mount that I cut off at the end of the week. On the ComPac I'd probably strap the handlebar mount to the tiller handle so it's always available to look down at.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/31/2013 :  16:58:10  Show Profile
. . . and why do we want to go to Fort Jefferson? Abandoned?
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/31/2013 :  18:43:20  Show Profile
Really, with a week and a boat at your disposal, you might be better off skipping the early morning till evening trip to the Dry Tortugas. The keys are about being laid back. They have changed a lot in 40 years, but going with the flow is still the best way to experience the area.
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