[Rhodes22-list] Biscayne Bay Area Launch ramps

[Bill Effros]

Bill,

As of about 10 minutes ago, it appears I will be bringing my boat down 
to Florida this winter.  I will get a slip at Dinner Key Marina and hang 
out at Scotty's Landing.  The Dinner Key Marina web site is under repair 
right now:

http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/PublicFacilities/Marinas/dinner.html

Depending on how long you stay, you can get slips for between $75 and 
$25 a day.  There is a beautiful harbor where you can drop anchor, but 
the City of Miami (or the City of Miami Beach) has recently passed laws 
permitting anchoring for only 7 days out of every month.  I have 
constitutional issues with this, but I'm not prepared to fight that 
fight at this point, and will leave it to others.  I'll find out what 
the live-aboards (who appear to have been there since the 1960s) are 
doing about this.  I know some of them, but Internet is not their 
thing--they mainly use flags and flashlights, Morse and Semaphore code.

Scotty's Landing is right next door:

http://www.sailmiami.com/grovekey.htm

I will have to work out all of the questions you are asking in the next 
month, and will report back.  We have a friend within walking distance 
of Dinner Key Marina, so this is a no-brainer for us.  I have looked 
around for deals and locations for the past 10 years (we go down to see 
our friend frequently) and this seems to me the best place to start 
exploring the Keys from, and to find out if this is really fun, or just 
one of those ideas that sounds great when you're shoveling your 
driveway, but is ultimately more trouble than it is worth.

I will be thinking out loud on the list as I make plans and learn things.

Bill Effros


William E. Wickman wrote:

>   Speaking of Biscayne Bay, I am thinking about taking my boat down   there next summer for about a week.  Can anyone recommend a launch ra   mp that will allow you to store your trailer and vehicle safely?
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