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1tviere · 08-04-2022, 15:26

Can someone recommend a reasonably priced marina in the Ft Lauderdale area for mid may to mid June. I have a 42 foot catamaran.

**michaeld** · 08-04-2022, 18:03

Bahia Mar may be your best bet, but don't count on anything reasonable in Fort Lauderdale.
How tall is your rig?

CSY Man · 08-04-2022, 19:23

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Originally Posted by 1tviere

Can someone recommend a reasonably priced marina in the Ft Lauderdale area for mid may to mid June. I have a 42 foot catamaran.

What do you want to do?
Store the boat while you are away?
Live on the boat while docked at the marina?
Have work done on the boat while at the marina?
Etc., etc?

Free anchorage in Lake Sylvia if you just need to park the boat for a few weeks while you fly home to visit the grandkids.

**GordMay** · 09-04-2022, 00:53

There are two known anchorages in Ft. Lauderdale.
But, evidently, there is a 24 hour anchoring limit, which means that you can only anchor for 24 hours within city limits.

The "free" anchorage is at Lake Sylvia, which can be accessed from the ICW (consult for exact location and approach). Lake Sylvia is a large circular basin surrounded by large waterfront homes. No dinghy facilities or places to come ashore are nearby. The nearest places to bring a dinghy or tender to are a few waterfront restaurants near the mouth of the entrance to Lake Sylvia, but they are not free and will expect you to eat or drink there and you can't leave your dinghy there. Lake Sylvia is well protected though, so if the weather is nasty you can drop an anchor there and rest for a while. There is a sandbar in the middle of the entrance to the lake, so you must hug the eastern side of the channel to stay in deep water. Once inside the lake there is more depth.

The city mooring field is on the south end of the Las Olas Bridge and features 10 mooring balls at $20 a night. You can hail the Las Olas Marina on the VHF Channel 16, or call them at 954-828-7200. The moorings are available on a first come, first served basis. If you take a mooring you must dinghy over to the marina to fill out the paperwork. There is a dinghy dock there, as well as comfort facilities. If there is no mooring available when you arrive, you may anchor on the outside of the mooring field overnight but you must pull anchor by noon the next day. The dinghy dock is only available during the business hours of the Las Olas Marina, which are 8 am to 4:45 pm.
If you arrive during bad weather and have to choose between the city mooring field and Lake Sylvia, the latter is much more protected from the elements and traffic from other boats.

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**michaeld** · 09-04-2022, 09:27

Gord,

I don't want to start a debate on time limits for anchoring in Fort Lauderdale. I live here, and your post is new news for me. Please confirm that you are confident that there is a 24 hour limit.

Secondly, the OP is asking about marinas. Let's not deviate from the original request for information.

Michael

CSY Man · 09-04-2022, 12:40

The 24 hour (and 48 hour) anchor restriction has been around for a long time, but the last few years I have not seen it enforced: Boats can sit there more or less abandoned for months and months without being towed.

Stewie12 · 09-04-2022, 17:07

Nothing is cheap in Ft.Lauderdale, but it is a lovely place to be.

arthur.watson.1 · 09-04-2022, 17:08

I can recommend the Cooley's Landing Marina, located on the New River just west of the Avenue of the Arts Bridge. You can enquire through the Fort Lauderdale Dock Master at either (954) 828-5423, or (954) 828-4626.

They may also know of other marina vacancies that suit your needs.

**Hudson Force** · 09-04-2022, 17:22

Cooley's Landing was always my favorite place to stay in Fort Lauderdale, but when I was planning to stay over a month I usually took a slip at one of the less costly places either past the twin 55' clearance I-95 bridges or up the Dania Cut-off canal off the ICW just south of the port. It's likely that your catamaran wouldn't clear the I-95 bridges. You could also check the web for private dock rentals in Ft. Lauderdale. There's a couple of listing sites for Lauderdale dock listings,- 'often a few places in the Nurmi Isles.

ozdigennaro · 09-04-2022, 17:58

"reasonably priced" and Fort Lauderdale cannot live in the same sentence.
Look elsewhere, maybe Fort Pierce.

StuJune · 09-04-2022, 21:06

GordMay and others: update on the Las Olas Municipal Marina: as of Nov. 2021 the Las Olas Marina has been sold to SunTech and they are currently upgrading the Marina only. SunTech did not want the mooring field across the ICW so that was not included in the sale. The city was not retaining rights there either. As of our stay at Las Olas mooring field in January 2022, the moorings are available at your own risk, plus they were down to 3 or 4 balls. SunTech will not let you use the dinghy dock any longer even if you offer to pay. We were only on a ball for 2 days before leaving.

jpstevens · 09-04-2022, 22:02

There was a dock offered in General Classifieds yesterday.

**GordMay** · 10-04-2022, 02:08

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Originally Posted by michaeld

Gord,
I don't want to start a debate on time limits for anchoring in Fort Lauderdale. I live here, and your post is new news for me. Please confirm that you are confident that there is a 24 hour limit...

I’m not absolutely confident [hence ‘evidently’], as I relied upon a single source, “Fort Lauderdale Boating Marine Directory and Yachting Magazine”.
➥ http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/a...lauderdale.htm
I'm willing to be corrected.