Help in the Sarasota area

[willpower719]

I am headed down to the Sarasota area late August and wondered if any fresh to brackish water was available to drop my 22’ deck boat in? My trailer is painted steel and the local marina doesn’t operate their lift on Sundays when I am leaving.
I appreciate the advice.

[svHyLyte]

There is a public launching ramp on te north side of the Manatee River in Palmetto, just over the Green Street Bridge from down-town Bradenton. If you launch at low tide you'll be dealing with mostly fresh water flowing down river from inland.


FWIW...

[denverd0n]

Not clear what you are asking. Are you looking for a boat ramp? If so, this is the resource that you want...
https://atoll.floridamarine.org/dle_...t_ramp_status/


Plenty of ramps around the Sarasota area that put you into lakes or rivers.

[willpower719]

Thank you for the replies! I will look into those links.

[a64pilot]

It’s no big deal to put a trailer in salt water, just hit the spray car wash on your way out, although most don’t bother. Afternoon Fl thunderstorm will wash it off.
I’m sure driving your car on salted roads is worse, and yet it seems to take years for that to kill a car.