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12-09-2010, 16:23
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Tampa to the Keys
Hi Everyone , Just bought a Manta 42 and I am going to be spending the Winter in the Keys getting to know her then off to the Bahamas and Beyond. Can anyone suggest some good cruising guides and Charts for Florida and the Keys.
And some DONT MISS places in the Keys ......Dry Tortugas???
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
ALTERBOY
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12-09-2010, 16:56
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Tavernier, Fl
Boat: Outremer 50
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congratulations!!!
Tom,
I had a Manta 42 for 7 years. You are welcome to anchor off my house in Tavernier. You can pick my brain over a beer.
Dave
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12-09-2010, 16:57
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Key West & Sarasota
Boat: Cal 28 "Happy Days"
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A Manta huh? What hull # you have??? I did a lot of work on #126 for a buddy and know the boat well. I also have spent the last 30 years cruising the West coast to the Keys.
I'm in Osprey/Nokomis.. If you are nearby, I'll let you look at my old charts with all the notes about anything bigger than a basketball in the water. The land? Crap, it has changed so much in the last 5 years I don't recognize half of it anymore!
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12-09-2010, 17:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: wherever the boat is---from central amer to canada....so far...
Boat: defever trawler 41-nomad
Posts: 192
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congrats on the boat...it was the only boat my monohull brother ever liked... one sure place to see is little shark river...deep water about 10-12 miles in (marked too) but i don't know about the overhead clearances (trees)...in the summer it's bug city but in the winter it's fun to explore (take your dink all the way to flamingo)... have fun...
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13-09-2010, 18:12
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Colorado & Cape Coral, FL
Boat: 58
Posts: 53
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For paper charts I use the Maptech chart book region 7 and 8 for the East & West coast of Florida and explorer charts for Bahamas.
Ken
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14-09-2010, 09:46
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 57
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charts of Florida
Thanks guys for the response ...
How do I find you for those beers !!!!!!!!!!
Fair Winds
TOM
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14-09-2010, 10:29
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Liveaboard KW FL/Bocas del Toro
Boat: Shuttlecat 32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Farley
Hi Everyone , Just bought a Manta 42 and I am going to be spending the Winter in the Keys getting to know her then off to the Bahamas and Beyond. Can anyone suggest some good cruising guides and Charts for Florida and the Keys.
And some DONT MISS places in the Keys ......Dry Tortugas???
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
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Great place to winter in the Keys is Marathon.
Did you buy one of those Manta 42s that were are Regatta Pointe?
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14-09-2010, 10:32
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Tavernier, Fl
Boat: Outremer 50
Posts: 747
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Farley
Thanks guys for the response ...
How do I find you for those beers !!!!!!!!!!
Fair Winds
TOM
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Tom, I just sent you a pm with that info.
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15-09-2010, 05:22
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Boat: Hunter 27
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Maybe we'll see you around!
My fiance and I are going to be down there for the winter, too. Probably arriving sometime in December, along with my parents in their trawler. We're starting our grand adventures!
Part of the plan is definitely to check out the Dry Tortugas. I've heard wonderful things.
Have a great trip, Tom!
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15-09-2010, 08:25
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Tampa Bay area, USA
Boat: Beneteau First 42
Posts: 3,961
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It would be wise to obtain a copy of BAIL's Anchorage Guide to Southwest Florida (see BAIL's guide to Anchorages in South West Florida ), commonly available at West Marine and/or Blue Water Books. An on-linne version appears at index 1 . A further valuable reference is the Salty Saoutheast Cruisers Net at Cruiser's Net. Click on the tab for West Florida.
FWIW...
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15-09-2010, 13:14
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Maine
Boat: custom Kelsall Suncat 40 MKII
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Congratulations on your purchase. My husband and I looked at buying a Manta many years ago. We ended up taking on the project of all projects. We decided to build ours own Cat. We chose a Kelsall Sun Cat. What a beauty she has become. We are due to launch in the next 3 weeks. Hopefully we will set sail for Fl. the end of October. Our plan has been for a few years now Christmas and New Year in Key West. It looks as though it may finally happen. Look for us on the Heatr of the Sunrise when heading south. Can't wait to start living our dream. See you all there.
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16-09-2010, 05:52
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kemah, Texas
Boat: Hunter 37.5 1991
Posts: 23
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thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by svHyLyte
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great links!
thank you sir
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16-09-2010, 09:53
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Tampa Bay area, USA
Boat: Beneteau First 42
Posts: 3,961
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CoolBreezeTx
great links!
thank you sir
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You're welcome. There are actually quite a fe threads on this site with information on cruising the west coast of Florida and, with your yacht, you should be able to visit many areas and coves denied to those with deeper keels. Pelican Bay, just south of Boca Grand, is especially nice. The only part of west Florida I do not like is the stretch from Cape Romano to Smith Shoal Light. The squalls off the Everglades in the late evening are a PITA!
FWIW...
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27-09-2010, 06:57
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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If passing by Sanibel Is. ,SW Florida at the entrance to the ICW I have a 50 ft dock not being used. PM me
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11-10-2010, 02:16
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kemah, Texas
Boat: Hunter 37.5 1991
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thank you grymkiwi, i will definitly keep that in mind.
I think i will love crusing the west coast of florida, it has to be beautiful.
richard
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