I don’t know the details of,your
boat, but the bridge clearance is 52 feet going across the cut via Lake Ocachobee, and I just looked at my
charts on the west side of Lake Okachobee and if it were me in my
Hunter 356 with 5 feet of
draft and I could get through the bridge issues, I would still go to Marathon and around south of the Everglades or to
Key West and then up. The Marathon
Route Once west of the Everglades you can go up the
west coast to Tampa Bay or go in to the GICW at Ft Myers and up that way. If you have time, you could go to
Key West and go up north from there. It’s a 24 hour sail from Key West to Boca Grande Pass/Charlotte Harbor or you could split it up and go to Indian Key, then Boca Grande, then Venice, then Tampa Bay Pass to Palmetto. Lots of options, just depends on how much time you have. Key West is pricey, but nice
marinas and restaurants. Cabbage Key has a nice restaurant and limited slips, the Crows Nest Marina and Restaurant at Venice is a nice stop