Tide explanations for mariners and home owners in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. Just about every mariner I sell a house to asks me the question on what the tide swing is. Certainly, an important question for anyone with a sailboat or deep draft water craft or in a shallow water canal system. … [Read more...]
PINE ISLAND & BOKEELIA MARINA INFORMATION
PINE ISLAND & BOKEELIA MARINA INFORMATION These marinas have quick access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico. Jug Creek Marina 239-283-3331 Offers fish bait and small ship store. A boat runs daily to the outer islands. Also, this is a fisherman’s co op for … [Read more...]
Marina Information: Boca Grande, Gasparilla, Placida
Marina Information: Boca Grande, Gasparilla, Placida These marinas have quick access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico. Inn Marina 941-964-4600 Offers fuel, slips to rent and a boatel. Also has a restaurant and lodging. Boca Grande Marina 941-964-2100 … [Read more...]
Charlotte Harbor Marina Information on Dockage, Fuel and Services
Charlotte Harbor Marinas, Services, Fuel and Dockage Fisherman’s Village 941-575-3000 Offers fuel and slips to rent. Also has a restaurant. Burnt Store Marina 941-637-0083 Offers fuel and slips to rent. Also has a restaurant. Fish bait is also sold here. There is a … [Read more...]
Catamaran, Multi-hull, Big Boat Locations in Punta Gorda
We mariners have love affairs with our boats! Many of us that decide to come to south Florida quickly realize finding the right dockage and home for your boat (and wife) is not an easy task. Sometimes finding a home for the boat is more important and sometimes the house is more important so you … [Read more...]
Homes For Your Catamaran, Trimaran and Multihull Sailing Vessel
Sail Boat Access Homes for Catamaran and Multi-hull Sailboats in Southwest Florida Southwest Florida offers a different boating and sailing aspect than other places in the U.S. Many sailors accustomed to deep water sailing have to adjust their thoughts on what constitutes deep water in south … [Read more...]
Dockside Dredging At Your Waterfront Home: PGI, BSI and Charlotte County
Dockside canal dredging in Charlotte County is a topic that often comes with my customers that have deeper draft boats. Sailboats, of course top the list for deeper water at dockside. But trawlers, sportfish boats and larger cruisers can draft considerable water depth as well. There are … [Read more...]
BURNT STORE ISLES DREDGING- ALLIGATOR CREEK NAVIGATION
A frequent question I receive is whether Burnt Store Isles (BSI) is a sailboat community with adequate water depth. If you take a drive around the neighborhood you will certainly see plenty of sailboats! However, not nearly as many as Punta Gorda Isles (PGI). There are a couple of reasons for … [Read more...]
37′ O’Day Sloop Finds A New Sailboat Accessible Home
Capt. Rich & Marie bought a house in Punta Gorda Isles and brought their 37 1980' O'Day Sloop/Cutter with them. Their boat Seebee has won many trophies in competitions in Bermuda and the U.S. Shown here was a race in Maryland with the Annapolis Naval Academy in the background. These two … [Read more...]
Steve & Kathy’s Dream Boat Finds A Home
Owning a boat for anyone is pretty much a dream regardless of the boat. Owning your own sailboat and then spending a few years blue water sailing would certainly be one of the ultimate experiences a mariner can have. Perhaps the best of all is buying a home for your boat! Steve & Kathy … [Read more...]
