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Old 02-17-2015, 07:11 PM   #10
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Seabrook Marine is an excellent facility near downtown New Orleans. It's just a short distance off the ICW. (Accessible from the Mississippi). Deep channel. Will accommodate up to 145'.

Most of the pleasure boating by locals is done on Lake Pontchartrain which is just north of the downtown area. It is covered with marinas, the largest being those owned by the City of New Orleans. Obviously there was a lot of damage due to Katrina and took years to rebuild to the prior state. There are a lot of residential areas on the north side of the lake, where extensive flooding resulted from Katrina. Lake Ponchartrain is on the shallow side so we haven't been there, stopping at Seabrook. It also as a wide shallow lake can get rough quickly. Under normal conditions the minimum depth is about 7' but it would be important to check current conditions. However, Seabrook is a good stop.
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