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Old 11-26-2019, 03:31 PM   #1
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It's nice when you can keep your boat at the dock behind your house....

Saw coming up the St. John's today to Green Cove. 125ft according to AIS.
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Old 11-26-2019, 05:01 PM   #2
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That's the owners tender.
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Old 11-26-2019, 05:09 PM   #3
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We keep our boat behind our house, it isn’t quite as big though...
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Old 11-26-2019, 05:27 PM   #5
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Quite a sled. A beautiful setting, too, although it doesn't look much like any stretch of SJR around Green Cove that I am familiar with.

That's a beautiful photo, too. If I were the owner, I'd like to have a copy!
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Old 11-26-2019, 06:31 PM   #6
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Quite a sled. A beautiful setting, too, although it doesn't look much like any stretch of SJR around Green Cove that I am familiar with.

That's a beautiful photo, too. If I were the owner, I'd like to have a copy!
Might have been closer to Palatka than Green Cove proper. Somewhere between the two --- on the east side.

Yeah, the river was pure glass nearly all day. Makes for nice pictures!
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Old 11-26-2019, 07:48 PM   #7
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Nah, that's just the dock the house owner rents out so he can afford the waterfront property.
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Old 11-28-2019, 06:21 AM   #8
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"That's the owners tender".


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Old 11-28-2019, 06:21 AM   #9
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Pardon digression, but since you're there...

I see that the Mandarin Holiday Marina posts good diesel prices, especially compared to many in the area. OK place? Decent fuel?

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Old 11-28-2019, 09:18 AM   #10
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[QUOTE=Comodave;823932]We keep our boat behind our house/QUOTE]


Heck, that boat is BIGGER than our house!
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Old 11-28-2019, 09:38 AM   #11
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Pardon digression, but since you're there...

I see that the Mandarin Holiday Marina posts good diesel prices, especially compared to many in the area. OK place? Decent fuel?

-Chris
Just took on about 150 gallons there yesterday. A bit dicey getting in to the fuel dock. 4-5ft places everywhere on the way in. Go slow. Waiting for the extra foot at St Johns high tide would have helped.

$2.44/gallon. Dockmaster reports high turnover due to low price and had just taken on a new delivery on 11/26.
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Old 11-28-2019, 09:59 AM   #12
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We keep ours behind the house too!

Just took this!
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Just took on about 150 gallons there yesterday. A bit dicey getting in to the fuel dock. 4-5ft places everywhere on the way in. Go slow. Waiting for the extra foot at St Johns high tide would have helped.

$2.44/gallon. Dockmaster reports high turnover due to low price and had just taken on a new delivery on 11/26.

Thanks! If we don't get any more before we get there, we might be able to take on 300 gallons or so... which seems enough to eventually make a short out of the way trip worthwhile.

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Old 12-02-2019, 01:50 PM   #14
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Pardon digression, but since you're there...

I see that the Mandarin Holiday Marina posts good diesel prices, especially compared to many in the area. OK place? Decent fuel?

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I have gotten fuel there...no problems. Good price. I more often get it at Doctor's Lake....but Mandarin is about .50 cents/gallon LESS! Great price.
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Does anyone else say “Yes!” to the beautiful dock and “No!” to that much (always needing use and tending) boat?
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Wow! That’s it. Just, “Wow!”
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Old 12-20-2019, 10:43 AM   #17
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Just took on about 150 gallons there yesterday. A bit dicey getting in to the fuel dock. 4-5ft places everywhere on the way in. Go slow. Waiting for the extra foot at St Johns high tide would have helped.

$2.44/gallon. Dockmaster reports high turnover due to low price and had just taken on a new delivery on 11/26.
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Thanks! If we don't get any more before we get there, we might be able to take on 300 gallons or so... which seems enough to eventually make a short out of the way trip worthwhile.
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I have gotten fuel there...no problems. Good price. I more often get it at Doctor's Lake....but Mandarin is about .50 cents/gallon LESS! Great price.

Brief follow-up, a boat buddy got about 140 gallons there yesterday, $2.44/gal, no surcharge for credit card... and this while the price at Lamb's is $3.25/gal. The Mandarin dockmaster even let us leave the boat at the fuel dock while we had lunch at Julington Creek Fish Camp, just behind the marina.

Docks not in great shape, driving into the Travelift well or toward the mud bank just next to it both looked a little shakey... but it worked fine.

And lunch was really very good!

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Old 12-20-2019, 11:19 AM   #18
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Brief follow-up, a boat buddy got about 140 gallons there yesterday, $2.44/gal, no surcharge for credit card... and this while the price at Lamb's is $3.25/gal. The Mandarin dockmaster even let us leave the boat at the fuel dock while we had lunch at Julington Creek Fish Camp, just behind the marina.

Docks not in great shape, driving into the Travelift well or toward the mud bank just next to it both looked a little shakey... but it worked fine.

And lunch was really very good!

-Chris
I went down there last last spring or fall after spending a few days at Ortega Landing. There are a few spots coming in that might be a little shallow at low tide. Docking was a little interesting with the bow up in the weeds, but manageable. Fuel was good, price was the best around, and they happily take a credit card. Probably the highlight of the event was tattoo girl. Truly a sight to behold. I think she's only there on the weekends. Simple answer is that I would fuel there again.

If you're looking for another cheap fuel stop on the AICW (where you can hear the banjo in the distance) try Two Way Fish Camp off the Altamaha River. Generally the cheapest in Georgia; sometimes cheaper than Mandarin.

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Old 12-20-2019, 11:54 AM   #19
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I prefer keeping my boat at the marina. It’s about 15 minutes away and feels like a mini vacation when I stay onboard for a few days.
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Old 12-20-2019, 03:02 PM   #20
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It's also nice when you keep keep your house behind your boat.
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