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03-04-2013, 10:21 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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We live in the Tri Cities, WA (Pasco, Kennewick and Richland). It's right where the Columbia River and Snake River join together and there's a lot of primo boating, 365 days a year. It's 155 miles up the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho and 325 miles down the Columbia to the ocean, so there are lots of destinations to pick from.
We have a great fireworks show over the river and the Unlimited H1 Hydroplanes race here every year. Here's my wife getting a tour of the cockpit of O boy! Oberto from driver/friend Steve David.
We have the second highest lift lock (105') in the nation just 10 miles up the Snake River and it's a real treat to go through it. Here's a shot from inside the lock as we're headed upstream...
The big downside to boating here is the constant rough water we battle...
Of course, the flip side to all that rough water is the spectacular sunrises and sunsets we enjoy...
All things considered, it's not a bad place to be a boater.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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03-04-2013, 11:19 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 19
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Southport, NC. Beautiful little town. They filmed the movie "Safe Haven" there. Some of the best food on the planet!
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03-04-2013, 11:35 PM
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#23
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Guru
City: Chocowinity NC
Vessel Name: My Yuki
Vessel Model: 1973 Marine Trader 34
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 636
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A promo video and info on our "home port" put together by our marketing people and the local realtors:
Cypress Landing North Carolina
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03-05-2013, 12:46 AM
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Guru
City: Gooding ID/Wrangell AK
Vessel Name: Silver Bay
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42-002
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 924
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Golden, Alaska
60 58 17.69N
147 59 43.96W
Golden is an abandoned gold mining site on Port Wells in Prince William Sound. You can find brief mention of it in this http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0642d/report.pdf. We have hiked the area and found old cabin foundations and debris from mining and really enjoy it as the location for the last trip of the fall. We couldn't arrive at a home port we could agree on and when I found Golden on the list of places that could be declared a home port that became the unanimous choice. Since the paperwork hasn't come back from the Feds yet, we haven't put the name on the stern. When we do, we will put the home port and the Lat/Long on it since no one will be able to find Golden otherwise.
Tom
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03-05-2013, 06:44 AM
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#25
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Guru
City: Joe Wheeler State Park, Al
Vessel Name: Serenity
Vessel Model: Mainship 36 Dual Cabin -1986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,251
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Home Port - kemah, Tx.
Kemah, Texas - just off Galveston Bay. Trying to make final preps before cruising. Currently running a little behind schedule and hope to get started by mid-April.
I sure miss Bioxi, Ms. For boating, it has so much to offer as Swampu stated.
Also looking forward to getting to see the Cajun Rose again.
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Cruising the Eastern U.S. Inland Waterways and Gulf Coast. Presently on the ICW in Louisiana and heading Back to Texas.
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03-05-2013, 08:12 AM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,772
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My home port is Charleston, SC. More specifically, RiversEdge marina on the Ashley River in North CHarleston, SC, about nine miles from the Charleston harbor and the AICW. And about a twenty minute drive from my home.
Charleston is a very popular tourist destination and is known for its fine old buildings and great ($$$$) food.
More important to me though, is that I can be on the AICW in a little more than an hour and head North or South for some great cruising.
This is my retirement home (and boat) after spending most of my life in MD just outside of Washington, DC.
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03-05-2013, 08:20 AM
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#27
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Senior Member
City: St James City, Fl
Vessel Name: Sweet Pea
Vessel Model: Nimble Nomad 25' Trawler
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 190
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Pine Island Sound
Our little trawler "Sweet Pea" is kept on a lift behind our house on Pine Island in SW Fla. The Pine Island Sound is a fantastic cruising area. We can go upriver to the Ft.Myers area, south to Naples or north to Charlotte Harbor and on to Tampa. And our shallow draft helps out with the skinny water here.
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03-05-2013, 12:26 PM
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Member
City: Mazatlan
Vessel Name: MV Discovery
Vessel Model: 46 Nordhavn
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 14
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Our home port is Anacortes WA although we have not been there for over 4 years. We moved aboard 6 years ago, traveled to Alaska twice and then down the coast to Mexico where we've been for 4 years. Next year it's off to Panama.
This picture is at Marina Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta MX
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03-05-2013, 12:46 PM
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#29
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nimble1
Our little trawler "Sweet Pea" is kept on a lift behind our house on Pine Island in SW Fla.
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That is one sweet set-up you have there. Having the option of putting the boat on the lift makes it even better.
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03-05-2013, 01:12 PM
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#30
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,341
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SF Bay and Delta.
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03-05-2013, 02:53 PM
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#31
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Senior Member
City: St James City, Fl
Vessel Name: Sweet Pea
Vessel Model: Nimble Nomad 25' Trawler
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 190
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healhustler,
Our lift is pretty small compared to some around here. One of our friends has his 42' Ocean Yacht on a lift! I have no idea what it weighs but quite a bit I assume. And it does take care of the worry about leaving your boat.
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03-05-2013, 05:55 PM
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#32
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Newbie
City: Plymouth, UK
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 40 Europa
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2
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Well greetings from the UK, near Plymouth in Devon with an MT40 Sedan!
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03-05-2013, 06:11 PM
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#33
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,603
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Don't recall having any pics of LaConner Wa but here is Willy in her slip. She is not there now as she's hauled close by. She'll be back here in July. Sorry I don't have much to add but LaConner is almost 100% tourist oriented. Kinky restaurants and kinky shops but some have excellent clothing and art stuff and good food is easy to find.
Here's one picture of the town on the channel w the Rainbow Bridge.
I found some more pics. The 2nd one is looking across the channel to the Indian village. That big sailboat probably needs high tide to get out of there. It's a fun place to have a hamburger and a beer in the summer or whatever on quiet winter days.
For geographical specifics requested by Walt LaConner is on the Swinomish Channel that extends south from just east of Anacortes. The tide runs in and out from both ends. The south end is just north of Padilla Bay. I think it takes a bit more than an hour to run it's length. The last pic is of the Hwy 20 bridge crossing the Swinomish Channel.
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North Western Washington State USA
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03-05-2013, 09:49 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
City: Galveston
Vessel Name: Sea Catsle
Vessel Model: 1971 Hatteras 58 Yacht Fish
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 146
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Galveston, TX here in the yacht Basin. Doing a lot of restoration and upgrades. Have owned Sangria Nites for almost two years now. Here's a picture of a recent cruise. Our family photo album/Passport/Galveston/IMG_6630
The boats' album is here Our family photo album/Fleet
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03-05-2013, 11:52 PM
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#35
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Veteran Member
City: Kent Narrows, MD
Vessel Name: Doctail
Vessel Model: Fu Hwa 42
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 80
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Kent Island, MD. An hour and a half from most anywhere in the chesapeake bay.. Baltimore, Annapolis, St Michaels, Tilghman's Island, Oxford, Rock Hall, Chestertown, Chesapeake Beach, Herrington Harbor.
Haha the lighthouse is actually Martha's Vineyard, clicked on by mistake and can't figure out how to delete
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03-06-2013, 12:48 AM
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#36
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by manyboats
Here's one picture of the town on the channel w the Rainbow Bridge.
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Looks like you've got plenty of space for the Willy logo on the stern. Of course, it would look a bit more appropriate with the necessary PNW upgrades.
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03-06-2013, 09:17 AM
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#37
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,182
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Woops, that really didn't work out optically, did it. That's what I get for posting something so late at night. Anyway, this is better.
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03-06-2013, 09:55 AM
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#38
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Guru
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 623
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fosborne
Our home port is Anacortes WA although we have not been there for over 4 years. We moved aboard 6 years ago, traveled to Alaska twice and then down the coast to Mexico where we've been for 4 years. Next year it's off to Panama.
This picture is at Marina Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta MX
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fosborne, I envy you. Did you plan to stay that long in Mexico or did you like the place so much you stayed longer. I've heard cruisers say "we're on our 5th year on our one-year Mexican cruise."
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03-06-2013, 12:42 PM
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#39
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Guru
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,977
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Our home port is San Diego, California, the only major city in America with a Mediterranean climate, mild temps, little rain, and low humidity, ideal for boating 12 months of the year.
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03-06-2013, 12:53 PM
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#40
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ancora
Our home port is San Diego, California, the only major city in America with a Mediterranean climate, mild temps, little rain, and low humidity, ideal for boating 12 months of the year.
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Ancora, get out of there fast. I too did think all that stuff would be good, but have now learned better. The PNW is the place to be. No blinding sun, no melanoma, your boat won't dry out and crack, and the killer whales will protect you. Now, that is a boaters paradise. Thanks to some of the guys here on TF for showing me the way.
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