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11-12-2015, 06:13 AM
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Member
City: Palacios, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Texas Lady
Vessel Model: 1979 42 Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 22
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Hello from So. Texas
I have been following the site for a while. We finally took the plunge and purchased a trawler. We keep her in Palacios, Texas on Matagorda Bay. My wife and I are going through the learning curve of becoming better operators. I must say that following this site for a while helped much with our decision. I find myself looking for the latest post and invariably learn something new. As with all owners of older boats, I have a couple of projects and just need to keep getting better at regular maintenance. That coupled with future cruising plans, makes following this forum very enjoyable as there are some great post.
I look forward to participating.
Working on working less and cruising more!
Charlie
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11-12-2015, 06:51 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Country: USA
Vessel Name: William
Vessel Model: Outer reef 32
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,613
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Welcome to the TF .
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11-12-2015, 07:18 AM
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Guru
City: Victoria TX
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,711
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Welcome. Just down the coast in Rockport.
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11-12-2015, 07:55 AM
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Senior Member
City: Clear Lake Shores,Tx
Country: USA
Vessel Name: In Disguise
Vessel Model: 1985 Mainship 40 DC
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 483
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Welcome aboard, just up the coast.........well it's a ways in Clear Lake!
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11-12-2015, 08:41 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Seneca Lake NY
Country: US
Vessel Name: Bacchus
Vessel Model: MS 34 HT Trawler
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 4,057
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Welcome aboard
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2008 MS 34 HT Trawler
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11-12-2015, 08:49 AM
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Guru
City: Seabrook Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: TheVenture
Vessel Model: 1985 Bestway Labelle Sundeck 40ft
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 520
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Originally Posted by wyoboater
Welcome aboard, just up the coast.........well it's a ways in Clear Lake!
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Not so far......  I'm in Clear Lake and I have made it from Matagorda marina to Blue Dolphin in a long summer day. Daylight till dusk at 7 knots.
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11-12-2015, 10:08 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Pierce
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Florita Ann
Vessel Model: 1982 Present
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,935
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Please give a rundown on Placious. Marina fees, entertainment, shopping, crime, distance from open Gulf and other quality of life stuff. I drove through there in the wee morning hours 10 years ago. Seemed remote. I seem to remember chemical plants, so that brings the pollution issue into the equation.
Wife is itching to go back to TX. I have often wondered about that little town.
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11-12-2015, 02:19 PM
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Member
City: Palacios, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Texas Lady
Vessel Model: 1979 42 Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 22
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Thanks for the welcome notes.
I grew up in Palacios moved away for nearly 40 years and recently returned. So here is my readers digest answer as unbiased as I can be.
Great Location on Matagorda bay. Palacios has a nice seawall and bay front reserves making for nice walks and drives around the bay. It is small town with an emphasis on commercial shrimping, agriculture and recreational fishing. Not much has changed in 40 year. If you love the outdoors and back bays for fishing and hunting it is a great place. If you are looking for any night life it is almost non existent. There is not much in the boutique shopping area but there is some.
Marinas exist in two categories. There is one private marina that also caters to the RV crowd with nice facilities. Unfortunately the docks are old and in need of replacement, in fact several slips were lost in Tropical Storm Bill over the summer. There are two municipal marinas without any amenities to speak of. All of them are inexpensive with slip fees on my boat around $150/mo.
Real estate prices are much lower here as opposed to other areas both North and South on the coast. Good location on the coast to get to; with Houston 1.5 hours drive away, Austin & San Antonio 3 hours and Corpus Christi 2 hours.
The chemical plants are at least 20 miles away, so no unsightly issues or related pollution. At Trawler speeds Rockport and Port Aransas are in the 8 hour range, Galveston & Corpus Christi a couple of hours more. It is a little under 20 miles to reach the Gulf.
One of the greatest attributes is that the people here are very friendly.
Fair winds!
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11-12-2015, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member
City: Galveston
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Sea Catsle
Vessel Model: 1971 Hatteras 58 Yacht Fish
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 146
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Welcome aboard, right up the coast in Galveston
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11-15-2015, 07:45 PM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Country: usa
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,166
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Welcome aboard Charlie, Good luck with new boat. Pictures always help us, help you!
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11-16-2015, 07:15 PM
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Veteran Member
City: San Antonio
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Betsy Lee
Vessel Model: 37 Atlantic Double Cabin
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 99
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Greetings from another Texan from San Antonio with our boat just down the coast in Rockport. Please share some pictures.
BTW - for all you folks not from Texas, I believe the correct phonetic spelling is
P-lash-us  .
Wasn't aware of the marinas, will have to add to our places to visit.
Welcome Aboard!
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11-16-2015, 09:16 PM
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Member
City: Palacios, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Texas Lady
Vessel Model: 1979 42 Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 22
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I appreciate the comments. My wife and I were down in Rockport the first of the month. We enjoyed the stay. The trip back to Palcios was about 7 hours. We will be back this Spring.
Charlie
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11-16-2015, 10:42 PM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Country: Independent Republic of Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 611
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Welcome, from another Clear Lake boater.
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07-28-2016, 02:24 PM
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Senior Member
City: Beaufort, NC
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Shangri-La
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42 Classic
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 188
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Greetings - from another new cruiser. How is your first year coming along? We're just 3 months into living our dream. Always looking for tips and info to speed our education. I've fished Clear Lake and out at Galveston. Been a while.
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07-28-2016, 04:43 PM
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Member
City: Palacios, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Texas Lady
Vessel Model: 1979 42 Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 22
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Hello Jan and Lee,
All is well after our purchase. We have not taken some of the longer trips we expected yet, but that is mainly because I am still working full time until this fall. Nice boat!. Thank you for the note.
Charlie
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07-28-2016, 04:51 PM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Country: Independent Republic of Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 611
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas Lady
Hello Jan and Lee,
All is well after our purchase. We have not taken some of the longer trips we expected yet, but that is mainly because I am still working full time until this fall. Nice boat!. Thank you for the note.
Charlie
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We are just finishing a three week trip from Kemah to Corpus. Obviously we weren't in a rush. You have a lot to look forward to.
Paul
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07-29-2016, 10:15 AM
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Member
City: Palacios, Texas
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Texas Lady
Vessel Model: 1979 42 Grand Banks Classic
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 22
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Paul,
Sounds like a nice relaxing trip. The weather has been nice an calm here. We look forward to doing the same. have a great trip and I hope our paths cross while cruising.
Charlie
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07-30-2016, 05:00 PM
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Senior Member
City: Beaufort, NC
Country: USA
Vessel Name: Shangri-La
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42 Classic
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 188
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Best wishes. We're anchored in SC for a weekend getaway. Seem to be batting 100 finding wrecks in these coves. Livin the dream.
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08-07-2016, 01:08 PM
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Guru
City: Punta Gorda, fl
Country: Usa
Vessel Name: Escapade
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37 2002
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,195
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Congratulations on your new to you grand banks. Nice boat.
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12-27-2016, 11:34 AM
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Member
City: League City, TX
Country: USA
Vessel Name: At Last
Vessel Model: Heritage East 36
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 10
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Welcome aboard from Clear Lake.
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