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05-17-2015, 12:57 PM
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Member
City: Sarasota, FL
Vessel Name: Pegasus
Vessel Model: 1984 Californian 43 Cockpit
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 7
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SW Fl newbies
Howdy! We're the new owners of Pegasus, a 1984 Californian 43 Cockpit. Home port will be Riviera Dunes Marina on the Manatee river in Palmetto. Short drive from our land base in Sarasota. We'll be coastal cruising this summer and fall, coming to grips with the biggest boat we've owned, and making a few modifications to handle two old dogs, one of whom is a fat thing. Need to replace a couple of ladders with stairs and sort out a boarding ramp. She has a power davit, so I suppose we can always hoist him aboard. Biggest trick will be getting them in and out of the dinghy, but they'll just have to learn. I've been dreaming of a boat like this for 20 years, now that we've left the workaday world behind it's finally time to jump right in.
Hope to see a few of y'all out on the water!
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05-17-2015, 02:14 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Cameron, La
Vessel Name: Baobab
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4788
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,660
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Welcome aboard Hugh!
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05-17-2015, 03:51 PM
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Guru
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,661
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Welcome to SWFL. I hope you have a transom door.
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Archie
Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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05-17-2015, 03:54 PM
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Guru
City: Solomons, MD
Vessel Name: Branwen
Vessel Model: Hatteras 48 LRC
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 645
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Welcome!
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05-17-2015, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member
City: Clear Lake Shores,Tx
Vessel Name: In Disguise
Vessel Model: 1985 Mainship 40 DC
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 483
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Welcome Aboard!
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05-17-2015, 04:00 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 11,771
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Welcome to the forum! Hope to see you down there next Winter.
Ted
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Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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05-17-2015, 04:05 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,185
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Welcome aboard. There's plenty of members in SW FL.
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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05-17-2015, 04:35 PM
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Member
City: Sarasota, FL
Vessel Name: Pegasus
Vessel Model: 1984 Californian 43 Cockpit
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by High Wire
Welcome to SWFL. I hope you have a transom door.
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Yep, that was on the must have list. A sedan would probably have worked better than a trunk, but we couldn't find one in our price/size range. Looked at a Mainship 350/390 and almost went for it, but the 43 has so much more space inside and was 30K cheaper.
Anyone here up at Riviera Dunes?
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05-17-2015, 08:33 PM
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Senior Member
City: Cape Cod, MA or Fort Myers, FL
Vessel Name: Osprey
Vessel Model: Her Shine. Newburyport
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 388
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Welcome aboard, from Fort Myers. I did stay a Riviera Dunes a year ago. very nice marina, but a bit far to stores for me as a full time cruiser. It's hard to keep moving the car.
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05-17-2015, 09:32 PM
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Guru
City: Tampa
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 844
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Welcome aboard as well.
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05-19-2015, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member
City: Fort Myers FL
Vessel Name: Hobie Kayak
Vessel Model: Passport 12.0, 34 Mainship Pilot, Mako 24,32 Regal Commodore, PT-41 Trawler, 33 Chris Craft Cavalier
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 282
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Welcome aboard, if you get down Cape Coral way, shoot me a pm.
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05-20-2015, 08:15 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bradenton, FL
Vessel Name: OPTIMYSTIQUE
Vessel Model: Mariner 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 119
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Welcome aboard as well.
We are at Twin Dolphin Marina, but have several friends at Rivera Dunes. It is a very nice Marina and we look forward to a dinghy trip over for Happy Hour soon.
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