guy with a boat
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We’ve decided that our earlier plan to take the boat to the BVI this winter was more ambitious than we can pull off, and decided the Bahamas will be better for us for a number of reasons.
We will be leaving Florida approximately December 1 and heading to the Bahamas. I would like to have more time to plan, but for various reasons we have to get going. The boat will be there for about 90 days, with us doing several trips and returning to our west-coast home in between.
We plan on mostly doing the Exumas with possibly an Abacos run in the mix.
Can anyone suggest and/or recommend a marina to base the boat and leave it when we are away? The priority is mostly security for the boat, with access by air a consideration. We will need a place where we can have someone at least keep an eye on the dock lines and help us make sure the power stays on.
We have remote cams that help but need some level of trust with someone on site.
I have found lots of great info regarding places to visit but very little concerning where to leave a boat in the water in between trips. The boat is 63’ with a 7’ draft so that may eliminate some smaller marinas. I know there are a number of TF members with extensive Bahamas experience and appreciate any help you can provide. We have cruised the Exumas for one trip on a friend’s boat so we loosely know the lay of the land.
We will be leaving Florida approximately December 1 and heading to the Bahamas. I would like to have more time to plan, but for various reasons we have to get going. The boat will be there for about 90 days, with us doing several trips and returning to our west-coast home in between.
We plan on mostly doing the Exumas with possibly an Abacos run in the mix.
Can anyone suggest and/or recommend a marina to base the boat and leave it when we are away? The priority is mostly security for the boat, with access by air a consideration. We will need a place where we can have someone at least keep an eye on the dock lines and help us make sure the power stays on.
We have remote cams that help but need some level of trust with someone on site.
I have found lots of great info regarding places to visit but very little concerning where to leave a boat in the water in between trips. The boat is 63’ with a 7’ draft so that may eliminate some smaller marinas. I know there are a number of TF members with extensive Bahamas experience and appreciate any help you can provide. We have cruised the Exumas for one trip on a friend’s boat so we loosely know the lay of the land.