Focused “What Marina” Thread: Florida East Coast

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by Russ

Cracker Boy Boat Works in Ft Pierce is a haul-out/ DYI Yard, NOT a Marina with slips. Very nice folks Rate is $1.50 /ft/day (just went up from ($1.00)and $10 liveaboard ( there are showers and BR) Also lots of onsite labor available ---carpentry FG work, Welding etc. Been there many many times in 20+ years.
Highly recommended.

They can’t haul my boat. Travelift too small.

[Sailing August]

Green Cove Springs near Jacksonville, FL is very affordable with full services available if you want.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by Catboat Willy

Glades Boat Storage in Moorehaven, FL or Indiantown FL


https://marinas.com/view/marina/8qcd..._United_States

They don’t have docks and can’t haul my boat. Their travellift is too small.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by jlblan2

I would seriously consider the St Marys Boat Works. It is on the FL/GA border. The boat yard has about 300 boats in it and the rates are very reasonable. It is the best place to work on your boat.

If it has power and water available, it could be a good one.

$600/mo rate. Almost twice what I pay now, but I guess I had a good deal.

[rslifkin]

Originally Posted by Chotu

If it has power and water available, it could be a good one.

$600/mo rate. Almost twice what I pay now, but I guess I had a good deal.

Don't forget, if you're not having to haul in water and run generators for power, that saves some money. So the end result cost difference might be smaller than it looks at first.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by rslifkin

Don't forget, if you're not having to haul in water and run generators for power, that saves some money. So the end result cost difference might be smaller than it looks at first.

Exactly! I definitely value power and water for getting this work done more quickly.

[captlloyd]

Originally Posted by Chotu

If it has power and water available, it could be a good one.

$600/mo rate. Almost twice what I pay now, but I guess I had a good deal.

But are they going to require liability insurance ?

[Chotu]

Cracker boy is insane. Here’s a quote for a week there.


Better take them off the “reasonable price” list.

$4000/mo. Lol. Plus electric, plus disposal fee.

[Chotu]

Anyone have anything else?

It’s important for me to find very low cost storage, in water or out, in Florida, so I can get this boat done.

I’ve had about a million setbacks and this is my last try. If I’m paying super high rent, I’ll have nothing left to use to build the boat.

I never built this boat to keep it at a dock. I had always intended to do charters with it and live aboard because that was in my budget. However, life threw a LOT of curve balls and here I am.

Any more leads on places to cheaply keep the boat and park one vehicle (even at anchor at this point) would be greatly appreciated.

It will waste incredible amounts of time taking the dinghy to get a broken saw blade or special tool when something goes wrong, but I definitely can’t afford these dock rates for a boat this size and continue to build her.


Trying to be scrappy here. I almost gave up after the heart attack. I have re-solidified my plan. It sure would suck to not be able to carry on with it just because there are no more affordable places to keep the boat while finishing it.

[rslifkin]

What drives the need to keep the boat in Florida while you finish it?

[rtoner]

Green cove springs isn’t a nice place but much cheaper. Slightly inland than Jacksonville.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by rslifkin

What drives the need to keep the boat in Florida while you finish it?

Good question.

I need to drive to work related things in Miami, Orlando, Tampa as well as have some reasonable winter temperatures to get the work done so the resins work. Polyester specifically. 60F is about the floor for working with resin like that.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by rtoner

Green cove springs isn’t a nice place but much cheaper. Slightly inland than Jacksonville.

Please notice “no green cove springs” is in the thread. I have been trying to ignore the green cove springs responses, but I guess I’ll address this one.

[rslifkin]

Originally Posted by Chotu

Good question.

I need to drive to work related things in Miami, Orlando, Tampa as well as have some reasonable winter temperatures to get the work done so the resins work. Polyester specifically. 60F is about the floor for working with resin like that.

Makes sense. The work constraint is the biggest concern in my mind. If it weren't for that, I'd say go north and just plan to work on the boat during the warm enough months, then go RV-ing for a few months to avoid boat burnout while you wait for the warm weather to return.

[smj]

Originally Posted by Chotu

Cracker boy is insane. Here’s a quote for a week there.


Better take them off the “reasonable price” list.

$4000/mo. Lol. Plus electric, plus disposal fee.

We hauled at Jarrett Bay in NC, $125 per day for lay days. They blocked us at 4:00 in the afternoon and by 2:00 the next afternoon we had 2 new coats of bottom paint on and a new boot top stripe. The $$$$$’s were a big motivator!