A Sherriff's boat was boarding all the boats anchored out this morning. He spent quite a bit of time on a nearby boat that I think is flying a Mexican flag. Then he checked out the powerboat near us and then came to us.
He was checking sanitation devices to make sure the overboard valves were turned off. I showed him our....
...portable device and he had no problem with the double doodie bags or with it. He had me lift it out and checked the bottom. They were gone in a few minutes and nice.
RussMT wrote:....What else did they check for? Documents? Safety equipment?
--Russ
That was it. Asked if we had any weapons. I had the registration handy and had the fire extinguishers and flares/gun uncovered and exposed. He wasn't interested in anything other than the head,
Sumner wrote:That was it. Asked if we had any weapons. I had the registration handy and had the fire extinguishers and flares/gun uncovered and exposed. He wasn't interested in anything other than the head,
Sum
Weird. Just the pottie police.
I would think boaters' safety would also be a priority, but I guess quality of water is most important to them.
I was boarded in Florida by the Fish & Game once. Turns out my registration numbers on my boat were not quite right...I didn't realize at the time you needed the two letters for the state of registration...it was my first boat. I only had the numbers. But I had a valid registration so he let me off the hook...just told me to get the 2" black GA letters and put on my boat. Boat was registered in Georgia at the time.
I have the wag bag system so hopefully I never get hassled over that. Soon to be sailing the Chesapeake off of Maryland.
I haven't been boarded yet but the guys that come into the store say our law enforcement have been checking the sanitation systems, flares, fire extinguishers and making sure you have enough life jackets.
....Hopefully the new solar panel is here tomorrow and we get out of here. Nice, but we really roll in this anchorage during the day when the boats are going by out in the main channel.
Hey, Sumner.
Take the canal towards Naples. It forks out in a number of places, but there is only one exit from naples to the wide, wide gulf. Right before the canal exits into the sea, on portside, there is an entryway into another set of canals. We found it the best place to anchor at night. Granted, it was August and the place was pretty much deserted, but we stayed there for a couple of nights unperturbed. Another catamaran was there too. The only problem was a shuttle service, but it stopped at sundown. Depth was around 6 feet. We anchored around Marco Island as well, but we too came aground. Not a major mishap though. The bottom is muddy.
Hope your trip goes well from now on
I use the wag bags but ive not been boarded lately to see if they meet the potty patrol approval.
I add a splash of west marine green head deoderant to mine and it helps keep the smell down.
I always have the flares, numbers documents ect. also.
While cruising i try to anchore in water so shallow most other boats cant approach.
Dont know about the local rangers boats, but the last coasties i delt with during a near sinking in the local harbor, showed no inclnation to get off thier deep vee 24 ft rib and once they saw there was no threat to life, did not hang around. Doubt theyed stand around waiting for high tide for a routine boarding.
March: Do you know off hand the clearance under Collier Blvd Bridge???
March wrote:Hey, Sumner.
Take the canal towards Naples. It forks out in a number of places, but there is only one exit from naples to the wide, wide gulf. Right before the canal exits into the sea, on portside, there is an entryway into another set of canals. We found it the best place to anchor at night. Granted, it was August and the place was pretty much deserted, but we stayed there for a couple of nights unperturbed. Another catamaran was there too. The only problem was a shuttle service, but it stopped at sundown. Depth was around 6 feet. We anchored around Marco Island as well, but we too came aground. Not a major mishap though. The bottom is muddy.
Hope your trip goes well from now on
Sum & Ruth,
We just got back from a 3 day trip to Cayo Costa with the WCTSS. We had 30 boats this time and broke a new record.
Perfect weather but got to 20 Knots around St. James City ,Pine Island gusting a few times to 25 around 3 pm yesterday.
The waterways were over crouded with many weekend Warriors out in the Intercoastal waterway.
Dave
....Hopefully the new solar panel is here tomorrow and we get out of here. Nice, but we really roll in this anchorage during the day when the boats are going by out in the main channel.
Hi, Divecoz.
We didn't try to navigate that way. The closest we got was the public ramp where we launched from (close to the marine headquarters). Even so, it would take us an hour to get out of the canals and into the gulf, at slow speed. There was another public ramp close to Windstar where we stayed, but it provided less room for maneuvering. I understand that they replaced it with a regular marina last year
Hope this helps
