I am looking to relocate to port charlotte area in a few years and will be there this feb and wondering about available marina's with slips for my hunter 290. What are the rates and availability and any other ifo will be appreciated. nick
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SW Florida Marinas
Nick, There is one old marina in Charlotte Harbor, FL. (45' Bridge) I don't think that any boats are tied up there. Most people in Port Charlotte or Charlotte Harbor have a canal behind their house or use a Punta Gorda (across the river) marina. Punta Gorda has about 3... Fishermans Village, Best Western Hotel (45' Bridge) and Holiday Inn (same 45' Bridge). Many canal homes also in Punta Gorda. We live 10 miles south at Burnt Store Marina. The annual rate is $10.00/ft/yr. 500 wet slips and 500 stack slips for <30' power boats. Several slips available. When full, the rate will start going up. Bill
Nick, There is one old marina in Charlotte Harbor, FL. (45' Bridge) I don't think that any boats are tied up there. Most people in Port Charlotte or Charlotte Harbor have a canal behind their house or use a Punta Gorda (across the river) marina. Punta Gorda has about 3... Fishermans Village, Best Western Hotel (45' Bridge) and Holiday Inn (same 45' Bridge). Many canal homes also in Punta Gorda. We live 10 miles south at Burnt Store Marina. The annual rate is $10.00/ft/yr. 500 wet slips and 500 stack slips for <30' power boats. Several slips available. When full, the rate will start going up. Bill
Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda
Look at the attached chart. BLUE is less than 6 foot depth(you hope.) From Bill Bell's post let's look at the places he mentioned: Item 1(in red) is the Charlotte Harbor area. When you are there in February drive northbound across the Hiway 41 bridge and see what percentage of the boats are aground at low tide. If the wind is out of the north, they will be aground at high tide. I suspect you will immediately eliminate that area as a place to keep your beautiful 290. Item 2(in red) is the Holiday Inn area. I have no personal knowledge about it. Item 3(in red) is the Fisherman's Village Marina. It was closed for renovation when I was there a couple of weeks ago. When it was open before, it looked like a very nice place. Slip fees for my 380 would have been a little over $400 per month but they would not provide a slip for a full year because they had them reserved for Canadian snow birds who have been staying there for a number of years. Also, when I was ready to leave the marina I had to wait several hours for tide to get high enough to float my boat. I am not aware of any marinas actually in Port Charlotte. Both Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda have yacht clubs, but I believe the waiting list to get a slip there is measured in decades. Punta Gorda canals in the area north and west of Marion Avenue beginning at the Isles Yacht Club are generally accessable. They are all sailboat canals with no bridges blocking access. Since you seem determined to relocate to that area, I believe your best bet for getting a good slip is to knock on some doors and find someone living in that area who will rent their unused slip space to you. I believe the going rate is around $200 per month. Don't rent the slip without first checking it's depth and access. A lot of those slips have shoaled pretty badly and may have only two or three feet depth 10 feet from the seawall at low tide. If Fisherman's Village is open when you are there, go there and rent a small powerboat and using a leadline, check it out for yourself FIRST!!!!!!!!!
Look at the attached chart. BLUE is less than 6 foot depth(you hope.) From Bill Bell's post let's look at the places he mentioned: Item 1(in red) is the Charlotte Harbor area. When you are there in February drive northbound across the Hiway 41 bridge and see what percentage of the boats are aground at low tide. If the wind is out of the north, they will be aground at high tide. I suspect you will immediately eliminate that area as a place to keep your beautiful 290. Item 2(in red) is the Holiday Inn area. I have no personal knowledge about it. Item 3(in red) is the Fisherman's Village Marina. It was closed for renovation when I was there a couple of weeks ago. When it was open before, it looked like a very nice place. Slip fees for my 380 would have been a little over $400 per month but they would not provide a slip for a full year because they had them reserved for Canadian snow birds who have been staying there for a number of years. Also, when I was ready to leave the marina I had to wait several hours for tide to get high enough to float my boat. I am not aware of any marinas actually in Port Charlotte. Both Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda have yacht clubs, but I believe the waiting list to get a slip there is measured in decades. Punta Gorda canals in the area north and west of Marion Avenue beginning at the Isles Yacht Club are generally accessable. They are all sailboat canals with no bridges blocking access. Since you seem determined to relocate to that area, I believe your best bet for getting a good slip is to knock on some doors and find someone living in that area who will rent their unused slip space to you. I believe the going rate is around $200 per month. Don't rent the slip without first checking it's depth and access. A lot of those slips have shoaled pretty badly and may have only two or three feet depth 10 feet from the seawall at low tide. If Fisherman's Village is open when you are there, go there and rent a small powerboat and using a leadline, check it out for yourself FIRST!!!!!!!!!
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40ft mast &3'6' draft
I'll be looking around while we are there for afew week's ,checking the retired communties(thats what the wife wants) we will also be looking at between st.pete to ft myers to get a feel for the area,my son lives in sarasota and my aunt lives in ft myers on a canal with a slip. I guess I could keep my boat there but her health not good and her house is too high priced for me. I have a few years before we decide where to live,so were just looking for now and learning about florida. P.S. Bill do mean $10.00ft per month. nick
I'll be looking around while we are there for afew week's ,checking the retired communties(thats what the wife wants) we will also be looking at between st.pete to ft myers to get a feel for the area,my son lives in sarasota and my aunt lives in ft myers on a canal with a slip. I guess I could keep my boat there but her health not good and her house is too high priced for me. I have a few years before we decide where to live,so were just looking for now and learning about florida. P.S. Bill do mean $10.00ft per month. nick
charlotte harbor
I hate to admit it, this area is fantastic for a boat your size. Yes, the area is a bit shallow, especially in the winter however we all sail here year round. The area pictured in the last response is a small percentage of the sailing area however it is one of the best sailing areas in the harbor. If you fear shallow water than stay away from the entire west coast of Florida. Sand bars and shallow water are as much a part of our life here as mosquitoes, humitity,lightning and retired people from up north driving slow in the fast lane. Now for a list of marinas in the charlotte harbor area that are actually open; Burnt Store. Yep, that's it for the protected marinas. Fisherman's Village has been closed for close to 8 months for rebuilding of the docks, they haven't even started yet. I'd be suprised if this marina opens within the next three years given the way the entire Fisherman's Village area is operating recently. As for the hotel between the bridges, I'm not sure of their system or prices but I am sure that they get pounded by wind/waves during any sw,w,nw winds. Your choices are to either buy a house on the water or rent someone's dock behind their house. There are thousands of old retired people living on the water with empty docks. Don't just look at a paper chart and say the sailing is no good because you'd be a fool. Just have a bit of adventure in your blood and a Sea Tow/Tow Boat US card in your wallet and you'll be fine.
I hate to admit it, this area is fantastic for a boat your size. Yes, the area is a bit shallow, especially in the winter however we all sail here year round. The area pictured in the last response is a small percentage of the sailing area however it is one of the best sailing areas in the harbor. If you fear shallow water than stay away from the entire west coast of Florida. Sand bars and shallow water are as much a part of our life here as mosquitoes, humitity,lightning and retired people from up north driving slow in the fast lane. Now for a list of marinas in the charlotte harbor area that are actually open; Burnt Store. Yep, that's it for the protected marinas. Fisherman's Village has been closed for close to 8 months for rebuilding of the docks, they haven't even started yet. I'd be suprised if this marina opens within the next three years given the way the entire Fisherman's Village area is operating recently. As for the hotel between the bridges, I'm not sure of their system or prices but I am sure that they get pounded by wind/waves during any sw,w,nw winds. Your choices are to either buy a house on the water or rent someone's dock behind their house. There are thousands of old retired people living on the water with empty docks. Don't just look at a paper chart and say the sailing is no good because you'd be a fool. Just have a bit of adventure in your blood and a Sea Tow/Tow Boat US card in your wallet and you'll be fine.
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I am ready for sailing more than 6 months of year and we have plenty of sandbars and shallow water on long island,I also have a great chartplotter with my sew-tow card handy,thanks for the info and happy sailing. nick
I am ready for sailing more than 6 months of year and we have plenty of sandbars and shallow water on long island,I also have a great chartplotter with my sew-tow card handy,thanks for the info and happy sailing. nick
Ten Bucks a Foot
Yep. Its $10 a foot plus tax plus electric. My 42' costs $445.20 plus $10-15 electric per month. There's also a 35 foot minimum. Some marinas in Miami like Dinner Key, the city run marina are up to $16-$23 per foot. I've lived here 9 years and have yet to get out the Boat US card with unlimited tow insurance. I can always get the wing keel off the sand without a lot of trouble, but I still keep the tow insurance. Bill
Yep. Its $10 a foot plus tax plus electric. My 42' costs $445.20 plus $10-15 electric per month. There's also a 35 foot minimum. Some marinas in Miami like Dinner Key, the city run marina are up to $16-$23 per foot. I've lived here 9 years and have yet to get out the Boat US card with unlimited tow insurance. I can always get the wing keel off the sand without a lot of trouble, but I still keep the tow insurance. Bill
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