Yard Recommendations / Ft Myers Area

[SV Escapade]

Hi All,
For 12 years I have used Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto, Fl, for all my yard work. Always completely satisfied. That was when the boats lived in Tampa Bay! Now we and the boat live in Cape Coral. The diver cleaned the bottom today, telling me that I had probably another year to go before needing a bottom job. Great news, but got me thinking that I do need to find a new yard nearby. So, anyone with recommendations (or places to avoid) in the area?

BTW, the current bottom paint was applied by Snead in February of 2010. 2 coats at the waterline, one coat everywhere else. Petit Trinidad SR. And the diver says it has another year to go! I am thrilled! :dance:

 

[patrick17440]

Boat yard

Hi All,
For 12 years I have used Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto, Fl, for all my yard work. Always completely satisfied. That was when the boats lived in Tampa Bay! Now we and the boat live in Cape Coral. The diver cleaned the bottom today, telling me that I had probably another year to go before needing a bottom job. Great news, but got me thinking that I do need to find a new yard nearby. So, anyone with recommendations (or places to avoid) in the area?

BTW, the current bottom paint was applied by Snead in February of 2010. 2 coats at the waterline, one coat everywhere else. Petit Trinidad SR. And the diver says it has another year to go! I am thrilled! :dance:

There is a very good boat yard in Fort Myers Beach, Olsen's which is next
to Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille. It's a very small world. I was sitting on my
lanai having coffee this morning and surfing the Hunter site when I read your post. I looked and saw your boat from my 10th floor condo. I have a Hunter 460
in Newport Beach Ca and my wife and I fly back and forth from Ca to Cape Harbour to avoid crappy So Cal winters. I just sold my power boat this week,
32ft Pursuit Offshore Express Hot Pursuit, which I moored at the first slip
on your dock in front of Run Aground when we were here and moved it to the boat house when we were in Ca. Now looking for a sailboat replacement. I got tired of paying $1500 in gas for a round trip to Key West.