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Still debating if we want to pull the trigger on this in a couple weeks, or do something more casual and just trailer the boat down south to a few locations.
It could be anything really but in all probability you might get bad weather. Pushing through 3 or 4 feet waves is not the trouble both in terms of convenience and damage to the boat. Bouncing every 4 seconds gets old very quickly.
Thanks for the heads up, you have a link to that video by any chance? I watched a few videos and didn't see the one you mentioned. That would definitely be a nightmare! I tried searching to see if there is a specific season this is an issue with no luck. Maybe someone can chime in, but it appears they manually clear the canals. I imagine maybe the cleaning got delayed for whatever reason during that video you mentioned and it got clogged up.
Agreed that would not be fun and weather is a wild card...
6 min mark when they found out the operator wont open the locks cause of weed.
oh god that would be miserable, especially if it was at the end of the loop then we would be stuck and couldn't even turn back.
Yes and imagine if you are within 25 miles of you finish line that would suck. I do not know how maintenance on the lock goes but maybe they clear it within 1 day and im sure there is some airbnb canal front so you can wait it out, but its probably good to research before you start your trip or start with the okechobee run fist and finish the trip off-shore so you dont worry about last minute canal issue.
The spot where they got jammed looks like they could have went around it into Okeechobee if they wanted to. I just called a random lock not too far from that spot and they said as of right now every thing is fine. If we go through with it, I'll probably check again right before we go. Thanks again for the tip.
Looks like a great plan. Document everything for the jetboat crew so if we ever want to try it, we have an idea on what works etc. Good luck!
Finding slips is a bit of a challenge, lots of places booked especially in Miami which seems to have a lot of construction going on at Marinas right now. I'll share all the spots we end up staying but I have been doing a lot of calling around.
I’d say now. If it rains that should make for a good rinse down of the boat
Everytime i go out, I never bring cover, its too much of a hassle for me. Unless you have some valuables to cover at night, ie coolers fishing rods etc, I wouldn't bring it.
