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Where to dock in Tampa/St. Pete

AJack

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Is there a list of restaurants with docks around Tampa/St. Pete?

Location/Description (Lat, Long)
* Downtown Tampa at Armature (7.959076, -82.463828)
* St. Pete public docks (27.773101, -82.631392)
* Apollo Beach (7.779890, -82.423108)
* Hula Bay off Gandy (27.885055, -82.533937)
 

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Here are a few more we frequent (including Downtown St. Petersburg and HulaBay):
The Getaway (at the west end of Gandy Bridge) (27.8710° N, 82.6115° W)
The Big Catch at Salt Creek (formerly Fishtales) (27.7555° N, 82.6354° W)
Nepa Hut Beach Bar (27.7058° N, 82.6777° W)
The Island Grille & Raw Bar in Tiera Verdi (27.6900° N, 82.7216° W)
 

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Let me know when you're going out to dinner. Maybe we meet you there. We're always going out. PM me if you want.
 

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We're going to First Friday in St. Pete tonight. Hope I get a spot at the public dock.
 

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We were just there last night. Ate at Ruth's Chris during their HH. Better prices. I'll check with my wife and see if she'll go. She normally doesn't like FF. Different type of crowd.
 

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It'll be my first time with the boat during the night time, but luckily the weather looks pleasant!
 

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It's supposed to be a really nice weekend.

I like going to my destinations during light hours and returning at night. Do you live that far from DSP?
 

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I'm on MacDill
 

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Get yourself a good GPS with maps (for depths) and a good spotlight. Below is what I have. Best I've ever owned. Easily picks up markers from very far distances. Had it for ~3 years.
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Oh man, wish I could of gotten in on this! I haven't been out on our boat yet after dark but I'd like to get a few local trips to see what its all about. Interested to know how this turns out =)
 

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We made it, a little choppy on the Tampa side but smoothed our closer to St Pete.
 

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Successful roundtrip from MacDill to St. Pete. The ride back was nice, stayed around 32mph and trusted the navigation charts. I did get cautious leaving the marina since there are those black, small softball sized things floating in the water once you leave the no-wake zone. I do recommend getting a spotlight as @Dean P suggested. I didn't have one, but luckily there was enough of the moon out.
 

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I did get cautious leaving the marina since there are those black, small softball sized things floating in the water once you leave the no-wake zone.
Those are buoys for crab pots. I don't aim for them but don't worry about them either since we don't have props. Please get a light (it'll make you feel better!).
You may also want to download the Darksky App for your phone. My son turned me on to this app. Couldn't believe how accurate it is at predicting weather and wind. I live by the winds. If the winds are below 10 mph, we'll bring people with us. We don't go out over 15. If they're down around 4-7 we'll cut across to HulaBay. Get the app, you won't be dissappointed.

Where did you eat at?
 

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Myself and three of the bullets we're heading from Malabar to Fort Pierce marina for lunch today the weather is going to be wonderful wish I could tag along in Saint Pete but we'll be doing that trip soon this summer or maybe sooner looking forward to a lake trip see how it is on the water I will post some pictures up later today about one day on the water be safe guys.
 
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