jimandsue60
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We took a short trip from Sanibel Island Fl. to Naples Fl. Three boats and 6 people. Our first stop was Gordon Pass in Naples for lunch.
Two nights docked at Naples City Dock gave us some time to explore the area. The weather was perfect, it was a bit warm the first night but gave us a chance to try our portable air conditioner. It worked great!
We had dinner at the Dock and breakfast at the Cove Inn, all within walking distance. Little Marco Pass at Keewaydin Island is a great place to anchor for a few hours, you can anchor in the safety of the river and walk to the gulf.
From there we went to lunch at the Snook Inn on Marco Island. Then to Goodland near Coon Key and a beverage at the Little Bar and Restaurant. The little fish market in Goodland has some really wonderful shrimp for sale, we cooked them on the dock back in Naples for dinner.
On the way home we stopped at Lovers Key, South of Ft Myers Beach. A Hurricane deck boat had a steering issue and called for Sea Tow. Sea Tow showed up promptly and came to the beach rather quickly beaching the boats bow on the beach. They exchanged info and tied a line to the Hurricane. The Sea Tow operator started the engine and put it in reverse, as soon as he did I heard a loud thump and the operator shut it down immediately. He quickly put a dive mask on and jumped in the water to check the damage.
He said the the shaft had separated from the engine? I think he had come in to shallow and had tried to reverse with the prop in the sand. I thought his boat had some sort of keel guard around the prop and shaft but he said it did not.
We have always wondered if Sea Tow ever needed Sea Tow! Now we know. It was interesting to see a boat towing two boats.
What a fun little getaway!
Jim
Two nights docked at Naples City Dock gave us some time to explore the area. The weather was perfect, it was a bit warm the first night but gave us a chance to try our portable air conditioner. It worked great!
We had dinner at the Dock and breakfast at the Cove Inn, all within walking distance. Little Marco Pass at Keewaydin Island is a great place to anchor for a few hours, you can anchor in the safety of the river and walk to the gulf.
From there we went to lunch at the Snook Inn on Marco Island. Then to Goodland near Coon Key and a beverage at the Little Bar and Restaurant. The little fish market in Goodland has some really wonderful shrimp for sale, we cooked them on the dock back in Naples for dinner.
On the way home we stopped at Lovers Key, South of Ft Myers Beach. A Hurricane deck boat had a steering issue and called for Sea Tow. Sea Tow showed up promptly and came to the beach rather quickly beaching the boats bow on the beach. They exchanged info and tied a line to the Hurricane. The Sea Tow operator started the engine and put it in reverse, as soon as he did I heard a loud thump and the operator shut it down immediately. He quickly put a dive mask on and jumped in the water to check the damage.
He said the the shaft had separated from the engine? I think he had come in to shallow and had tried to reverse with the prop in the sand. I thought his boat had some sort of keel guard around the prop and shaft but he said it did not.
We have always wondered if Sea Tow ever needed Sea Tow! Now we know. It was interesting to see a boat towing two boats.
What a fun little getaway!
Jim
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