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Is there any real cruising community?
In Response To: But places like Boot Bay Key used to be legitimate cruisers harbours, and it went off the rails at some point 
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() Consider that while cruisers may know each other and keep in touch, by nature, they are a transient lot, and thus have little voice in the local activities in any location they visit. And since they are "just visitors" in the eyes of the locals, it is highly unlikely that the locals give a rat's butt about their condition.
Something to consider... it is not the cruisers that are likely the problem... they want to drop the hook for a while here and there, but by nature, they also want to move on.
On the other hand, some local buys a boat and can't afford to maintain it... and it ends up in the transient anchorage, and cruisers get the blame for boats that really don't cruise.
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- Florida is tightening its anchoring laws.
- Too bad cruisers aren't organized
- I've been waiting for you to get to this Dave.
- Doesn't seem to be too onerous
- Maybe not by Connecticut standards...
- Not too onerous for the 1% with deep pockets
- That isn't bad at all for a mooring rental
- How much do they charge to anchor?
- You can anchor in Boot Key harbor? I thought that went the way of the Doodoo.
- Anchoring isn't allowed in either Southwest Harbor or Northeast Harbor
- That includes a parking space...
- Actually Dave, that $225/mo looks like it is for...
- Yeah, I[m sure Dave andn Pam and others like them...
- That's the sad point about Boot Key. A chunk of the boats are populated with "cruisers" living the dream.
- And so what?
- Doesn't matter whether on the water or a sidewalk grate
- The answer is not to force them out of the community.
- Vagrancy is not illegal in our country but panhandling is
- You might be wrong on that Pam, in many locations
- all I need is to hang out at a marina with a cardboard sign reading "will rig for food" and I'm in!
- The answer is not to force them out of the community.
- And when the city homeless moves on, there's a cardboard box to clear out. When your buddy moves on
- Rat holes are rat holes regardless of owned by rich or poor.
- There for the lack of 'personal accountability' go I
- Doesn't matter whether on the water or a sidewalk grate
- And so what?
- That's the sad point about Boot Key. A chunk of the boats are populated with "cruisers" living the dream.
- Yeah, I[m sure Dave andn Pam and others like them...
- You can anchor in Boot Key harbor? I thought that went the way of the Doodoo.
- land yachts (RV's) pay near $2000.00 per month for the same privileges there in Marathon...
- How much do they charge to anchor?
- Maybe not by Connecticut standards...
- Perhaps You Can Contribute a Few Bucks Then ...
- The daily rate is too high
- Time to move on, Dave – get away from those Prophets of Doom while you still can…
