[nestorpr]

Hi Capt. Brad! I'm not sure where in Elliott Key I took this picture, I know we were on the West side of the island on a real shallow area with a very small open sandy beach with some tree branches jutting out where we tied off the boat. It was a great place for the grandkids because the water was only about 14" deep, very grassy though. North of us there was a much larger beach with a lot of boats in the area and a dock with some FWC and MDPD boats.

I see what you mean about the outriggers, I will install some TACO Sport Slam bases which have a LOT of positioning capability so I would have to move them back a bit so they're not blocked by the tower. They're very easy to reposition with just one knob. I will have the bases this month so I'll install them correctly so I won't have to reposition them when I do install the arch. The antenna I already have and it's a pull out base that I can reach while seated at the helm so, like you said, I'll need to see if I need to reposition it after the arch goes in. Looks like I need to draw version 3! Thanks for the advice.

How's Melbourne? You know, that's where I really wanted to move to when I retired from the USAF but the only job that panned out was in Miami so I ended up here. Now that I need to fly out every month to all of Latin America and the Caribbean I'm kind of stuck having to live close to the Miami airport. Is housing expensive? I might consider retiring that way in the next decade and it might be a good idea to buy now. Good luck and see ya later!