Poll: Cato Costa or Ft Desoto

RUSTYNTABATHA · #1 05-12-2014, 05:09 PM

Guess we need to make the call shortly... I'm looking forward to having mine ready and hope to drag it down !!!! new tires waiting on me at the house to install tom... and be changing the bearings this week as well...

Snookerd · #2 05-12-2014, 10:30 PM

CC is more adventurous. Would we get a decent crowd from both coasts?

NoBones · #3 05-12-2014, 11:07 PM

Patti and I have officially retired the "tent"...

There are some things in life where comfort out weighs ruggedness..

If it is Cayo Costa, we will be at the Marriott on Punta Rassa!

If it is Ft. Desoto, I will be coming in a Motorhome!

Can you say NO MORE TENTING.....

I love the comradery, just not adverse elements!!

Bushwacker · #4 05-14-2014, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBones

Patti and I have officially retired the "tent"...

There are some things in life where comfort out weighs ruggedness..

If it is Cayo Costa, we will be at the Marriott on Punta Rassa!

If it is Ft. Desoto, I will be coming in a Motorhome!

Can you say NO MORE TENTING.....

I love the comradery, just not adverse elements!!

Ken,

You already HAVE the ultimate motorhome for these gatherings, that 27' SeaMaster! Just finish it up and you'll have plenty of comfort!

Seriously, I'm amazed that more folks besides Dave, Connor, Capt. Lloyd and Gillie haven't figured out that sleeping aboard a Seafari or even a Sceptre has many advantages compared to a tent! I had a dry, bug-free comfortable bunk, head and a full galley all close at hand that required minimal effort to prepare for the trip. All I had to do was load a sleeping bag plus a couple of coolers with ice and groceries and we were good to go! All you need besides that is a pair of Daisy Dukes shorts to facilitate trips ashore to join the gang without getting your britches wet!

Snookerd · #5 05-14-2014, 10:49 PM

I don't care either way.....the main point is to try to be centralized as much as possible. I think the more we stay together the better the trip. How else can I get samples of the motley crew's plunder and share mine? I may just convert my Sceptre Into a tent! Great comments Denny!

Terry England · #6 05-15-2014, 09:37 PM

It looks like 6.5 miles from Fort Desoto to the Magnuson Hotel Marina Cove (www.marinacoveresort.com) at the north end of the Sunshine Skyway. Check it out. A little No Wake Zone on each end, but other than that, "Spool 'em up" (http://tinyurl.com/med973u).

Bushwacker · #7 05-16-2014, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Snookerd

CC is more adventurous. Would we get a decent crowd from both coasts?

The Seafari Hilton will be quite comfortable at either location! We've been to Ft. Desoto several times and it's nice, but I'd sorta like the adventure of trying a new place so I voted for CC. It's also a bit closer, and I'd like to check out Terry's digs there! Got to explore some of the beach and Pelican Bay anchorage when Harry and I met Connor over there on our S. Fl. Circumnavigation trip http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...avigation+trip a few years ago, so would be neat to see more of the island! If ol' buddy Harry can join me, we might come over by water across the Okeechobee Waterway!