To Bring / Do

THRU HULL DIAGRAM

Light for dinghy
calculator
Spare depth setup
First aid kit
Alcohol
H2o2
Sea sick med
Insect repellant
Delo 400 oil
Tranny oil

Diesel can with diesel
Boat hook
Boat brush
Rope bag
Tools
Truck tools
Boat tools
Gpsmap 76
Gps 12
Garmin chart plotter
Lowrance gps
Charts
AA bats
9v bat
D bats
Snorkel bag
Pam life jacket
Waterway guide
Flash lights
Garden hose
Laptops
hawking
Magma
Propane cans
Sea sick motion ease
Aqua tainers
Camera
Charger
Shades
Hat
Sun screen
Garmin Nuvi
Boat paperwork
Insurance papers
Cell phones & chargers
Wind indicator
12v battery charger
Filet knife
Jock
Hack saw
Fishing gear
Percolator
Medium ice chest
Eye meds
Whistles for everyone
Fire extinguisher
Flare kit
Horn
Strobes
Buckets
Pens pencils erasers
Wd 40
Foil
Matches
Lighters
Paper towels
Towels
Clothes pins
Can opener
Scissors
Bolt cutters
Toilet paper
Cleaning sponges and liquid
Garbage bags
Paperwork
Duct tape
Legal pads
Music
Cd player with fuse
Fill gas and diesel cans
Hand held vhf – charged
Xponder for toll roads
Call bear point marina 251-981-2327
Hose nozzle
Binocs
Long screw driver for changing alt belts
Cig lighter extension
Pam’s multimeter
Usb storage thing from truck, tayana files from work.


Stan to check
Spare Alternator belts
Spare impeller
Spare racor fuel filter
Spare engine fuel filter
Fuel tank filled up
water tanks filled up
holding tank pumped out
propane valve replaced and propane tank filled up
uscg items, flares, lift jacket, horn,
is there a fuel gauge?



Day 1 Palm to Ft. Laud. 56 miles
Day 2 Lake at Ft. Laud to Caesar Creek 55 miles
Caesear Creek to Rodriguez key 33 miles
Day 3 Rodriguez key to Marathon 53 miles

Intracoastal route:
Day 4-5 Marathon to Cape Coral 150 miles
Day 6-7 Cape coral (Sanibel) to tarpon spr 140 miles via intracoastal route
Day 8-9 Tarpon spr to apalach 165 miles
Day 10 Apalach to panama city 71 miles
Day 11 Panama city to pcola 106 miles

Offshore route:
Day 4-9 Marathon to pcola via coast 573 miles
Marathon to pcola direct 540 miles
Sands Harbor Resort & Marina (Pompano) 50 per nite
125 North Riverside DrivePompano Beach, FL 33062954-942-9100 x6000
From the Atlantic Ocean, take the Hillsboro Inlet to the Intracoastal waterway. Turn left (south) on the Intracoastal. Go through the 14th Street bridge underpass and continue heading south until you see the 8 story hotel tower on the east side of the water. Either dock at the Patio Bar's north dock, or go to the dock office by the gas pumps for specific docking instructions. Latitude: 26° 14' 49" N. Longitude: 80° 06' 39" W.
To do at boat:

Verify fuel tanks full
Fill water tanks
Fill aquatainers
Check if ss wire is on anchor shackles
Verify full propane tank
Verify empty holding tank

Engine
Check oil
Check coolant
Check alternator belt
Inspect fuel filter
Inspect water filter
Inspect tranny fluid
Inspect impeller, locate spare

Navigation
Check weather
File float plan

Safety
Put life raft below
Rig jacklines
Test epirb
Put strobes on life jackets

Check bilge pump
Check manual bilge pump
Lash anchors
Tie and secure spare fuel and water containers
Test lights
Check all and close unnecessary seacocks
Perform radio check
Check water pressure in galley & heads

Dan Questions:

How to start engine
How to start refrigeration
Heads
One work better?
Use
How to pump overboard
Y valve location
For both?
Windlass switch location
Use
Fuel tank
Switch valves for tanks
Dinghy
Motor
Inflator
Oars? Need to bring mine?
Refrigerator pump switch?


Anchoring in Ft. Lauderdale: First and foremost, there is a 24 hour anchoring limit, which means that you can only anchor for 24 hours within city limits. There are two known anchorages in Ft. Lauderdale. The "free" anchorage is at Lake Sylvia, which can be accessed from the ICW (consult for exact location and approach). Lake Sylvia is a large circular basin surrounded by large waterfront homes. No dinghy facilities or places to come ashore are nearby. The nearest places to bring a dinghy or tender to are a few waterfront restaurants near the mouth of the entrance to Lake Sylvia, but they are not free and will expect you to eat or drink there and you can't leave your dinghy there. Lake Sylvia is well protected though, so if the weather is nasty you can drop an anchor there and rest for a while. There is a sandbar in the middle of the entrance to the lake, so you must hug the eastern side of the channel to stay in deep water. Once inside the lake there is more depth.The city mooring field is on the south end of the Las Olas Bridge and features 10 mooring balls at $20 a night. You can hail the Las Olas Marina on the VHF Channel 16, or call them at 954-828-7200. The moorings are available on a first come, first served basis. If you take a mooring you must dinghy over to the marina to fill out the paperwork. There is a dinghy dock there, as well as comfort facilities. If there is no mooring available when you arrive, you may anchor on the outside of the mooring field overnight but you must pull anchor by noon the next day. The dinghy dock is only available during the business hours of the Las Olas Marina, which are 8 am to 4:45 pm. If you arrive during bad weather and have to choose between the city mooring field and Lake Sylvia, the latter is much more protected from the elements and traffic from other boats.