GL: Pahokee Marina

[Ralph Yost (home)]

What state and country is Pahokee Marina ?
I have no idea where this is.
thanks
R.
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: GL: Pahokee Marina


> Last nite, we did an overnite transiet dock at the new Pahokee Marina, 
> just
> to see what they have done to the newly reopened marina.
>
> I was real impressed with the docks, all new floaing, the electirc and 
> water
> hookups, pump outs on each dock finger, real impressive pool, and nice new
> hurricane proof buildings.
>
> Now the bad news.
> The town is scarry. I wold not leave the marina, or even the boat at nite.
> The marina had 5 boats in 100 plus slip marina.
> that evening the marina got so rough, we left early.
> Even though they have built 10 ft concrete walls around the marina  for 
> wave
> protection, the waves still get in and bounce back and forth against  the
> walls. UNbearable.
> And with those tall walls all around the marina, you feel like your  in
> boaters prison, you have NO views of the lake, even though it is on three 
> sides.
> the laudry room is quite a hike away. All the buldings are aall empty, 
> there
> are NO services available
> I wold not shop in town at the grocery store. .
>
> It is sad, in a day when marina'a are going away,, a small town like 
> Pahokee
> builds a multi million dollar
> marina, a gem, in a really really terrible location. With a location off 
> the
> beaten path, in a town as scarry as pahokee, they won't have much of a
> chance.
>
> FWIW
>
>
> See you on  the Waterways!
>
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