T&T: Bad Key West Marina

[Stephen Offutt]

Carol and List, For future cruises, I keep a log of cruiser reports (both
pos/neg) for places we might visit.  This one definitively goes into the
Log!  All reports get our attention.  I don't see enough good ones, though. 

 I can add one right now.  Our favorite is Key Allegro near Rockport TX.
They are very good folks, always there to catch lines with spare power Y's
and a good word.  The marina is very clean and the restaurant food is good
and the Gulf is right there.  Social cruise and weekend crowds and a
subtropical environment make for a good stay every time.  We watched our
first Christmas Boat Parade there (La Posada for the locals).  We were new
to the area and were surprised at the parade.  We watched it from the bow of
our then-boat 'Dutch's Treat'.  

The balance of the evening, and some of the morning were spent with the
other marina visitors in an impromptu progressive cocktail party and boat
show.
It was one of those moments that help make-up the need to cruise for us.
Thanks
On the Hard in Fairhope, AL
Still Boat Buying

------Original Message-----
-From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com [mailto:trawlers-
-and-trawlering-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Carol Ivey
-Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:42 AM
-To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com
-Subject: T&T: Bad Key West Marina
-
-Just wanted to pass on a bad marina experience we had in Key West, maybe it
-will make the owners think about who is actually paying their bills.  The
-marina is Conch Harbour and the Asst. Dockmaster Tom was unbelievably rude
-on every occasion we dealt with him telling us repeatedly we were welcome
-to
-go elsewhere!  After paying $3.50 per foot (that's overall boat length and
-the guy actually brought out a tape measure to be sure!), we expected a
-little better treatment.  We have traveled from Long Island Bahamas to Bar
-Harbor, Maine this year and spent many nights in many different marinas and
-have never been treated so poorly.  Obviously this marina does not need our
-business or our dollars, so let's all help them out and stay somewhere
-else.
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