83. Reality of Owning a Boat [Moved to a Dock] | Learning the Lines - DIY Sailing
Freebie has been at anchor for a few weeks, and in that time period we’ve lost a lot of sleep worrying about dragging anchor. It seems that our fears were warranted as we drug multiple times in those few weeks. Aside from getting hung up on sunken engine blocks, our 200′ of chain and 35 pound mantus seemed to do nothing for us anytime it blew over 15 knots because of the poor holding.
It was time get out of that anchorage before we drug to shore. We found an affordable private dock here in Marathon, FL and we’re sleeping much better at night now.
If you’re looking for affordable dockage in the keys, I encourage you to post in local facebook groups like we did. We had multiple people reach out to us with offers to rent their dock space at a reasonable rate.
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