Anchoring in Florida - Where to Anchor in Florida

Anchoring your boat in Florida.
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[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

The one thing this video doesn't touch on that much is the special circumstances of liveaboard boats at anchor. I've read several articles recently about different areas in Florida that are prohibiting liveaboards from anchoring. The issue of liveaboards has become something of a hot button topic much like boondocking RVers and even true homeless people. It all comes back to people being resentful of anybody else "getting something for nothing" or living an alternative lifestyle.

[@jeffreyulery2182]

That's an unfair reduction but I understand the reason you may feel this way.

[@jkutyna]

@@jeffreyulery2182 In either event, those local jurisdictions are in violation of Florida state law. Florida is VERY clear that as long as you're not in the navigable channel, and not in one of the STATE OF FLORIDA's designated mooring fields, you cannot be impeded from anchoring your vessel.

[@Blah86683]

I must be confused about the part where people are upset because they feel though you are getting something for nothing, what exactly are you getting for nothing considering the vessel I live on it's nearly half a million dollars so what exactly did I get for nothing??

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

@@Blah86683not paying property tax for that great view like the people in those condos you can see out your window…. I say screw them, they chose wrong and are pissed about it.

[@TheBowen747]

@@jeffreyulery2182 you just saw the law on this video most this shit dont pertain to cruisers. and movers.. so its like the rvs in a state park, they have to leave every 90 days.. then they come back.

[@aaronmit6584]

One thing to note, in Florida derelict vessels cannot be claimed as salvage even if the boat is a total wreck. In fact, entering a boat that is not yours regardless of condition could land you a trespassing charge. Personally I think this is causing a ton of dead boat clutter in Florida's beautiful waterways. If a boat is abandoned the boat owner should be held liable for it, given a reasonable amount of time to recover / remove it, but once that is over it should be fair game for salvagers.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Correct and agreed!

[@TheBowen747]

@@AdventuresInParadise wiat till this law kicks in lots of used boat parts from state law confiscation of a derelict boat sales.

[@TropicTrdr]

If you can find out who owns it...

[@JonathanVanVuren]

Thanks for pulling that info together. We’re on the Banana River over by Cape Canaveral and there are a number of abandoned vessels. They get cleaned our regularly but it isn’t cheap. There was one guy who “got a deal” on an old cabin cruiser, and anchored it with no engine, no lights, no bilgepump i ever saw running with a sign that read “In Transit” along with a cell number. He’d answer and say he was towing it out of there soon. Right until it sunk, then he had no idea what boat you were talking about. As an owner of a “free” Catalina 22 myself that I’m working hard to fix up again this turns my stomach. These things are dangerous to people and property and just because you got it free doesn’t mean you know how to use it or repair it. I’m not saying everyone has to shell out $$$ to have things professionally repaired, you can be frugal! And I sincerely hope more do as you do, I love that y’all are learning and making repairs it’s such a great example compared to other channels that are all bikinis and boat show give aways. Being a dreamer is great, but at some point real gear and real repairs need to be made and real seamanship needs to be learned or they shouldn’t bother being any closer to the water than a bridge. Great video pointing out one of the things folks should learn about. We all have the right to use these amazing waterways, but a responsibility to keep them beautiful and safe.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Well said! Thank you. Haven't you heard that a free boat is expensive?

[@brianjones8673]

I've always wondered, is there a process to apply for salvage title if you float one that sunk?

[@lewharve]

as a liveabord I support this program to clear out anchorages,

[@TheBowen747]

does this cause a lot of cops stopping and knocking on vessels that people live on , like they do on Land.. can a legal person live in the keys on a sailboat and be left alone. ????????

[@torsteinraaby]

This is very informative. Thank you so much for this!

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Fantastic work. ⚓

[@andycast_com]

Well done

[@TropicTrdr]

I've owned multiple large vessels and lived aboard them in California and Corpus Christi, Texas when I was in the Navy. I'm glad I did it then because the climate is not good now. I see these floating homeless camps all over Brevard County and I doubt that any of them are registered or insured, That is making it harder for those with well found boats to find moorage and don't even begin on the insurance scenario. Mooring fields were a great addition to San Diego and I think they should be utilized for all local unattended vessels which are registered and inspected.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

I don't live far from there and I don't think a expired sticker on a boat would stay that way to long as they are constantly checked. Anytime I've see one it gets a red sticker on it and is removed if the owner does not contact. This happened to me once, I was leaving my boat in our anchorage, I got a ticket in the mail for no light after only a few days. I had a solar light but it stopped working.

[@lakesidemotorsports7658]

Dude must have forgotten about the hurricanes lol

[@francus7227]

Cool clip. But..... I was hoping for more on were TO anchor..... This is more about WHAT to anchor or NOT anchor.

[@2catsonboat]

There are boaters, floaters and hobos. Florida has been ruined by the hobos and are dragging the floaters down with them. Keep your boat in good shape, keep moving, pick your weather.

[@joelkay1902]

How much fuel did you use on your 40 mile trip when you first got the boat? I'm planning a similar trip and wondering what the motoring economy worked out to be

[@AdventuresInParadise]

I think it was about 7 or 8 gallons, but since then on other trips I've worked it out to about 1 gallon per hour at 50-60% throttle. But I have a 2-stroke 6hp from 1996. A newer or 4-stroke wound do better. I would figure at minimum 1gph and then have extra.

[@robinwells8879]

I am really surprised that you guys use anchors for long term mooring. I had a fixed mooring which was a very heavy railway truck wheel and that was scary enough for me here in the uk. 😳

[@jkutyna]

The mooring fields in Florida are managed BY the state of Florida and there are very few. Less than 10 in total and 3 of them are in St Augustine alone. The cost of mooring in a moorinig field in Florida exceeds what most slip rentals would be elsewhere. We are talking 200-500 $ per month just to be tied up to your associated mooring ball and it's yours. Nobody else can use it even if your boat is down in the bahamas for the winter.

[@ECUmedford]

My Catalina 22 broke free of its mooring last Fall. The bow eye pulled right out. It somehow missed two piers and mooring field full of boats and landed on a beach.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Scary! And when it happened to mine, the waves and wind were too bad to do anything except stand there and watch it 3 feet away from hitting it's outboard motor into a dock. Luckily, the anchor held and the next day we were able to rescue it!

[@ECUmedford]

@@AdventuresInParadise We had to grab the main halyard and pull on it from in the water on the starboard side. This made the bloat float on its side so we could drag it out.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

@@ECUmedford What year was the boat? I run my anchor line through my bow eye to get it a little lower, but it comes back up to the cleat also.

[@ECUmedford]

Adventures In Paradise it is a 1977. I now keep it on a bridle so that I can tie off on the top cleats and then a safety tie on each side of the bow pulpit.

[@benkanobe7500]

You purchased an improved and bigger bow anchor (I think). Would you recommend it for the Catalina 22 or something else based on your experience?

[@AdventuresInParadise]

The larger anchor was too hard to lift once it buried itself in the sand. It was only because we left the boat at anchor for storage and we have storms with gusts in the 30's. Seeing that it has to be stored on deck, I would stick with the typical anchor size for a boat of this length.

[@benkanobe7500]

@@AdventuresInParadise Thank you. I have been working my through your C - 22 videos and am learning like drinking through a firehouse. Thank you for documenting all that you did. And also, for responding to old YTs when you have moved on so far in your big boat.

[@samus4799]

Hmmmmmm. Investment opportunity. Recycle old masts into hard tie down points. No dragging anchor.

[@The1stGurehaundo]

So NIMBY goes to shore, huh?

[@puppygirl8602]

This is probably a dumb question but ... can people "rescue " these boats under salvage rules and legally own them? Not sure why so many people are dumping boats.🤯

[@AdventuresInParadise]

From my understanding, this isn't possible in Floriday (any more) but is in some states. you find it, it's yours. Florida will have the sheriff calling you, then you get fines, then you pay to have it destroyed, which can be about $5,000. I have a part two of this video I've been working on but it's been months since I've looked at it. Redoing it because we had some changes here. Every anchorage has junk sailboats that are probably too expensive to repair and in too bad of shape to sell. We have 5 or 6 across from our marina that haven't moved in 5 years. They're big sailboats too!

[@TheBowen747]

florida resident answewr is a big ass NO a abondand boat is protected federally , you have to get with sherrif, marrytime law , fwc, the you deal with the dmv.. you must have contact with last registered owner, to fill in all their blanks..

[@puppygirl8602]

@@TheBowen747it's crazy 😧 lol

[@TheBowen747]

friend of mine sold a sdailboat then new owners did not register it, a year later my friend who sold the boat was now responcible for it drifting and hitting a dock, he rescued the baot and sold it once again to another couple for like 500 dollars, just to unload what he never inteded to see again.. boat laws are fucked up in florida

[@fourcornerstalk]

@@TheBowen747 Always have sales contract covering the transfer of the title. Title must be completed in 30 days of less, if not done, I will have liquidated damages of $100 per day. After 30 days buyer forfeits all monies and boat can be repossessed.

[@tremorist]

Florida - Come for vacation, leave on probation

[@patclements3067]

They’re throwing the baby out with the bath water with all these new laws.

[@Mr4thahaters]

My cat beached itself in front of the restaurant again. How embarrassing.

[@mathm7401]

What's the difference to how it's done in Europe, where you have set locations where you can anchor, which are on maps that you're required to have on board by law? Genuine question (Might be very similar)

[@PaytonHetherinton]

i believe in florida you can anchor anywhere except in the way of boat traffic ofcourse

[@mostlyguesses8385]

.... any navigable waters are usually in US free to anchor in, this is tiny bit changing at popular cities are getting crowded with moored boats and that is mainly top 20 cities of Florida and Cali and NY but rest of US is not that busy they even bother (the US waterways are vast)..... I wonder if now Fiberglass is cheap after 1960 if more people will move from 100,000 kg boring houses to 3000kg houseboats ...

[@TheBowen747]

so you dont lose your anchoring spot you just leave a boyie on your anchor lines, and take a ride around the island a few days and come back. your home again.for another 90 days...lol saltlife man.. .. lol

[@gabrielrybicki894]

Honestly I am still confused. My boat is in Hudson but I live in Clearwater, I see a bunch of boats anchored but it’s so confusing if I can anchor or not. Any local knowledge where I can anchor.

[@gabrielrybicki894]

?

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Just bring it to an area where you see other boats on anchor and leave it, then dinghy out to it. You can anchor anywhere out of the channel and not too close to the marina. Usually you'll see other boats around but you can leave it anywhere out of the way. Email me [e-mail]

[@mostlyguesses8385]

... to state the obvious, one cannot anchor a boat in the shipping channel, , ,, or in a city run mooring field or even nearby, ,, the other 99% of waters are fine and the further away from city the less likely to get in trouble,,,, , , but that still leaves a lot of questions but wanted to start with the obvious,,, and you NEED to have a WHITE LIGHT AT NIGHT ON the boat or they can ticket it or maybe it is more lights than that (I am on a river and that is all we need)..... I worry a bit about someone stealing my boat or cutting the anchor line for fun so that is another small danger,,,, good luck

[@TheBowen747]

st pete gandy beach causways you can find derilik boats its a low tide low draft area for sure .. oh check out north side of bridge of honeymoon island , there's been a dark colored boat there for a long while now....

[@bsfishing7073]

Yes because of people who leave their junk out there and then never come back for it😢 That’s what’s truly causing the issue for the liveabored and the other people

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