1986 bonito 16' center console<br />1976 mercury 1150 inline 6 115hp TOWER O POWER<br /><br />bought the boat a year a go , and its origonal motor blew up on 1st night, second motor blew up on forst day out, 3rd motor lasted 2 days, 4th motor needed a new lower unit, and finally, here i am with a working boat<br /><br />
you cant actually camp on honeymoon itself, but there are lots of lil islands around almost within swimming distance, a stones throw.<br /><br />do a search for three rookers bar. its a sandbar about 100 yards north of honeymoon srounded by inches deep crystal clear water and tons of shells, full size conchs, stone crabs, sand dollars, lots of wildlife youd think to only see in the keys! right in my back yard<br /><br />we just went to three rookers bar on sunday for lunch and swimming and shelling, the wife and our 4 year old daughter.<br /><br />within about 2-3 miles either direction of the dunedin causeway bridge are lots of small spoil islands from when the corp of engineers created the ICW. i havent been up as far north as anclote key , YET, but you can camp on anchlote key for free, as it is consodered a state park.<br /> http://www.floridastateparks.org/anclotekey/ <br /><br />also down south by fort desoto is shell key and egmont key. both are world class designations unto them selves.<br /> http://www.floridastateparks.org/egmontkey/ <br /><br />and<br /><br /> http://www.pinellascounty.org/environment/pagesHTML/pdfs/Shell Key.pdf <br /><br />shell key has camping and egmont has sunken fort dade, from the spanish-american war. lots of snorkling/diving there and egmont also has an underwater ledge that drops from 2 feet deep to over 80 feet in just a matter of about a 10 foot stretch. <br /><br />lots of grouper can be had there, along with snook, snapper, cobia, tarpon and sharks.<br /><br />i say we all get together and catch some big groupers and such, then go back to camp and grill 'em up! florida style!<br /><br />here are some links to get anybody else in the area enticed to come check out what beauty we have right here in our own back yard<br /> st.josephs sound/honeymoon island <br /> three rooker bar <br /><br /> more three rooker bar <br /><br /> honeymoon flats fishing anlcote key boat launch and GPS coordinates.
yes, thats it. the boat ramps are anywheres from 2 to 9 miles away by water, depending on if you want free parking or are willing to pay 10 bucks a day. so we bring tents, sleeping bags, coolers, clothes, food, beer, drinks, water toys and sometimes the dog !
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didnt even do anything. water clarity, especialy around the northern of the county(clearwater area) is absolutely crystal clear. you can see sand dollars on the bottom in 10-15 feet of water. <br /><br />south end of county near egmont and shell key water is light green but looks just as clear. you can watch schools of fish swimm under the boat whil your floating around. <br /><br />
the first one(suzuki 65) was my first outboard ever, honestly didnt know what to look for. oil injection quit working about 2 miles in gulf at 2 am on a work night.<br /><br />next(evinrude 85) was my second, thermostat was stuck shut, over heated.about i hour out, this time we stayed in a lake.smart move, got towed back in<br /><br />third (evinrude50) blew a connecting rod 2 days after purchase from shop in lakeland, getting powerhead replaced(warranty)<br />fourth motor, bought on ebay locally(evinrude50, again) wouldnt stay in forward gear. still have that one, have since got new LU<br /><br />finally, i have my b.i.g a.s.s 1976 mercury inline 6. love it<br /><br />ive posted a topic under"dosckside chat" about a central florida/tampa area mini"unofficial" getogether, to see if we can atract some more small boaters!!!<br /><br />more the merrier
maybe....<br /><br />well , anclote key may have some, and so might shell key... as they are larger islands, but the smaller islands in the ICW are vacant of most anything except maybe bugs or sumthing or maybe snakes. ive never seen racoons persnally, but that dont mean they aint there.<br /><br />the bigger islands have camping shelters/pavilions and grill centers, but the smaller ones are more"hard core" do it yourself style....<br /><br /><br />yee haaaaw<br /><br />mike
