Marinas/Boat Storage Sarasota area?

**at100plus** · 03-09-2021, 04:57 PM

I'm fleeing Blue Jersey back to America. Where in the free state of Sarisota Florida is a good marina or place to store my 31 ft boat? I called Hidden Harbor and Marine Maxx, both are full. I have bottom paint so I could do in water. I'm going to be renting a home for the first year till we find the perfect place. With all the HOAs down there I don't know if we will buy a place that allows the boat or perpaps I'm at the point in life where I just want the Marina to handle everything.

Suggestions?

**Frank Molé** · 03-09-2021, 05:02 PM

good luck mike

**at100plus** · 03-09-2021, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Frank Molé

good luck mike

Thx.

**Ryan Beckley** · 03-09-2021, 06:07 PM

Sarabay Marina, Siesta Key Marina, Bradenton Beach Marina, Tracker Boating Center

**mragu** · 03-09-2021, 07:47 PM

Mike, I think we are living parallel lives

**at100plus** · 03-09-2021, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by mragu

Mike, I think we are living parallel lives

I'll race you to red state! The ole Stinger is going back home.

**at100plus** · 03-09-2021, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley

Sarabay Marina, Siesta Key Marina, Bradenton Beach Marina, Tracker Boating Center

Thanks Ryan I'll check those. I'm looking at Gulf Gate and Palmer Ranch area wanna be close to Siesta Key

**David** · 03-09-2021, 08:28 PM

Are you old enough to retire? Maybe I am

**mragu** · 03-09-2021, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by at100plus

I'll race you to red state! The ole Stinger is going back home.

I’m going down to look the end of the month. Going to look on east coast

**at100plus** · 03-09-2021, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by mragu

I’m going down to look the end of the month. Going to look on east coast

Me too, week of 27th. Renting first year. Trying to get a rental house. West coast is so much nicer if you ask me. I like calm water.

**mragu** · 03-09-2021, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by at100plus

Me too, week of 27th. Renting first year. Trying to get a rental house. West coast is so much nicer if you ask me. I like calm water.

I’m partial to east coast. I feel that the Florida market is going to continue to accelerate which is only reason I would consider buying now. Ideally I would like to rent for awhile.

**tux974** · 03-10-2021, 06:40 AM

Smart move!
Hard time to purchase right now due to the mad rush, influx and inventory. I'm sure you have found that out already.
I have lived on the East Coast for well over 15 years and should be down for good shortly!
I'm completely done with all the nonsense up here, filth and high taxes!
Good Luck!

**XstreamVking** · 03-10-2021, 07:17 AM

Too late to worry about the northener's hurting fla 282. it's been ruined for a long time now. Local traffic is so crazy that you can't go out at certain times. Interstates are becoming parking lots with all the delays from car crashes.. Food places and bars are crammed to the roof, waiting in line is just part of the wonderful dining experience. Boating is nearly done too, idle zones and cram packed ramps, marina's, once isolated beaches overrun with tourist boats full of europeans. Trash left everywhere. Un friendly and downright rude and nasty people everywhere. It's not worth even coming to fla anymore. It's not just me saying this. I have charter customers that have had houses and condo's for years that are selling out and leaving for places like Arizona and New Mexico. Call someplace paradise, and kiss it good-bye!

**tux974** · 03-10-2021, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

Too late to worry about the northener's hurting fla 282. it's been ruined for a long time now. Local traffic is so crazy that you can't go out at certain times. Interstates are becoming parking lots with all the delays from car crashes.. Food places and bars are crammed to the roof, waiting in line is just part of the wonderful dining experience. Boating is nearly done too, idle zones and cram packed ramps, marina's, once isolated beaches overrun with tourist boats full of europeans. Trash left everywhere. Un friendly and downright rude and nasty people everywhere. It's not worth even coming to fla anymore. It's not just me saying this. I have charter customers that have had houses and condo's for years that are selling out and leaving for places like Arizona and New Mexico. Call someplace paradise, and kiss it good-bye!

I agree about the influx, busyness and traffic currently going on.
Do not agree on on crashes due to Northerners. Remember we have plenty of practice dealing in busyness hustle & bustle plus bad/dangerous weather situations.
Not to mention the important amount of revenues we bring....

One can say or argue we only bring prices up but it takes $ to make improvements .....

What I really see after personally dealing with buying, selling condos and homes plus being a president of a condo association for well over 10 years is the market is currently insane. Again this has helped many Floridians/homestead sell their condos and homes in days, not weeks or months for numbers they could have never dreamed of. Hope it does not cause a crash down there. We have had Canadians and Europeans for as long as I can remember going down.

**XstreamVking** · 03-10-2021, 09:03 AM

Traffic causes crashes, people in a hurry driving crazy. North or southerer not the point. A crash can block the Interstate for hours. One everyday.
Yes crackers can sell their homes for insane amounts. Still have to replace it and pay a stupid amount. Moot subject. No net gain.
Crash in property? You know as well as I that's it's a bubble/cycle. Inevitable... Interest going up......Soon. Payments not so low...
I have lived here all my life. So see a different perspective Tux. The place has gone to hell. No fun anymore in town, or the water. Too crowded. Even the everglades is getting overrun since the gps guides newbies around where they were afraid to go years ago.

Have many northern friends, many southern crackers too. Love em all......Just sad to see the destruction all the expansion has caused. BTW I have a place on Longboat Key, it's a mess. And with underground power const. beginning it's gonna get real ugly this summer. Single lane for miles on an island sucks.