I know I asked this same question a while back, but I would like to get some information about boating in the Melbourne area. What do you like to do there? I've heard the fishing is good, but what about cruising? Anchoring out? I don't think there is much in the way of the diving. Any thoughts?
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i've only passed thru but there isn't much there except the ICW and you can't stray out too much because it gets skinny. fine with a small boat, not with a 50+
and no inlets nearby, forget Sebastian with a boat like yours, that leaves Port Canaveral and its lock, or Ft Pierce, and they're not very close to melbourne
and no inlets nearby, forget Sebastian with a boat like yours, that leaves Port Canaveral and its lock, or Ft Pierce, and they're not very close to melbourne
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When I was still living in Vero Beach I was already keeping the boat in Miami! Do I need to say more?!
If you feel the need to move your boat out of Ft Lauderdale, why don't take a look at the Miami area, some of us love it there.
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If you feel the need to move your boat out of Ft Lauderdale, why don't take a look at the Miami area, some of us love it there.
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I actually put my fishing boat on the trailer and go down there quite often. If you're into fishing the Indian River and Banana River are excellent.
Other than that, the other guys are right. Not much else to do in a boat unless you want to cruise some fiarly long distances.
Bob
Other than that, the other guys are right. Not much else to do in a boat unless you want to cruise some fiarly long distances.
Bob
It is not a long ride to canaveral then out to new smynra or further to St. Augustine.
The town of Cocoa is a lot of fun, nice restaurants good marina. Ft Pierce is not terribly far.
Melbourne is a nice town, we stay there quite a bit crusining down from Merritt Island.
Go down to the marina a speak with some people on the docks.
The town of Cocoa is a lot of fun, nice restaurants good marina. Ft Pierce is not terribly far.
Melbourne is a nice town, we stay there quite a bit crusining down from Merritt Island.
Go down to the marina a speak with some people on the docks.
I really appreciate all your input. I am once again very seriously looking at a job there. It seems like a nice place. Fairly quiet. We are not really party animals. I might still leave the boat in Ft. Lauderdale and get a center console for local running about and fishing. Sure a lot closer than Columbus,O.
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If you're going to get a CC boat for local fishing there, you'll love the place. As I said earlier, the Indian River and Banana River offer some really good fishing.
Melbourne is a very nice quiet coastal town. For "Big" Boat" boating it's not the best place in FL. But for fishing, water sports, lifestyle and environment it's very nice there.
Take the job, you'll love it!
Bob
Melbourne is a very nice quiet coastal town. For "Big" Boat" boating it's not the best place in FL. But for fishing, water sports, lifestyle and environment it's very nice there.
Take the job, you'll love it!
Bob
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Quiet,.. Yes it is. It is also referred to as "Melboring". The area between Jacksonville and Stuart is having a very though time, not a lot of work with even more jobs being lost at the space center, Vero has made to top of the list nation wide for the worst drop in house value.
Are you sure you could not find a job some where south of Jupiter?
Did you know that large stretches of the Indian River stink about 7 months out of the year because to long a distance between inlets.
Cor
Are you sure you could not find a job some where south of Jupiter?
Did you know that large stretches of the Indian River stink about 7 months out of the year because to long a distance between inlets.
Cor
What stretches are those and when? We have been through there fall, spring, and summer and never noticed any "stink". I think it is a nice area; super out door activities and if you want glitz a sort drive to Orlando (and its great airport). We'd move there in heart beat.
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There was a profile on Melbourne in Soundings magazine in the last 12-24 months which may be worth looking at.
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That's a new one on me. I fish the Indian River, Banana River and Mosquito lagoon quite often and have never noticed any "stink". Sometimes the mud flats at low tide with smell from the methane but as soon as the tide turns it goes away.
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Mark: I don’t know your industry but moving to FL for a job and resettling your family is risky because of limited alternate jobs unless you are in a field where there are always other opportunities if that one fails. If so just do it, there are more popular locations but because it is off the beaten track but Melbourne is probably a quiet area for a family.
Aside from my phenomenal boating skills, I am a neurosurgeon in the day time ( and a fair number of nights) For better or worse we are in very high demand right now. 3,500 practicing neurosurgeons when I started ( 10 years ago ). Down to about 2,450 now. Soon to be less if the Government is not Very careful. I love the science and medicine, but insurance, lawyers, hopsitals, and big brother are killing us. Thanks again for the input. I am really leaning towards the move. My youngest graduated this year. We might even spend a little time as a live-aboard couple for the first few months. We'll see what happens.
Surely you dont have to be live a boards.
Put the boat in a nice marina in Stewart and rent a nice waterfront condo so the admiral can enjoy life too until you decide where you want to live. Friends who have visited the Eau Galle YC always return with good things to say. I would consider joining to jump start your self into the area.
Put the boat in a nice marina in Stewart and rent a nice waterfront condo so the admiral can enjoy life too until you decide where you want to live. Friends who have visited the Eau Galle YC always return with good things to say. I would consider joining to jump start your self into the area.
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Well let me just say that I lived in Vero for 5 years and would cross over the river every day and it can have quite the aroma! It is up to you, some people will buy a house right next to a water treatment plant or a garbage dump too, just not my idea of smelling roses. Besides the boating thing I would think that it is even more important to understand the economical condition of that area. You could very well find yourself in area that is losing jobs fast and is in a downward spiral without any outlook of improvement for the foreseeable future.
I do not know if have kids and if you are thinking of raising them in Melbourne. Not sure of the schools in Melbourne but I can tell that the Vero ones where bad, we ended up moving our daughter into private school at the cost of $20,000/year. Turns out that this private school was no better than the public school in Wellington she is in now.
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I do not know if have kids and if you are thinking of raising them in Melbourne. Not sure of the schools in Melbourne but I can tell that the Vero ones where bad, we ended up moving our daughter into private school at the cost of $20,000/year. Turns out that this private school was no better than the public school in Wellington she is in now.
Cor