Lake Okeechobee
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Lake Okeechobee
Has anyone made the crossing from Stuart through Lake Okeechobee to Ft Myers? I want to make a loop around South Florida.
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Bob is right when in the Lake make sure to watch the channel, there is one place in wide open water that the channel is very narrow with only about 2` of water on each side. The trip should take about 8 hours with the 5 locks and you can run when not in idle zones
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I have made the trip several times. Several over the years in boats that cruise at 30 MPH. Leave either coast no later than 9 AM. Usually a 6 to 7 hr trip, but if you get caught up by a barge in a lock - especially where they have to separate barge, and make two trips, then getting around the whole thing, you can loose over 2 hours! Lots to see on the trip at slow speeds, but it is nice to have speed in some of the long boring cuts! Good luck. Have lunch in Clewiston.