Here is a gas stop along the way. Golden Nugget does not sell fuel but I have some one at the marina looking into a fuel place on the water over there.

Port Arthur Yacht
Yacht Club
Address: 410 Pleasure Pier Boulevard, Port Arthur, TX 77640
Phone409) 356-6253
http://www.payc.us/

You cant be scared of a little 100 mile boat ride.......

I actually live up the San Jacinto RIver north of Galveston Bay. I went to google earth and used the path feature to see how many miles going through the ship channels. A round trip from my location to L'auberge Casino was around 328 miles. A round trip from the Beaumont Yacht Club is 134 miles. If I launched in Beaumont, I would not have to worry about filling up and I would save a ton of $$$$$. I have been to the Beaumont Yacht Club before, and the place seems safe to leave your truck and trailer there for a day or so. Nice Boat Launch and plenty of parking.

By the way, I did see slips for parking at L'Auberge on Google Earth. L'Augerge has a awesome buffet with king grab legs and a lazy river. Where is the Golden Nugget that has boat parking? I don't know where the Golden Nugget is located.

Lauberge definitely has docking. From memory, it has about 8 slips which each slip can hold a mega yacht or four performance boats. The Nugget is just down the intercostal from what I hear but I have not seen it first hand. When we made the run years back we went Clear lake-Galveston-Beaumont-Lake Charles. It took 12 hours because we broke 5 boats Next time I'd leave from Galveston or Beaumont. That's enough boating for me. Beaumont actually would work well for us Lake Conroe guys because it is just as close as Galveston. If you want to run your boat more, that is always easy to do. Making your drive home shorter is a bit tough

There has been a lot of talk..but how about getting a date set and leaving from Beaumont sounds like a good idea and maybe we can some of those southeast Texas boy's to join in.

There is a group on Facebook under Texas Big Boats. My friend that lives in Beaumont told me about a get together they were having this last summer on the Neches River in Beaumont. We went to it on my friends Allison boat and there was about 40 big boats all tied together, loud music, a contest and a helicopter. We had a blast. Nice sandy beach with no mud or rocks. I bet that group is planning a trip or will be planning a trip. If they go, that would be the ticket. It would be like a small poker run group having an activity without an entry fee. We all need to get to know this group. Time to buy that Manning trailer I have been putting off.

Bowtie marina has super unleaded. Just past ldl casino take the channel to the right next to the port short ride down

[QUOTE=UrbanDisturbance;4246908]There is a group on Facebook under Texas Big Boats. My friend that lives in Beaumont told me about a get together they were having this last summer on the Neches River in Beaumont. We went to it on my friends Allison boat and there was about 40 big boats all tied together, loud music, a contest and a helicopter. We had a blast. Nice sandy beach with no mud or rocks. I bet that group is planning a trip or will be planning a trip. If they go, that would be the ticket. It would be like a small poker run group having an activity without an entry fee. We all need to get to know this group. Time to buy that Manning trailer I have been putting off.[/QUOT


Sounds like a great idea so let's make it happen......

If I get my boat fix in time id like to do this ride to.

Hi. We just moved here from Nova Scotia Canada and keep our boat at Endeavour Marina in Clear Lake. It is a 28 Formula BR with twin 350s. I would really like to do this run. Would my little party barge be able to keep up? I don't have a trailer so I would be leaving from Clear Lake. My boat tops out a little over 60.