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Narrowing down moving possibly to the Orlando area. Not really wanting to live in Orlando, but a smaller town nearby. Have a 12 and 16 year old (need nice schools), and close to boating(30 footer). Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!

I lived in the area for 18 years....it depends how far away you are willing to live, whether you would be commuting to the city for work, and how far you are willing to trailer your boat. Traffic is really bad commuting to the north, but Lake Mary is nice and closer to the St. Johns river which is really the only water for a 30 ft boat other than trailering to the east or west coasts. Further north, there is Debary or Deland which is very close to the river that is north of the worst of the no wake zones. It depends on your needs.

Matt

We visit Lake Mary twice a year and love it! The traffic is bad going into the city, though. I talk to my buddy every week and he tells how great the weather is right now. We are in MD freezing our butts off! If our son would move, we would be there in a heartbeat!!!!!

I will say this, even though I am married the whole town appears to be filled with "Milf's"!

Live on the east side of town then. Depending on your housing budget, Avalon Park is pretty new and nice. Plus it's near the Beachline Expressway, that takes you straight out to Canaveral and ramps. But I don't think they've completed the Beachline exit ramps yet from that area yet, but they plan to.

lake county is great housing is low right now lakes are 6 to 7.5 miles long and close to gulf and atlantic if you trailer I live in lady lake

What is the boating like on The St Johns River. Marinas, places to pull up to, bars, hot spots, etc. Looking at the Debary and Deland area(or an area nrerby?)seeems to be what we are looking for, any help would be greatly appreciated. Are the schools nice, areas to live and not.

I've boated the St. Johns from Sanford to Jax, during the late '80s to the late '90s when I moved away, it was an awesome place to boat until they gradually added speed zones and extended the manatee zones. We started trailering up to Crows Bluff(west of Deland) to avoid the no-wake at Blue springs and that would be your best choice if you were living in Debary or Deland anyway.
Silver Glen springs off of Lake George was our destination every weekend...huge amount of boats stay there all weekend and more come during the day. It got so crazy in there that they started limiting the number of boats and restricting alcoholic beverages. I'm not sure how it is these days, but I'm sure it is still a great place to go if you live in that area....just more tame than it used to be.

Outlaw is right--and the St. Johs is great boating. Probably the best in Central FLorida.

DeLand is college town and really pleasant place.

Check with member Cuda -- he lives in area on river and knows it well

We live in Sanford about 4 miles from the river and it only takes us about 30 minutes to trailer to Daytona ICW. The river is ok but the speed limits suck!

How soon you looking to move?

Hey guys!

I have a 38 KV Scarab and live in Lady Lake (actually close by in a town called Weirsdale) I have run the boat on lake Weir, but want to know about some other good ramps that I can check out locally. My email is [email protected]

Any places to watch out for?

Thanks in advance!

anyone comment about the boat ramp at Astor?

Did they change the name, thought it was Beeline?

Astor worked nice today! Gotta love flying through the river at 75 MPH.....er... I mean 30 MPH!

You guys should all come down to St. Cloud in two weeks for the superboat races April 5th & 6th. It is a great weekend, and several of us OSOers are bringing their boats on Sunday to watch the races from in a flotilla.

Tom

Yea they changed it to Beachline, I have no idea why.

How you making out? Finding some new places to boat? Run out of room pretty quick on Lake Weir.. lol Need any suggestions let me know.

Hey you all. Just bought a house in Venetian Bay (Sanford) and a, looking for place to boat. Will move down permanently next month. Have to sell my house in TN. Also looking for a place to store my boat as I can't at my place on account of it's a gated community. I have contacted Boat Tree and they want $226/mo for lot storage. This includes hauling the boat to and from the ramp. A little background-I've been a member of 2 power boat clubs here in TN for the past 3 yrs. and I've have had my current boat for 2 years. Also have a 1988 Baja 196, (w/330 roller motor) which is for sale. Would like to become active in club(s) in area. Also have been a partol boat for 2 OSS races here in TN. Thanks for any ideas, Ken.

Ken,

Welcome to the area. You are a stones throw from my back yard. I can recommend a couple of places to store the boat and point you in the direction of some good boating as well as some good people in the area.

You have the river in your back yard that leads to some nice clear water springs, as well as access (by boat) to Jacksonville and the Atlantic. Some decent lake chain's and not to mention the Iintercoastal and inlet..

Let me know when you need the storage and I will drop you some info..

Boostable,
Thanks for the reply. I've contacted the other marina in Sanford (Monroe Harbor??) and they have nothing to accomodate my size boat.
Would like something rather close by so I can work on it if neded (I spend more time washing and waxing than I do boating). Any leads would be appreciated.
Thanks, again.
Ken

Ken,

Give these guys a call. 407-324-0911 Right in your backyard and decent to work with. They have indoor and outdoor storage, and last time I was down there they did have space available.

When you get down I would like to check out your boat. I have looked at them many times online, but would like to see one in person.

Jack

Just heard a rumor about a Poker Run on Lake Harris on the 19th! You know about this?

Randy

Can't say that I have.. There has been some discussion about a fun run, but I have heard nothing confirmed. What are you hearing?