SOUTHWINDS
GLADES
News & Views For Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS Media, Inc.
BOAT STORAGE
P.O. Box 1175, Holmes Beach, Florida 34218-1175 (941) 795-8704 (877) 372-7245 (941) 866-7597 Fax
On the Okeechobee Waterway Inland Hurricane Boat Storage Your Do-it-Yourself Work Yard
www.southwindsmagazine.com e-mail: editor@southwindsmagazine.com Volume 20
Number 12
December 2012
Copyright 2012, Southwinds Media, Inc. Founded in 1993
Publisher/Editor 7/2002–Present Steve Morrell editor@southwindsmagazine.com (941) 795-8704
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Assistant Editor Janet Patterson Verdeguer
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12 MILES EAST OF La BELLE
Haul Outs: $2 per ft haul Storage Rate: $3.60/ft Work Area Rate: $17/day-$15/day — for project boats after 2 months in work yard Pressure Wash Rate: $1.50/ft for single hull & $1.75/ft for cat
24-HOUR, 7 DAYS A WEEK WORK YARD ACCESSIBILITY • Owner-operated by boaters for boaters • 8’ deep channel off the Waterway in freshwater section (for engine flush) • 40-ton lift — boats up to 16’ 6” beam • Dry storage at $4.50/foot per month • Crane Service • Auto/RV/Trailer Storage • Hot Showers!
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Doran Cushing, Publisher 11/1993-6/2002
December 2012
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