Archive for December, 2012


Posted on December 22, 2012 - by

Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage

Passing on a review from Jan at Commutercruiser.com

We hauled a few days ago at Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage, in Placida Florida (just north of Charlotte Harbor/Ft Myers). We’re having the bottom redone (including a small blister problem) doing a bit of work ourselves, repacking the stuffing boxes, replacing a depth transducer & speed transducer, maintenance etc. This place is like landing at home — great facilities, great contacts for everything from soda-blasting (needed for our blistered bottom), fixing a 2001 Tohatsu outboard — anything we ask, they have quality recommendations. THANKS CHBS! Plus nice extras for liveaboards – showers, screened picnic table deck with lots of microwaves, washer/dryer, washing dishes area, TV & wifi. We will be back — hopefully after we splash again and get some more cruising in!

:) Cheers! Jan,

commutercruiser.com

Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage, Inc.
 13101 Appleton Blvd – Placida, Florida 33946
(941) 828-0216


Posted on December 22, 2012 - by

A New Marine Review Site… Check it out

Boaterrated.com

This is not a review of a review site, this is just to let you know it’s out there and another resource for researching the Marine Services you need and what others think about them. It’s a very professional looking site that someone has put a lot of time and effort into.

You must join before you can write a review or even read one and they solicit the marine services companies to participate by joining up. Not sure if they ask for a fee from the Marine Services Providers, but they’ll need to make money somehow.

Update: From a comment by Carl from Boaterrated.com.

One correction, tho, a user does not need to sign up to read reviews, only to post them. This affords us the ability to validate the review and ensure its objectivity.
There is no charge to either users or businesses, the only thing we ask to become a BoaterRated Partner Business is that a business post the Partner Business badge on their website to include a link to their page on BoaterRated.

I did find this article interesting though… http://boaterrated.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/whered-this-review-come-from-or-another-reason-to-be-a-partner-business/

I wish them luck and hope they become a tremendous success.

So check it out.  http://www.boaterrated.com/

Here’s to safe and happy boating,

Cheers,

Bob