Brunswick Landing Marina - at a dock

Very nice Captain’s lounge

 We’re marching through the week, aiming at Friday for haulout. Today was laundry day and one advantage of this marina are the free washers and dryers - and they work too! All were functional. The only downside is the nature of the marina, one long strip.  For us, it was a 0.5 mile hike to the laundry area. They could have used a few tables for folding laundry. Most people I saw there today folded on top of the dryer which tied up the dryer for use by others until the folding was done. However, it’s a joy to use washers and dryers that actually work - unlike Key West. 

What marina have you ever been in that had a row of tablets free for your use?

We will need a pump out before being hauled and the system here is to bring your boat to the pump out station by the dock house, about a mile away. They do not have a pump out boat that comes to each slip on a rotating basis like Titusville Marina or a pump out connection on the docks like at St Augustine and Dowry Creek. With capacity for 347 boats to be docked, it could be quite a shuffle to get pumped out. They do offer a pump out at your dock using a portable cart but it’s $35 with a capacity of only 40 gallons.  That service was not available at our boat haulout dock. 

The captain’s lounge (0.5 miles from us) is spacious and very nice. One popular feature is free beer and wine every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It’s a great gathering place for boaters to meet each other and is one of the reasons the marina is so popular. 

Thursday  will be a busy day with further preparations for hauling. We need to put our dinghy on the foredeck for summer storage. With my shoulder affliction, I can’t manage that so the yard will send some crew over on Thursday afternoon to help. I’ll strap it down tight after they hoist it aboard.