Safely Moored is proud to sponser the Annual Waterway Cleanup. It takes place on March 6th, starts at 9:00am

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us, or visit http://www.waterwaycleanup.org

It will be great to see everybody out there. 

Safely Moored Yacht Sales has a deal for you!

For a limited time Safely Moored Yacht Management is partnering up with Safely Moored Yacht Sales to offer a great value:

List your boat or yacht with Safely Moored Yacht Sales and recieve a FREE topside boat wash from one of Safely Moored’s proffesional detailers.  a topside wash includes cleaning from the rubrail up and shammy dry, wax and extreme stain removal would be at an additional cost to the consumer.

To our Clients, We at Safely Moored take great pride in all aspects of our service to you. Thats why we want to continuously let you know what we are doing and how it can help you:

Here is a list of services currently offered by Safely Moored: (but not limited to)

• Brokerage (looking to buy or sell your boat or yacht?)
• Yacht Management
• Boat Training (Hands on)
• Services (maintenance: ie. oil changes, repairs, installs… everything marine)
• Captains Services
• Charters
• Detailing
• Waxing
• Bottom Services (diving, haul outs, in water repairs)
• Hurricane Prep

Whatever your needs, we are here to help. We also offer canvas work, surveys and can even send you in the right direction when it comes to insurance or finance options.

Big News! Safely Moored has opened a Yacht Sales division, Located at 2525 Marina bay Drive West Suite 203E, Fort lauderdale Florida. 33312

Safely Moored Yacht Sales will apply the same philosophy, honesty and Client first mentality as they do with their booming Yacht Management & Training divisions. 

If your in the market for your dream boat  or just want to take a look at some amazing deals,  give us a call at 888-361-BOAT ext 3

If you are looking to sell, let us do the leg work and find the right buyer. With the resources to handle everything from negotiations to sea trials & even marine financing options. Ultimately saving you time and money, all in a proffesional & friendly one stop shop!

September 25, 2008

South Florida’s marine industry is fighting to save public access to waterways and prevent marinas, boatyards and other waterfront businesses from being assessed taxes based on their potential rather than actual use.

For example, a working marina or boatyard could be taxed as if its land was being used for high-rise condominiums.

This Save Our Waterfronts or Amendment 6 campaign was the call to action at Wednesday’s 10th Annual Marine Summit at the Palm Beach Convention Center. Voters will have the final say on the ballot Nov. 4.

“It’s shutting down the marine industry in the state,” State Rep. Dennis Ross said at the event hosted by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida. “Mom and pops can’t afford these taxes.”

South Florida’s $13.6 billion marine industry is also struggling to find skilled workers, retain existing business and attract new customers in a challenging economic climate of higher taxes, shrinking waterfront space and unfriendly regulation.

Technical and trade-related jobs such as mechanics, carpenters and welders are in high demand.

“The best way to leverage resources is through collaboration and partnerships, said Frank Herhold, executive director of the Marine Industries Association in Fort Lauderdale.

To that end, new training programs have emerged to address some work force needs.

In August, a new Marine Diesel Systems course began at McFatter Technical Center in Davie with 26 students. Interest in the program is growing, course instructor Mark Corwin said.

In January, Broward College started an associate degree program in marine engineering management with a class of 17 students. Attendance is up to roughly 42 students and is expected to increase, said Jorge Guerra, dean of the marine program.

TCPalm.com

7:59 PM EDT, May 13, 2008

PORT SALERNO - Members of the Martin County Fire Rescue Hazmat team responded to a fuel clean-up Tuesday morning after a boater pumped gasoline into his fishing rod holder instead of his gas tank.

The boater pumped about 100 gallons of gasoline at the Finest Kind Marina fuel dock before he noticed the problem, but only about 15 gallons polluted the water, marina employees said.

The rest of the gasoline seeped into the boat’s bilge tank, witnesses said.

The man’s fishing boat was towed from the fuel dock to Sandsprit Park so Hazmat officials could secure the fuel, said Jeff Alter, Fire Rescue bureau chief.
Marina employees said it’s not uncommon to see boaters pump fuel into fishing rod holders because the holder is often close to the fuel tank hole.

Gone fishin’
Kevin Dougherty of Tamarac, left, helps Gayle Oller of Coral Springs hold up the 68-pound bull dolphin that Oller caught Saturday trolling a skirted ballyhoo in 500 feet off Lantana. (Photo courtesy of Linda Oller / April 15, 2008)

The owner and crew of the “Dolphins” hooked up on sunday in a big way. “I recieved a phone call from a buddy 8 miles out on the 02 line” Capt Neil stated. The crew was in the midst of an inshore drift with the kite out when the call came in. Capt Neil called for the lines in and rushed to the “spot”.

The “spot” was only a  tree trunk penetrating the surface by approximately 3 feet “God only knows how far that thing goes below the surface” Capt John excitedly said over the phone! 

The action started the second “Dolphins” arrived on scene! They hauled in 5 dolphin and missed 3 more, while potentially losing a few wahoo.

A little bumpy offshore, with 4 to 6 foot seas beating and battering the crew for most of the day, but you wouldnt have known that when they arrived at the dock. They had too much fun catching fish!

Howard, Bob & Carlos….

This crew forgot to deploy thier anchor as they headed toward shore. This can be in most cases a costly salvage situation.

A boat on a canal in between Northeast 33rd and 34th just east of Bayview Drive is engulfed in flames. The fire occurred between 2 and 2:30 PM. The Ft Lauderdale Fire Department responded to the call. (Sun-Sentinel, January 31, 2008)