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| Vero Beach City Marina, Vero Beach Florida |
Pros:
Number of bathrooms plus a family bathroom
Lot of washing machines at marina
Gas and Diesel at marina
Staff is friendly and helpful
Grassy area with covered pavillions on premises
Marina was not noisey anytime during our 7+ day stay
Captains room was clean, well apointed, and had lots of good local information in it with a good trading library
Free city buses with bus stop at marina
Vero beach is 1.2 miles away
2 playgrounds and 3 parks all walkable
Great dog park within 0.1 of a mile
Close to a number of reastaurants
Close to many financial institutions (Fidelity, Scottrade, and more)
Lots butique shopping opportunities (not our thing, but notable)
Ace Hardware is 0.5 miles away
PakMail ship center is 0.4 miles away
Island streets near marina are on a grid so it is easy to navigate
Very close to the Intercoastal Waterway
Cons:
Number of dock carts is too few
Grocery store is 5 miles away (but is on the bus line requiring 0 bus transfers)
Marine store is 5 miles away (but is on the bus line requiring 0 bus transfers)
Walmart is 15 miles away (but is on the bus line and requires 1 bus transfer at main station)
Propane isn't reachable by foot or by bus line (even if you wanted to sneak it on the bus)
Can be congested at the channel turn in since channel turn in is at a bridge
Neautrals:
Price of marina for a slip
Laundry is of average price
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| Ariel at the slip at the Vero Beach City Marina |
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| Half of the Captain's Lounge at the marina |
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| Dinghy Dock at the marina |
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| Fuel Dock |
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| KJ Jumped off this stump, the Jumping Stump, no less than 83,171 times |
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| Plenty of washers and dryers at the Vero Beach City Marina as well as a dollar bill changer! Wahoo! |
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| Rock wedged into a tree |
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| Multiple picnic tables at the marina |
Vero Beach City Marina receives the Sailboat Family seal of approval.
