Taking your own boat

[Jrob4449]

Hi everyone, I recently got a Monterey 242 cruiser and would love to take it down around Florida to stay on and take it out to dive. I’m sure people have done this so any good suggestions for places to go, maps/apps to use for dive sites, marinas to stay at where you can stay on the boat. I’m currently a master diver with SSI and finishing my class to be a dive master, I also have some friends to dive with but non of them have experience with their own boat and diving. Thanks in advance!

 

[scubadada]

Where are you going to dive, someplace you can tie into a buoy or someplace you must drift? Doesn't seem like this is planned out.

 

[Jrob4449]

Where are you going to dive, someplace you can tie into a buoy or someplace you must drift? Doesn't seem like this is planned out.

Well nothing is planned out yet, hence the post for recommendations. The general idea is to go out to a sight and anchor or tie up to a buoy if they have them, then after diving some go back to the slip and chill, hangout, etc.

 

[Tracy]

I used to drag my boat down and bounce through the keys for a couple weeks during the winter.
Pennekamp state marina is very very nice and a short run out to dive sites.
There is also a very secure anchorage on the north east side of Islamorada if you want to stay for cheap.