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there? Looks like fun :cool: Here's a link. Pics must be copyrighted cause I can't seem to post them :idontno:

http://www.destin-ation.com/boating_crab_island.htm

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LandlockedBeach Fanatic
#2
We used to have a blast there when I was in college. I'd love to go back. You gotta watch that current, though.
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#3
We rented a boat a few years back and spent the day there, had a great time!!! but I agree about the current, it can be powerful!!! 😱
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#4
We took my 75 year old granny out there one summer and she decided to take a dip. We looked up and she was a good 200 yards away from the boat. The boat was anchored up so I had to get in and go get her, and drag her all the way back to the boat. It nearly killed me. She thought it was real funny, but I almost died trying to swim against that current. If you get in, hold on to a rope or something.
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#5
Good to know :blink: . Thinking about doing that in July.
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LandlockedBeach Fanatic
#6
It is a ton of fun. You'll enjoy it
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It is a ton of fun. You'll enjoy it

Are there always boats hanging out there or is it just special weekends? :cool:
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KurtAdmin
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Are there always boats hanging out there or is it just special weekends? :cool:

All the time in the summer.

FYI - All photos are copyrighted, even if they don't have a copyright notice. They have a hotlink blocker is what you mean.
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#9
All the time in the summer.

Looks like some fun and pretty kid friendly? :cool:

FYI - All photos are copyrighted, even if they don't have a copyright notice. They have a hotlink blocker is what you mean.

Got it. :wink:
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#10
Yeah you'll have a blast. Might be a few inebriates around though.
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Yeah you'll have a blast. Might be a few inebriates around though.

No way:shock: ! Not out on a boat :floor:
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#12
Plan your crab island trip for the incoming tide, those gorgeous gulf waters really brighten the place up!
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#13
Plan your crab island trip for the incoming tide, those gorgeous gulf waters really brighten the place up!

That would be early morning? :cool:
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#14
That would be early morning? :cool:

:floor: Check the tide chart.
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:floor: Check the tide chart.

What is this "Tide Chart" you speak of 😀
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#16
Crab Island can get X-Rated. But, a great place to for kids and grown ups to play in the water. Just keep a watch on things. Some things kids should not be seeing. Starsky loves looking at the women

the hutch. 😀
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LandlockedBeach Fanatic
#17
"Just keep a watch on things."

Yeah, like your anchor rope and the guy down current from you. We had a fun day get ugly with a boat that broke loose and ripped our front rail off.
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We had a fun day get ugly with a boat that broke loose and ripped our front rail off.

Dang! That's an expensive fix! Sounds like the Riverbend Festival here in the Nooga. It's amature hour. Everybody that has access to a boat gets out on the river (constant 5 knot current) and proceeds to break every boating code of etiquette known :roll:
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Crab Island can get X-Rated. But, a great place to for kids and grown ups to play in the water. Just keep a watch on things. Some things kids should not be seeing. Starsky loves looking at the women

the hutch. 😀

Hmmmm.... maybe I should get a baby sitter....😀
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LandlockedBeach Fanatic
#20
It was an expensive fix. But the fella paid for it, and then some.

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