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Knoxville, TN.
We're in the middle of the "Great Lakes of the South" thanks to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and several big rivers -- the Tennessee, Clinch, French Broad/Holston. It's hard to be more than a few minute from a marina or a public launch. Homes on the rivers/lakes with their own docks are plentiful.
Sea-Ray had relocated their corporate headquarters here. The University of Tennessee, located in downtown Knoxville, has one of only two football statdiums where fans can boat into the games. They're the Vols Navy. Vol Navy Boaters' Association
And it is possible to go from Knoxville to Mobile Bay by boat. TVA: Navigation on the Tennessee River
You don't have to drive hours to get to the water. About 15 minutes or less will do it from just about anywhere in Knoxville. For canoes and kayaks, there are "blue ways" like green ways but for boaters, with launch/takouts all along the river.
Gettin a lot of these pullin' up to your 'Great Lakes of the South?'
I would also guess a lot of boats down there are registered to addresses that are actually vacation properties whose owners have their cars registered in their home states.
You just described my aunt and uncle's situation. They live in Michigan and fly into the keys about twice a year. They own a house on the water and have a boat down there too.
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South Florida pretty much eliminates the competition. Fort Lauderdale has all the canals and the most boating ammenities. Miami is the place to show off your fly speed boat or luxury yacht. The boat shows down there are unparalled. They hire hot girls dressed in skimpy bikinis to model the boats and flirt with potential buyers.
Seattle deserves strong recognition. It has salt water (Puget Sound) and fresh water (lake Union & Lake Washington) which are connected by locks. I did 4th of July on Lake Union in Seattle and had a phenominal time, a lot of fun.
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Originally Posted by Toxic Toast
I can't believe no one has mentioned Omaha! It is on the Missouri River for Christ sake!!
The only thing Omaha has ever been on my radar for is Omaha steaks. There are several large cities on big rivers in this country. I don't usually see inland midwestern rivers in boating magazines.
Gettin a lot of these pullin' up to your 'Great Lakes of the South?'
What's it to ya, eh? Living up there in Canadia--er, Minnesooouta, where it's below freezing 9 months out of the year? Yeah, boaters paradise.
Just go to the hockey game instead!
And, actually, Knoxville was ranked third in the nation for "Places to live and boat." Several, several boat companies are based here. Sea Ray, Mastercraft, and Bayliner are what come to my mind quickly. There are more.
And as a matter of fact, while on the lake the other week (you know, because we don't have to wait until it finally hits 80 in mid July to get out on the lake) a ship that was twice the size of that passed us as we were lounging FYI.
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