[Rhodes22-list] Wash., DC marinas

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Re letting civilians use the Belvoir marina, I don't know.  In the WDC  area 
civilian and retired military are commonly synonymous.  I imagine  Belvoir 
base services might have difficulty denying service to a  civilian working on 
base and accepting retired military - as I understand  it, they are paid to 
support base ops staff, not retired military - but I could  be wrong.  One problem 
you might have is basic slip availability.   Maybe 6 or 9 months ago I 
inquired at the Wash Sailing Marina regarding a slip  and was told the waiting list 
to get a slip was 3 years.  Belle Haven  just said forgeddaboutit.  Belvoir may 
have a similar slip availability  problem, I recommend you check if you 
haven't already.
 
If you were going to dry store @ the marina it might not be a problem, but  I 
have no idea regarding their launch/recover facilities.
 
I have been told there is an abundance of snake head fish in the  Belvoir 
area, that should add to your boating enjoyment there.
 
Regarding Belvoir being deep enough for an R22: Again, I think there is an  
R22 owner already there.  His and his boats existence at Belvoir  suggest to me 
that it'll work.
 
Dvae