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Old 11-21-2009
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It's fairly straightforward. The river is well marked and once you get up to Main Street Bridge it gets real quiet. There is a free dock there just past the bridge on the right side going up. Also you can tie up at the empty marina at the stadium for free. It's only busy when there's a football game or when a boat show is on. The only thing is that the current, especially at ebb, is very strong and if you hit the tide wrong it'll be slow going. One thing to remember, when you enter the river at Mayport your GPS will not function as the naval base there jams the signal. It's a deep, wide river, just stay to the side to keep out of the way of commercial traffic. Lots of car carriers etc.
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