BOAT RENTAL: We offer to rent our personal boats to our guests, only. We own:
Flats Boat - 17 ft Ranger with E Tech 75
Bay Boat - 24 ft Bay Scout with 225 HP Yamaha
Open Fisherman - 29-ft Ocean Runner with twin 300 HP Verrado's
These boats are set up with everything you need to fish the Keys, including spot lock trolling motors, Chart plotters, Depth finders, and everything else including fishing tackle. In the pictures you will see all three boats tied up at the docks. Please call me if you are interested. I get 15 calls a day from insurance scammers from all area codes. You may have to leave a message.
FISHING AND DIVING. If you are fishermen or divers, Southern Sunset is an excellent property and location. Dockage for two boats. The 38-foot dock has a fish cleaning table, battery charging, and wash down hose. The Tiki Deck has an additional 14-foot dock that will accommodate up to a 24-foot bay boat, or smaller. Located on the ground floor, you will have 2 upright Bait Freezers and a COMMERCIAL GRADE ICE MAKER, 250-lb storage, 17-lb per hour. On the ground floor OUT OF THE SUN you will have plenty of room for all your dive gear, spear guns, fishing rods, coolers and other gear.
Cruise 100 yards to the end of the canal, follow the markers and you have a straight shot to Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary, or American Shoal and beyond. Adolphus Bush Wreck - 15 miles, Key West Channel-21 miles, Sand Key Light-25 miles, End of the Bar-32 miles, Marquesas- 32 miles, Coal Bin Reef or Half Moon Shoal- 52 miles. If you want to explore the back country, it is 6 miles around the point to the Kemp channel bridge, 11 more miles to the edge of the Gulf.
In front of the house there is parking for four vehicles, and one boat trailer. Until he gets his house built, my most amazing neighbor will allow additional parking for our boat trailers there on his property next door. You will have plenty of privacy here with fences and lush landscaping enclosing the property on both sides.
Ready to relax? Sit on the Sunset Balcony, or Tiki Hut dock at the end of the canal, and watch the amazing sunsets across the bay. Thanks to the prevailing easterly winds, the canal is most often clean and clear. Swim & snorkel right off the dock. Launch our paddle boards from the easy access launch ramp. Paddleboard out to the bay and snorkel for Lobster. Use the outdoor shower to wash off the salt water.
Feed the plentiful Mangrove Snapper, Lane Snapper, Small Grouper, angle fish, and baitfish right off your dock. We have a resident 24-inch Barracuda. You will enjoy that for sure. We supply the first bag of fish food!!
If you want nightlife and shopping, it is a 20-mile scenic drive to Key West. Drive over in the evening and watch the breathtaking sunsets over the bridges and bays.
For outdoor dining here at the house, use the outdoor refrigerator and barbeque grill for family gatherings on the shaded ground floor. You have table and bar seating on the ground floor for 18. On the Sunset Balcony there is additional seating for 4 at the glass top table and chairs, plus 2 more at the Sunset Table for 2. Inside you will have a dining table for 6, which can be converted to a table for 10. In the kitchen is seating for 4.
If you find time for TV, you will have a living room with three loveseat recliners and a wall mounted 72-inch ROKU smart TV with cable, internet, DVR, and Wi-Fi. Plus, a smart TV (no cable) downstairs behind the bar in the outdoor living area.
The Smith family invites you to turn our house into YOUR house and enjoy your stay in the beautiful Florida Keys.
