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What is meant by the term Rear Exposure?

About Area

This term is used to describe the orientation of the rear of the home. The types of Rear Exposure are: South Rear Exposure, which offers the most indirect sunlight to the rear of the home and heats the pool a couple of months longer; a North Rear Exposure is the...

What is a Weir?

About Area, Boating

A weir is a concrete spillway that is designed to prevent saltwater intrusion into the freshwater canal system. These concrete dams allow water to flow from the freshwater canal system into the saltwater canals and provide vital flood...

What is a Canal frontage property?

About Area, Boating, Cape Coral

Southwest Florida is a Waterfront Wonderland with hundreds of miles of saltwater and freshwater homes, condos and land. Cape Coral, for example, has over 400 miles of saltwater and freshwater canals. The widths of the canals are from 50 feet to over 250+ feet. The...

What is the Boat Lock in South Gulf Cove?

About Area, Boating

The community of South Gulf Cove (SGC) has 126 navigable canals totaling approximately 55 miles. The waterways make up nearly 1/3 of ALL the canals in Charlotte County. Theses canals lead to a boat lock providing access to the Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico....

What is a Boat Dock and Boat Lift?

About Area, Boating

A boat dock is a wood and/or concrete platform that gives a person access to their boat. The boat dock may or may not have a boat lift attached. A boat lift resembles a forklift that picks the boat up out of the water. The lift usually comes in sizes that denote the...