Calico Jack Ventures

Calico Jack Ventures Professional Captain Services
Commercial and Instructional Diving Services

Travis & Joanne Scott

More than 35,000 miles offshore together

Extensive knowledge of the Caribbean, Florida and the Florida Keys

30+ years in the local marine industry

Licensed and Insured


Qualifications:

USCG 200 Ton Master of Tow

STCW

Radar

BRM

HELM

ACAPT

AUX Sail

PADI OWSI 95065

An emergency ramp repair.
05/24/2026

An emergency ramp repair.

Moving a 1.5-storey houseboat back to its home berth.
05/10/2026

Moving a 1.5-storey houseboat back to its home berth.

05/07/2026

It's early yet for hurricane season but some owners are proactive in preparing, especially if they're doing long-term storage. We've tried different ground anchors over the years but what we've found work best are these 3ft long, 1" thick, double-headed spikes. Going into the limestone cap rock in the Florida Keys, they generally have a holding strength of 5000lbs. Travis used to pound these in by hand -this jack hammer is a real upgrade! Once the correct number are installed, we add our connectors & straps and tighten everything down. Then we always do a final check if there's a tropical system coming our way.

05/05/2026

Polishing the prop on a 110ft commercial vessel. We don't always have the luxury of being able to stand on the bottom -normally we float mid-water column while working. Typically, we only use this equipment on the large military vessels that we maintain but we're pleased to be able to offer this service to commercial vessels and larger private yachts in the Key West area. The captain on this vessel reported an increase of 2 knots of speed and better fuel economy after having this done.

Getting caught up on our own boat projects!
05/03/2026

Getting caught up on our own boat projects!

A facelift and retrofit of the motor vessel Agassiz.
05/01/2026

A facelift and retrofit of the motor vessel Agassiz.

Securing a broken water line at a local marina.
04/28/2026

Securing a broken water line at a local marina.

This job has kept us busy for the last few months. This has been an ongoing project with Key West Marine Construction wo...
04/12/2026

This job has kept us busy for the last few months. This has been an ongoing project with Key West Marine Construction working for the City of Key West to replace and repair most of the city-owned docks in the bight.

Assisting this 120ft yacht anchored off Key West. With the impending cold front, the anchorage became untenable and the ...
11/10/2025

Assisting this 120ft yacht anchored off Key West. With the impending cold front, the anchorage became untenable and the yacht attempted to relocate. Unfortunately, his anchor was fouled in some old cable that was on the bottom. Working with Warhorse LLC, we were able to use a combination of lift bags and brute force to free the cable from the anchor flukes, allowing the yacht to recover it and move to a sheltered marina.

11/08/2025

Day 2 of the Key West World Championships by Race World Offshore. We were positioned again between Turns 1 & 2. It was an active day on the race course: two drivers were ejected from the cockpit at Turn 1, two boats flipped over (one after having a collision with another boat), one boat with a minor fire and several boats with regular breakdowns. This is the last day for us on the course but the races continue on Sunday. Everyone is pushing very hard to win. They say that to be the best, you have to win in Key West!

Working for TowBoatUS Key West for this year's powerboat races.
11/05/2025

Working for TowBoatUS Key West for this year's powerboat races.

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Stock Island, FL

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