I quoted the Coast Pilot, but you didn't believe it. Face it jaxie, this is yet
another topic where you've demonstrated your ignorance.

If you can provide a source for your claims, why don't you do so? If you don't,
you're just admitting you acted like a 5 year-old and made it up.


"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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jeffies, resorts to quoting a blog to "prove" the USCG is wrong.

"Jeff Morris"
Date: 10/16/2004 7:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Shinnecock is a lock

Not according to the Army Corps of Engineers. But what do they know?

Not much about this lock. But that could be because they don't maintain it.

Here's one account of the locks from:
http://www.whaler.com/REC/WhalerTour...?content=log25

"Shinnecock Bay lay to the south of the marina, and entering it requires
going through
the Shinnecock canal, which is about a mile and half long. Mid-way through
the canal
is the dreaded Shinnecock Lock. Ordinarily the lock operates like any other;
the boats
enter, the gates on one end close, and once the water is raised or lowered,
the gates
on the opposite end open so that the boats can exit. However, twice a day for
about
six hours, the gates remain open. The current rushes through at nearly five
knots and
boaters test their skill as they try to traverse the tricky canal. On our
first trip
through, Kevin, one of the salesmen, was aboard and we appreciated his
advice. Local
knowledge, always invaluable, was never so much appreciated as we negotiated
our way
through the canal, through the lock, and into the Bay. "