JR wrote:
Doug, this is a tad OT, but I am wondering how far you are from the Oriental
area?

You mean right this minute, or where we keep the boat? In either case
I'm quite familiar with Oriental and the whole Pamlico and/or Beaufort
County area... btw the town of Beaufort is in Carteret County.

My Brother and I were looking at some property there

Let me guess... you like it because it's been described as an
"undiscovered little old-time village." Nobdy seems to wonder why
they're building a 4-lane to the place!

My advice... it is a nice place after all... but don't buy property
there. Construction is really expensive & hasslesome, plus you might
find your property is actually a swamp. Buy a nice house from the estate
of some recent retirees who moved there. Make sure you know exactly what
happened to the place during the last few hurricanes!


.... and I was wondering
about water depths in the Neuse and creeks in that area.

Shallow & muddy.

We each have small sailboats (Cal-25 and Matilda 20) and would like to keep
them wet if we could.

That part is easy. Lots & lots of slips in the area.

We would need 5 ft at low water for the Cal.

That's doable, but less would be better. It's kind of like the
Chesapeake, only shallower. With 5' you can sail many places but also
are likely to find quite a few places to get stuck when anchoring out.

Also, broadband connections are a necessity. Any ideas on what is available?
The RE agent was more interested in selling than answering these questions.

I don't know if any kind of broadband is available in Oriental. However
I know there is DSL in Bayboro so it won't be too long coming. Cable
modem, maybe?

Regards
Doug King