On Feb 21, 9:36 am, "Bob" wrote:
On Feb 21, 9:15 am, "KLC Lewis" wrote:

You can more-or-less harbor-hop up the coast, but beware of some very
treacherous coastal conditions
but in the
winter months there are the occasional southern gales.

Yes, the Oregon coast did experince one of thoes "southern gales" two
months ago.
SNIP

Of course I wouldn't consider such a trip in the winter months. I'm
going by my experience with the WCVI, which in the winter also has
"hurricane-force" storms and 10-meter seas. But in the summer, usually
the biggest problem is fog (which is why virtually ALL boats on WCVI
have radar). We went around Cape Caution in June and apart from the
swells, I could have taken my dinghy.

But it sounds like the Ore coast is not as nice as the WCVI, even in
summer. (although if it's ludicrous to be out in a 28-ft boat, why
does LaPush SOMETIMES have a warning for boats "under 26 feet"?)

PLEASE truck your boat. I am tired of reading about yet another
visitor lost at sea.

That does sound like the Right Thing to Do. This wasn't a "dream" for
me, just a possible option. My "dream" is to "circumavigate" (it that
the right word for going around an island?) Vancouver Island, and I
know a boat like this could easily do that in the summer (as long as I
have radar...)

The Better Route? Go to Hawaii and then across. Longer, but safer.

Yes, this is what some cruise guides recomend. But do that in a lake
boat???

Not sure your definition of "lake boat". I'm pretty sure I28's have
done the trek to Hawaii: I know many Catalina 27s have, and of course
Crown 28's and Cal 29's do it all the time. I have considered it, but
I just don't have the time it would take.

druid