On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:27:40 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

We try to avoid marginal water depths at high tide,
it being much more preferable to go exploring on half tide and rising.

How do you "localize" tides when cruising?
I use local tide tables sometimes when fishing in Florida, and find
them reliable for that spot, but considerably off a few miles away.
Of course that's normally in estuary waters.
Is open water in the Keys consistent with one tide table?

--Vic