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Waynes SPOT
On Sat, 28 May 2016 19:40:50 -0400, wrote:
It is looking like it will just be a nagging rain event. Good thing you got your stabilizers fixed. I had never really looked at the ICW that closely but I can see how you can get pretty much all the way up there without going outside. I am not sure how you get across the mouth of the Chesapeake. === Yes, it looks like the stabilizer issue is a thing of the past. Thunderbolt Marine has a first rate hydraulic guy on the staff and we got the parts overnighted down from Connecticut (where they are made by swiss elves who charge accordingly). The yard manager shuffled some of his other projects so we were in and out about as quickly as you could hope. Five stars for Thunderbolt. http://www.thunderboltmarine.com/ The mouth of the Chesapeake doesn't seem to be an issue for people. If you stay on the west side it doesn't even feel like open water, and on the east side you've got the bay bridge tunnel which kind of breaks things up. The biggest challenge for most people is the New Jersey coast. The NJ ICW is very shallow and just about impassable for boats that draw more than 3 ft or so. Going outside you are totally exposed to the North Atlantic for over 100 miles with only one truly safe, all weather inlet north of Cape May (Atlantic City). |
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Waynes SPOT
On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 19:40:50 -0400, wrote: It is looking like it will just be a nagging rain event. Good thing you got your stabilizers fixed. I had never really looked at the ICW that closely but I can see how you can get pretty much all the way up there without going outside. I am not sure how you get across the mouth of the Chesapeake. === Yes, it looks like the stabilizer issue is a thing of the past. Thunderbolt Marine has a first rate hydraulic guy on the staff and we got the parts overnighted down from Connecticut (where they are made by swiss elves who charge accordingly). The yard manager shuffled some of his other projects so we were in and out about as quickly as you could hope. Five stars for Thunderbolt. http://www.thunderboltmarine.com/ The mouth of the Chesapeake doesn't seem to be an issue for people. If you stay on the west side it doesn't even feel like open water, and on the east side you've got the bay bridge tunnel which kind of breaks things up. The biggest challenge for most people is the New Jersey coast. The NJ ICW is very shallow and just about impassable for boats that draw more than 3 ft or so. Going outside you are totally exposed to the North Atlantic for over 100 miles with only one truly safe, all weather inlet north of Cape May (Atlantic City). I am a little bit familiar with the Atlantic there at Cape may. We used to poke our nose out of that inlet in a 26' Monomoy surf boat and row around a little. That was exciting in March. |
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Waynes SPOT
On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 May 2016 19:40:50 -0400, wrote: It is looking like it will just be a nagging rain event. Good thing you got your stabilizers fixed. I had never really looked at the ICW that closely but I can see how you can get pretty much all the way up there without going outside. I am not sure how you get across the mouth of the Chesapeake. === Yes, it looks like the stabilizer issue is a thing of the past. Thunderbolt Marine has a first rate hydraulic guy on the staff and we got the parts overnighted down from Connecticut (where they are made by swiss elves who charge accordingly). The yard manager shuffled some of his other projects so we were in and out about as quickly as you could hope. Five stars for Thunderbolt. http://www.thunderboltmarine.com/ The mouth of the Chesapeake doesn't seem to be an issue for people. If you stay on the west side it doesn't even feel like open water, and on the east side you've got the bay bridge tunnel which kind of breaks things up. The biggest challenge for most people is the New Jersey coast. The NJ ICW is very shallow and just about impassable for boats that draw more than 3 ft or so. Going outside you are totally exposed to the North Atlantic for over 100 miles with only one truly safe, all weather inlet north of Cape May (Atlantic City). Glad to hear that. Tim and I were wondering about that yesterday or day before. |
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On Sun, 29 May 2016 06:16:44 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 19:40:50 -0400, wrote: It is looking like it will just be a nagging rain event. Good thing you got your stabilizers fixed. I had never really looked at the ICW that closely but I can see how you can get pretty much all the way up there without going outside. I am not sure how you get across the mouth of the Chesapeake. === Yes, it looks like the stabilizer issue is a thing of the past. Thunderbolt Marine has a first rate hydraulic guy on the staff and we got the parts overnighted down from Connecticut (where they are made by swiss elves who charge accordingly). The yard manager shuffled some of his other projects so we were in and out about as quickly as you could hope. Five stars for Thunderbolt. http://www.thunderboltmarine.com/ The mouth of the Chesapeake doesn't seem to be an issue for people. If you stay on the west side it doesn't even feel like open water, and on the east side you've got the bay bridge tunnel which kind of breaks things up. The biggest challenge for most people is the New Jersey coast. The NJ ICW is very shallow and just about impassable for boats that draw more than 3 ft or so. Going outside you are totally exposed to the North Atlantic for over 100 miles with only one truly safe, all weather inlet north of Cape May (Atlantic City). Glad to hear that. Tim and I were wondering about that yesterday or day before. They are on the move again, sneaking up on Charleston from the land side ;-) Bonnie does not seem to be dropping a lot of rain but it is a pretty well defined wind storm. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Bonnie%20wind%20map.jpg |
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Waynes SPOT
On Sun, 29 May 2016 10:49:28 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 29 May 2016 06:16:44 -0400, Poquito Loco wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 19:40:50 -0400, wrote: It is looking like it will just be a nagging rain event. Good thing you got your stabilizers fixed. I had never really looked at the ICW that closely but I can see how you can get pretty much all the way up there without going outside. I am not sure how you get across the mouth of the Chesapeake. === Yes, it looks like the stabilizer issue is a thing of the past. Thunderbolt Marine has a first rate hydraulic guy on the staff and we got the parts overnighted down from Connecticut (where they are made by swiss elves who charge accordingly). The yard manager shuffled some of his other projects so we were in and out about as quickly as you could hope. Five stars for Thunderbolt. http://www.thunderboltmarine.com/ The mouth of the Chesapeake doesn't seem to be an issue for people. If you stay on the west side it doesn't even feel like open water, and on the east side you've got the bay bridge tunnel which kind of breaks things up. The biggest challenge for most people is the New Jersey coast. The NJ ICW is very shallow and just about impassable for boats that draw more than 3 ft or so. Going outside you are totally exposed to the North Atlantic for over 100 miles with only one truly safe, all weather inlet north of Cape May (Atlantic City). Glad to hear that. Tim and I were wondering about that yesterday or day before. They are on the move again, sneaking up on Charleston from the land side ;-) Bonnie does not seem to be dropping a lot of rain but it is a pretty well defined wind storm. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Bonnie%20wind%20map.jpg Yup. I'm thinking that would be a damn fun trip to be on. The winds are probably not bad on the water behind the land, although there appears to be some potential thunderstorms next week. Wayne can handle it! |
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Waynes SPOT
On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: Looks like you are holed up on Minim Creek for the night. RADAR seems to be saying there is not much rain and I assume that is a pretty well sheltered place. Hope you are having a great evening. |
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Waynes SPOT
On Mon, 30 May 2016 05:28:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 29 May 2016 23:44:56 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2016 20:28:05 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Looks like you are holed up on Minim Creek for the night. RADAR seems to be saying there is not much rain and I assume that is a pretty well sheltered place. Hope you are having a great evening. === The creek is very well sheltered but as luck would have it, rain started just as we were getting ready to anchor. Prior to that it had held off all day with just a few light sprinkles. I'd really like to be running offshore but the weather has been too unsettled for that. We passed through Charleston harbor yesterday and no one was going out except for large commercial traffic. You could see waves breaking over the inlet breakwaters from several miles away. Yup that wind map I posted yesterday says it all. There was a very well defined eye and the offshore wind was pounding the coast north of it. I looked at your creek on the satellite and it looked like a nice spot to hide. Let's keep a good thought that you get nice weather for that NJ leg. |
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Waynes SPOT
I see you are at Morehead City now, you might want to get moving. The
"C" storm (Colin) is coming up behind you Wednesday or so. It is supposed to transit Florida Tuesday if the weather guessers are right. |
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