Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows. Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows. Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

If I see 6' on my sounder I'd be reaching for the trim switch and cranking
the wheel to get out of there!!! Door County bottom is ROCK. Watch the chart
and you should be OK. It's not as bad as people think. Nowhere near as
hairy as the North Channel or Isle Royale. Door County is a beautiful
boating area. You'll love it.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows.
Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

Depending on the sounder, the specific installation details of the
transducer, and the speed of the boat, the sounder may not always be
believable. You must ALWAYS act as though the sounder does not exist. It's
sort of like your nose vs the kitchen timer or meat thermometer.

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows.
Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

When you say to watch the map, do you mean a paper map or GPS? I've
got neither right not, other than my etrex suction-cupped to the helm.

Depending on the sounder, the specific installation details of the
transducer, and the speed of the boat, the sounder may not always be
believable. You must ALWAYS act as though the sounder does not exist. It's
sort of like your nose vs the kitchen timer or meat thermometer.

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows.
Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

On 19 Jun 2004 08:43:28 -0700, (Mitchell Gossman) wrote:

When you say to watch the map, do you mean a paper map or GPS? I've
got neither right not, other than my etrex suction-cupped to the helm.

Depending on the sounder, the specific installation details of the
transducer, and the speed of the boat, the sounder may not always be
believable. You must ALWAYS act as though the sounder does not exist. It's
sort of like your nose vs the kitchen timer or meat thermometer.

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows.
Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

Mitch, if I were getting prop strikes and my depth finder was reading 6 feet,
I'd be checking my depth finder. Something isn't right, unless you hit something
like a tree stump projecting frrom the bottom.

You should have a paper chart of the area you're in. A GPS is a nice back-up,
until it breaks.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Paper chart..........money well spent!
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
When you say to watch the map, do you mean a paper map or GPS? I've
got neither right not, other than my etrex suction-cupped to the helm.

Depending on the sounder, the specific installation details of the
transducer, and the speed of the boat, the sounder may not always be
believable. You must ALWAYS act as though the sounder does not exist.
It's
sort of like your nose vs the kitchen timer or meat thermometer.

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
That's the sort of statement that makes me nervous, "beware the
shallows"... I have a depth sounder, but I've still had prop strikes
when sounder indicates 6 feet deep.

Should be fine......just keep a weather eye and beware the shallows.
Make
sure you have a chart of the area. Cell phone should not be a
problem.
Gary

"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
om...
Staying at a resort on Rowley's Bay on the Lake Michigan side of
Door
County. Is it reasonable or foolhardy to buzz around on Lake
Michigan
with a 21' runabout, exploring the islands? Or on the Green Bay
side?
I wouldn't go unless I had a radio - not sure about cellular
coverage
out there, or at least a float plan with the wife if staying near
shore.

Mitch

"John H" wrote in message
...


Mitch, if I were getting prop strikes and my depth finder was reading 6
feet,
I'd be checking my depth finder. Something isn't right, unless you hit
something
like a tree stump projecting frrom the bottom.

You should have a paper chart of the area you're in. A GPS is a nice
back-up,
until it breaks.

John H

Agreed. Electronics are strange. I regularly fish in an area which,
according to my anchor line, is about 8 feet deep. It's loaded with long,
vertical weeds (aka "bass motel"). The sounder says it's 70 feet deep - same
sounder that works beautifully everywhere else.