We went all the way (inside) in a Nauticat 36 motorsailor a couple of years ago. Only had problems in Georgia (except once when turning in to a marina too early - bumped off that one). Sat for 5 hours in the dirt near mark 72 in Georgia - followed the red line on the charter - led us wrong. Draft is 5 1/2. Tide at that location is over 7 feet, so we were off when it came back. If we had been half an hour earlier, would have gone through without bumping.
And... Jake, we did spend a lot of time looking at the chartplotter and worrying. If you go outside for a while and dodge Georgia, you have much less time staring at the plotter. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Jake Brodersen To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:54 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Andrew running the ditch south Andy, No trouble with 6.5’ draft in the ditch? I’ve often thought of making a run south, but the thought of dodging shallow water the whole way puts me off. I haven’t made it past milepost zero yet. Jake Jake Brodersen “Midnight Mistress” C&C 35 Mk-III Hampton Va From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 10:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Andrew running the ditch south The Valiant draws 6.5'. It's now a bad boat for it, though the prop seems under-pitched so we're only getting 6.7 knots. Right now the ditch is dark, but well marked. Just have to get through Coinjock and we're in open water so life gets simpler and I can take a nap! Andy Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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