dicor
New Member
- Feb 19, 2011
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- Boat Info
- 270 DA 1998
- Engines
- 7.4 Merc w/Bravo III Drive
I had the opportunity to talk to the people that search the bay for storm debris with their sonar equipped boat. Every time they find something on the bottom that should not be there they'll mark it with a small float. There is a barge equipped with a claw crane a day or two behind then that will pull up what they have marked. They claim that most of the bay is debris free, south of the bridge it the clearest. He said they are spotting quite a few crab traps, not the 'Deadliest Catch type' but much smaller. He claims not to have hit any partially submerged objects and that for the most part the channels are navigable and true to chart.
I was happy to hear that coming from a couple of guys that had no vested interest as to whether I boat this year or take a hiatus and return in 2014. You talk to business owners along the coast that want the boaters back and all you hear is 'sure we're all good to go, 100%, better than ever. I wouldn't expect them to say anything else, you never hear a waitress at Denny's say "stay away from that meatloaf it doesn't taste as good as it looks on the menu". So all that being saidI guess I will be launching as soon as I slap some bottom paint on it and polish the props, hopefully I'll be in by Memorial Day.
I was happy to hear that coming from a couple of guys that had no vested interest as to whether I boat this year or take a hiatus and return in 2014. You talk to business owners along the coast that want the boaters back and all you hear is 'sure we're all good to go, 100%, better than ever. I wouldn't expect them to say anything else, you never hear a waitress at Denny's say "stay away from that meatloaf it doesn't taste as good as it looks on the menu". So all that being saidI guess I will be launching as soon as I slap some bottom paint on it and polish the props, hopefully I'll be in by Memorial Day.