finally coming out of florida to NC

ZZ- I am captaining a 480 Sedan Bridge.
Blueone- I will recap with pics at the end. I will need to upload to my computer first. I am saving a trip log so I hope to have some good data.


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mquiet said:
ZZ- I am captaining a 480 Sedan Bridge.
Blueone- I will recap with pics at the end. I will need to upload to my computer first. I am saving a trip log so I hope to have some good data.


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Thanks. Reason I ask is I saw a boat cruise by my marina at around 10:00 this morning that I though might be you. But it wasn't. Take good notes on the ICW ride to Myrtle Beach. I'm taking that route next month for the first time.
 
ZZ I will take notes and the best part is that the notes will be based on low tides.


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I am finding this very interesting. I plan to retire in 1.5 years. Starting to do initial research/plan a trip from Beaufort NC to Key West for that first winter of retirement (Feb-May?). I don't have a "big boy boat" but believe my 340 will do a satisfactory job. My ability to do long offshore legs is much more limited so ICW insight from this trip is very enlightening.
 
A 340 would absolutely make the trip from Beaufort to Key West.

Protected water in the ICW all the way down. Would not have some of the concerns about low tide that Matt is dealing with in the 480.

Once your in Miami, you would have the option to go almost all the way down to Key West on the inside if you needed to.

This was my first winter with a boat that I owned in Florida. Found that during the winter months there are just some days that Hawks Channel from Miami down through the Keys is very rough. With a 340 you have the option of in or out.

I think Matt said he was going to post some detailed log information about this trip - that will be helpful to everyone. He (along with some others from NC) can give you very detailed information about coming out of NC.
 
Outstanding info! I was begining to get nervous that perhaps I was going to try and bite off more than I could chew, so to speak.
 
Made it to north Myrtle beach. net through the Rock pile at low ride. If you stay in the center of the channel it is doable, but don't get caught of the center or you will need new running ger


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Made it to north Myrtle beach. net through the Rock pile at low ride. If you stay in the center of the channel it is doable, but don't get caught of the center or you will need new running ger


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I've read that low tide is the best time to go through there as you can then see the rocks you need to avoid. Was that the case? Safe travels today.
 
ZZ/Bill, the Rock Pile is not fun, but listen for security calls if a large vessel in entering channel. Example, if a barge is heading through, you will want to wait for it to run the 6 miles before you enter, other traffic you will just pass one another super close. I could see the rocks and it is a little nerve racking, but doable.
 
Well the journey is over. We arrived in NC yesterday and I had a couple of adult beverages to celebrate. I picked up the admiral in Myrtle beach and she joined me for the final 6 hours. I am going to down load pictures tomorrow and see if I can post and recap. We did the trip in six days and burned 1000g of diesel fuel. Averaged 0.7-0.8gph. This is the average and seems to be spot on. I did a lot of running whenever I could, sooo a lot of on and off plane. I hope to have a total recap in my next post for those that want to take some notes.
 
Glad you are home safe. Congrats on the boat and the journey.

Looking forward to details.
 
Sorry everyone, but the pictures are not attaching. I can tell you about our trip from a point to point perspective.We left West Palm beach Sunday at 7:30am and arrived in Titusville at 3:30. Purchased 220g of fuel at $2.87/g. This first day was 136miles in 9hrs. Monday departed at 7am and stopped at Palm Cove Marina at 4pm. Added 250g of fuel @$2.72. We then decided to go out Jacksonville inlet to bypass Ga, but the fog set in about 2hours into our trip and 20 miles offshore. After 2.5 hours of slow running we came back in via St. Simon inlet and back onto the ICW which was clear skies and shallow water. Point of note...this trip was done with low tides everyday between 1-2pm. GA was so shallow that we were reading 6ft of water in multiple locations. By coming back in at St. Simon, we missed Jekyl Island, but still had Hell's gate. We crossed with a group of boats waiting for the higher tides. We needed to stay close to shore by the red nun bouy for 5.5ft of water (yes I was puckering). We then ended our day at Isle of Hope where we took on 240g of fuel at $2.86/g. Next day ran to Isle of Palms Marina. We had another early start of 7:30am and running tip 4:30pm. We only took on 140g of fuel at $3.13/g. Next day Left at 7:30am and headed to the Rock Pile. At low tide it is the best time to cross as you can see the rocks lining the edges and know how far you have on either side. The depth was 10-15ft in the middle. I don't think high tide would be a good time to go through as the rocks are now hidden and any drift could be costly. We ended our day at North Myrtle Beach marina. Last morning our wives met us at North Myrtle and enjoyed the ride to Hampstead NC. We left about 10;15 and arrived at 5pm. We did a fuel stop at Southport Marina for 140g of fuel at $2.69/g.

Overall, a great ride with no delays or breakdowns. We pushed fairly hard as I was on a time schedule and needed to return for business. I would recommend others take the journey, but with more time to add in flexibility to enhance the experience and not allow the stress of shallow water to become an overwhelming concern. Sorry for the lack of pictures... Kindest regards.
 
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Sorry everyone, but the pictures are not attaching. I can tell you about our trip from a point to point perspective.We left West Palm beach Sunday at 7:30am and arrived in Titusville at 3:30. Purchased 220g of fuel at $2.87/g. This first day was 136miles in 9hrs. Monday departed at 7am and stopped at Palm Cove Marina at 4pm. Added 250g of fuel @$2.72. We then decided to go out Jacksonville inlet to bypass Ga, but the fog set in about 2hours into our trip and 20 miles offshore. After 2.5 hours of slow running we came back in via St. Simon inlet and back onto the ICW which was clear skies and shallow water. Point of note...this trip was done with low tides everyday between 1-2pm. GA was so shallow that we were reading 6ft of water in multiple locations. By coming back in at St. Simon, we missed Jekyl Island, but still had Hell's gate. We crossed with a group of boats waiting for the higher tides. We needed to stay close to shore by the red nun bouy for 5.5ft of water (yes I was puckering). We then ended our day at Isle of Hope where we took on 240g of fuel at $2.86/g. Next day ran to Isle of Palms Marina. We had another early start of 7:30am and running tip 4:30pm. We only took on 140g of fuel at $3.13/g. Next day Left at 7:30am and headed to the Rock Pile. At low tide it is the best time to cross as you can see the rocks lining the edges and know how far you have on either side. The depth was 10-15ft in the middle. I don't think high tide would be a good time to go through as the rocks are now hidden and any drift could be costly. We ended our day at North Myrtle Beach marina. Last morning our wives met us at North Myrtle and enjoyed the ride to Hampstead NC. We left about 10;15 and arrived at 5pm. We did a fuel stop at Southport Marina for 140g of fuel at $2.69/g.

Overall, a great ride with no delays or breakdowns. We pushed fairly hard as I was on a time schedule and needed to return for business. I would recommend others take the journey, but with more time to add in flexibility to enhance the experience and not allow the stress of shallow water to become an overwhelming concern. Sorry for the lack of pictures... Kindest regards.
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mquiet you still out there? I am running from Isle of Palms just north of Charleston Harbor to Barefoot Landing Marina in N. Myrtle on June 9 for the first time via ICW. Interested in any notes you have for that part of the run. Only tip I have so far is that "Charleston Harbor to Isle of Palms is not to be done at low tide".
 
I did the ride with mquiet. If you leave on a rising tide from Isle of Palms you will have no issues, Once you get to Winyah Bay in Georgetown its a deep water run all the way up the Waccamaw River. I cant remember, but I believe the "rockpile" section is north of Barefoot. If not stay center and slow through there. Waccamaw River section is a beautiful trip.
 
bahamabreisus said:
I did the ride with mquiet. If you leave on a rising tide from Isle of Palms you will have no issues, Once you get to Winyah Bay in Georgetown its a deep water run all the way up the Waccamaw River. I cant remember, but I believe the "rockpile" section is north of Barefoot. If not stay center and slow through there. Waccamaw River section is a beautiful trip.
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Thanks Bahama. Low tide that day is 8:10am. So I figure I'll leave around 9:00am. You are correct. Barefoot is before the Rock Pile. Is there much no wake zone along that 103mile stretch?
 
Bill: Be extremely careful just past the Ben Sawyer (Sullivan's Island) bridge heading North to Isle of Palms. I went through there Saturday in a center console and saw 4' under us at high tide. I would not take a big boat through here unless it was high tide. This place is filling in with sand. Heed the Active Captain warnings. Kendall
 
I dont remember "no wakes' being an issue. Once you get into the Waccamaw, Its such a cool ride you probably would slow down to enjoy, but 20 plus feet all the way to Myrtle.
 
ZZ13. We did the whole ride at low ride. Dead low was between 1-3pm everyday as we moved north. I think rock pile is north of your destination, but going through rock pile at low is easier to see the edge. I think our lowest water was just north of Charleston. Enjoy your trip.


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