tdappleman
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- Dec 17, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 1996 270 Sundancer
- Engines
- New twin 4.3's - 235hp each with Alpha 1 Gen 2 Drives
knowing the OBX I don't know how anyone can boat there and not sweat bullets all the time. There is only two feet of water in the entire sound a a super narrow and shifting boating channel. Do you guys ever go out of the sound into the atlantic via the Oregon outlet without running aground?? Looking at the shifting sands on the sound side and the violent waters on the cean side of that outlet it is a pure stroke of luck to not ship wreck there ... Hats off to anyone who masters the outer banks !!!
You get used to it... the birds standing up in the middle is usually the best visual.... avoid those spots!:grin: The channels are well marked but we usually take a short cut from the ramp over to the Bonner Bridge - that changes very rapidly and is maintained by locals who mark it with almost anything which floats. I do have to say the props get an occasional polish from the sand/mud on the bottom - but at least we don't have to worry about rocks too much - the crab pots are probably the biggest obstacle - I love the ones with nice black buoys on top!!!:smt021