Expidia
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- Aug 26, 2006
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Don't learn the hard way. They don't mark rocks and stumps most places within 100 feet of shore. They don't want you in that close anyway so the locals know the rocks and get a big laugh when they see boats take out their props and lower units.
Where I go on the Hudson River it has a 6 foot tide yet . . . I can cruise along looking at the houses and a few hours later I'm coming back and spot a huge rock right where I had passed over a short time ago.
I took out a prop and had to have a chunk of my skeg welded back after running over an unmarked ridge of rocks last season cruising along at about 7 mph. I'm sure the homeowner extended this ridge 50 feet perpendicular out from his property himself just to teach people not to come in close.
I'm always amazed when I see large rocks sticking out of the water and nobody bothers to mark them.
Same goes for when I see a large floating log and watch the useless Sheriffs, or Aux CG boats look at the floating log drive and right on by!
Be careful out there!
Where I go on the Hudson River it has a 6 foot tide yet . . . I can cruise along looking at the houses and a few hours later I'm coming back and spot a huge rock right where I had passed over a short time ago.
I took out a prop and had to have a chunk of my skeg welded back after running over an unmarked ridge of rocks last season cruising along at about 7 mph. I'm sure the homeowner extended this ridge 50 feet perpendicular out from his property himself just to teach people not to come in close.
I'm always amazed when I see large rocks sticking out of the water and nobody bothers to mark them.
Same goes for when I see a large floating log and watch the useless Sheriffs, or Aux CG boats look at the floating log drive and right on by!
Be careful out there!