pharmhand3
Recruit
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- Apr 16, 2010
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Hey all! Boating Newb (relatively speaking) here. I now have one season of boating under my skipper's hat after purchasing a Monterey 214FS bowrider early last year. I live in the middle of the US (specifically Missouri), with plenty of lakes to play in. Colleagues tell me that some like to get out in the Mississippi River (which is closer), but the wife says 'hell no' as she can't get past the thought of all the crap (no pun intended) and other pollutants that are probably in the water.
But let me get to the point of my question. I may be needing to change jobs, and one job I'm looking at is in Southern California, in the Los Angelas area. I looked around on Google Maps and saw a few lakes, but nothing like what we have here. Kinda disappointed really and wondering if I should seel the boat if we move there. My true question is... am I looking at this too narrowly? If the weather is calm, can a boat like mine be taken out in the ocean shallows? I'm thinking No, but I really just don't know. Thoughts?
If I'm wrong, and the boat is fine for the ocean, than what additional things do I need to think about/consider?
But let me get to the point of my question. I may be needing to change jobs, and one job I'm looking at is in Southern California, in the Los Angelas area. I looked around on Google Maps and saw a few lakes, but nothing like what we have here. Kinda disappointed really and wondering if I should seel the boat if we move there. My true question is... am I looking at this too narrowly? If the weather is calm, can a boat like mine be taken out in the ocean shallows? I'm thinking No, but I really just don't know. Thoughts?
If I'm wrong, and the boat is fine for the ocean, than what additional things do I need to think about/consider?