rabbit
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Took my whip out for a ride. Tried the Knotts Island launch but the wind there is blowing the water
out of the Bay. Couldn't even get past the dock it was so shallow so I came back to the campground which
has a ramp with access to North Landing River.
Got the boat in with about 2 1/2 feet of water. It was pretty windy so I figured I wouldn't be able to go far
but wanted to test the work I did on the boat.
Lowrance fishfinder wouldn't work right shallower than 1.7 feet. Kept telling me I had 60 feet or 683 feet.
I bumped bottom on the way out. Got out to 4 feet of water and the wind had a good chop up so I turned
around.
It was just dumb luck that I got out there without grounding. I grounded about 4 times on the way back once
real good. Wind blowing me towards shallower water. Trimmed up the prop and backed out hard wagging the motor,
dredging my own channel, taking some chop over the stern but at least we were moving. The silt was churning. I tried another line and managed to get back to the inlet bumping bottom.
Got stuck a couple times in the inlet and had to back up, try another line. Dang, I just floated through here not 15
minutes ago. Fishfinder says 597 feet.
Boat worked alright except the fuel gauge is always on.
Managed to munch a brand new prop pretty good from dredging:
They have a nice little ramp here you just have to watch for low water when the wind is from the north:
Cheers
out of the Bay. Couldn't even get past the dock it was so shallow so I came back to the campground which
has a ramp with access to North Landing River.
Got the boat in with about 2 1/2 feet of water. It was pretty windy so I figured I wouldn't be able to go far
but wanted to test the work I did on the boat.
Lowrance fishfinder wouldn't work right shallower than 1.7 feet. Kept telling me I had 60 feet or 683 feet.
I bumped bottom on the way out. Got out to 4 feet of water and the wind had a good chop up so I turned
around.
It was just dumb luck that I got out there without grounding. I grounded about 4 times on the way back once
real good. Wind blowing me towards shallower water. Trimmed up the prop and backed out hard wagging the motor,
dredging my own channel, taking some chop over the stern but at least we were moving. The silt was churning. I tried another line and managed to get back to the inlet bumping bottom.
Got stuck a couple times in the inlet and had to back up, try another line. Dang, I just floated through here not 15
minutes ago. Fishfinder says 597 feet.
Boat worked alright except the fuel gauge is always on.
Managed to munch a brand new prop pretty good from dredging:
They have a nice little ramp here you just have to watch for low water when the wind is from the north:
Cheers