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Old (but good) article on taking small boats offshore.
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<blockquote data-quote="Stumpalump" data-source="post: 440978" data-attributes="member: 13140"><p>Thats a great read! Lake Powell has all the launches and marinas cramed at on end. This causes massive traffic in the main channel to the lake. The wakes have no where to go because they hit a sheer cliff on both sides then bounce back in. The whole chanel is 4' chop with huge wakes mixed in from the ships. I learned that you just can't hold your course or slow down and plow thru. You have to wait and time every huge swell and watch the 4' chop on top of them. A two mile stretch may actually be 3 because of the ducking and weaving. My trick is a PLB, portable marine radio, vest and dead man switch lanyard. If nothing else those devises increase the size of my balls substantially. The radio and PLB is in a pack with my other important gear like first aid , keys, wallet and cell phone. One bag in one spot has everthing I'm swimming to shore with. In a place like Powell there is no shore. It's a smooth rock wall. Could be thickets or 4' quick sand mud where you boat. Phone will be wet. PLB and portable marine radio are my life line. Inland or off shore I need the same gear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stumpalump, post: 440978, member: 13140"] Thats a great read! Lake Powell has all the launches and marinas cramed at on end. This causes massive traffic in the main channel to the lake. The wakes have no where to go because they hit a sheer cliff on both sides then bounce back in. The whole chanel is 4' chop with huge wakes mixed in from the ships. I learned that you just can't hold your course or slow down and plow thru. You have to wait and time every huge swell and watch the 4' chop on top of them. A two mile stretch may actually be 3 because of the ducking and weaving. My trick is a PLB, portable marine radio, vest and dead man switch lanyard. If nothing else those devises increase the size of my balls substantially. The radio and PLB is in a pack with my other important gear like first aid , keys, wallet and cell phone. One bag in one spot has everthing I'm swimming to shore with. In a place like Powell there is no shore. It's a smooth rock wall. Could be thickets or 4' quick sand mud where you boat. Phone will be wet. PLB and portable marine radio are my life line. Inland or off shore I need the same gear. [/QUOTE]
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