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CaptKermie I was coincidentally just reading a post of yours to Serah from earlier this year about trying to decide on a moorage and driving the car vs. driving the boat.
I live in North Van and would rather be closer to my boat and deal with the motoring out Burrant inlet.. the only thing that give me pause is the tides and current. Distance and time is one thing, but have to factor in the issue of not necessarily being able to leave/come on a whim without planning the tide a little bit.
Maybe that is a motivator for the extra 3 feet? because it comes with the larger diesel and gets me more options coming and going in the inlet? Ok, maybe I'm stretching it a bit.
Honestly though, the whole reason for spending this sort of dough is for personal enjoyment and a new (expensive) hobby. I couldn't bear to drive over 2 bridges and 1 1/2 hours of traffic everytime I wanted to play with my new toy. I used to fly years ago when the airport was 10 minutes from my house, but since moving to North Vancouver, Boundary Bay is over an hour drive in ugly traffic and I stopped going, so I know the same would happen if I needed to make that trip for a sail.
Still, there are those currents in the inlet.. and TJ's in Pt. Bob used to be a common trip for us for a good burger, pull tabs, and cheap gas on the way home..
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