Search Sailnet:

 forums  store  


Quick Menu
Forums           
Articles          
Galleries        
Boat Reviews  
Classifieds     
Search SailNet 
Boat Search (new)

Shop the
SailNet Store
Anchor Locker
Boatbuilding & Repair
Charts
Clothing
Electrical
Electronics
Engine
Hatches and Portlights
Interior And Galley
Maintenance
Marine Electronics
Navigation
Other Items
Plumbing and Pumps
Rigging
Safety
Sailing Hardware
Trailer & Watersports
Clearance Items









Go Back   SailNet Community > General Interest Forums > Destinations > Chesapeake / Central US east coast > Chesapeake Bay
 Not a Member? 



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 07-11-2011
GeorgeDog's Avatar
Chesapeake Sailor
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 141
Rep Power: 3
GeorgeDog is on a distinguished road
Navigating Hart-Miller/Pleasure Island Cut

Has anyone traveled through the Pleasure Island channel since dredging was completed earlier this year? I've seen announcements claiming 8' minimum depth. Any local knowledge would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Chris
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
1968 Hinckley Pilot 35, Audra.
(c) Joe McCary.
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 07-11-2011
T37Chef's Avatar
Senior Culinary Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Posts: 3,173
Rep Power: 6
T37Chef will become famous soon enough
Not this year but have traveled through it several times in past years. Easier than the Kent Narrows channel FWIW.

If I recall, the worst is all the crab pots leading to the channel. The anchorage off H&M is great for swimming (nice hard sandy bottm) but bouncing and loud due to all the PB traffic out of Middle River & Back River
__________________
Shawn
S/V Windgeist
Tartan 37C #358


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Photo by Joe McCary

THE Yacht Builders List:

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


Useful Food Purchasing Links:

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 07-12-2011
GeorgeDog's Avatar
Chesapeake Sailor
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 141
Rep Power: 3
GeorgeDog is on a distinguished road
Thanks, Chef! I may sail to Rocky Point on Friday and that channel would trim miles off the trip. If I go I'll give it a try.

Chris
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
1968 Hinckley Pilot 35, Audra.
(c) Joe McCary.
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
Sponsored Links
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 07-18-2011
DRFerron's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: SE PA
Posts: 1,306
Rep Power: 7
DRFerron is on a distinguished road
George,

Did you make the trip? If so, how was the depth?

Thanks,
__________________
Donna


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Catalina 30
Rock Hall, MD

Contributing Editor
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
magazine

There are many who sail but few who are sailors.
- David Seidman The Complete Sailor
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 07-18-2011
GeorgeDog's Avatar
Chesapeake Sailor
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 141
Rep Power: 3
GeorgeDog is on a distinguished road
Unfortunately not, Donna. A late week flurry of work interfered with our plans. I suspect that we will transit it at some point this summer and I'll be sure to post the results on this thread.

On a related topic we have recently transited:
Knapps Narrows
Plenty of water for our 5' draft. The only "thin" area was in the channel about 30' off the Red #4 on the west side. Close but no bumps.

Hemingways
A nice restaurant on the south side of the bay bridge on Kent Island. We headed straight in to the outer channel marker at low tide. We didn't bump but there was <6' in a few places. We took a WAG at the route so there may be a deeper way in. The channel was 6+ into the harbor. Great docks.

And one more:
Tangier Island
Went softly aground coming down the middle of the eastern channel. Barely made it in by hugging the greens. Exiting the island using the western channel provided plenty of water.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
1968 Hinckley Pilot 35, Audra.
(c) Joe McCary.

Last edited by GeorgeDog; 07-18-2011 at 01:43 PM.
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 07-18-2011
DRFerron's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: SE PA
Posts: 1,306
Rep Power: 7
DRFerron is on a distinguished road
Thanks, George.

Active Captain reports:

March 2011 - The channel between the Miller's Island Community and Pleasure Island has been dredged to a depth of 8 foot mean lower low water (mllw). Source: MD DNR Press Release - Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Communications Office

But before I try it I'd like to hear from someone who actually made it through as my electronic chart still reports 4.5 feet.
__________________
Donna


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Catalina 30
Rock Hall, MD

Contributing Editor
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
magazine

There are many who sail but few who are sailors.
- David Seidman The Complete Sailor
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 3 Weeks Ago
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: South Central PA
Posts: 3
Rep Power: 0
Giantjunk is on a distinguished road
Re: Navigating Hart-Miller/Pleasure Island Cut

Any updates? Has anyone made the trip through the cut since the reported dredging?

Thanks,
Nic
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Miller 28. Looking for information & opinions rmadsen Boat Review and Purchase Forum 0 06-07-2010 07:58 PM
Miller/Buchannan 28 Sailer / Cruiser andrewembassy Boat Review and Purchase Forum 3 05-15-2009 11:56 PM
Miller 28 and Quanta 28 -- need info danlamont General Discussion (sailing related) 5 07-05-2007 04:28 PM
Miller on U.S. team in 470 class (The Post and Courier) NewsReader News Feeds 0 03-16-2007 09:15 AM
Navigating from Block Island Bruce Caldwell Cruising Articles 0 08-21-2000 08:00 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:12 PM.

Add to My Yahoo!         
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
(c) Marine.com LLC 2000-2012