Please Suggest Net Frequencies Marine SSB

[dockbumdan]

I have installed a new Icom M700 Pro ssb Marine transciever. My primary cruising area is the Chesapeake Bay, with occational trips down the ICW to South carolina, and semi planned trips to the bahama's possibly 2011-12 time frame. I have a ham license and reciptrical bahama license already.
I also have onboard a vhf marine band radio. What Im looking for is suggested tx/rx frequencies pairs to load into the 3 banks (a-b-c) 1-50, channels on the M700 pro, to accomplish the following. Check in's for the primary crusing area, and planned areas. Ship to ship communications (those most used by crusiers), wx related nets. and any other recommended freg's. Also since this is a new radio, a frequency which I could use to verify proper operation (one which has several stations listening and could respond with signal strength and quality information.
The radio has not been modified to transmitt on the ham bands at this time. Although since I do have an extra class license I could have it modified to allow transmittion.

[labatt]

East Coast Cruising Nets
SSB Simplex Channels
Cruiseheimers Net
Coastal Boating .net , VHF Radio Basics, Etiquette, Protocol, Stations
Marine Weather Center - Marine Weather Center Services (look down the page for frequencies)

Cruiseheimer's (the bigdumboat.com link above) is probably about the closest you'll get to check-in on the SSB side. Once you get to know people and want to communicate with them (usually outside the US since you can use cell phones at low cost and most everyone has them these days inside the US), you check in on Cruiseheimer's, say you are looking for someone and give a frequency to change to and meet on.

[SVAuspicious]

Cruiseheimer's is good. Also listen to the ham radio Waterway Radio Net on 7268 LSB mornings at 0745. WRCC is more active than Cruiseheimers and the signals are stronger. You don't need a ham license to listen.