[C320-list] Any Kent Narrows (Chesapeake) travelers?

[Scott Thompson]

I went through 3rd week of June.  We have one of the deeper shoal draft 
boats (4'll").  There was little traffic and I tried to stay dead 
center.  We didn't bump, but the depth gauge got down to about 5.1 at 
one point so we must have been close.  It's the outer part of the north 
channel that's the problem.  Once you get in where it's narrow, the 
current scours things out and it's nice and deep.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653.


Ronniew326 at aol.com wrote:
> Sorry about the premature and unfinished message about Kent Narrows.
>  
> The "red" side of the channel is indeed around 5" at low  tide between the 
> first and second markers so I would recommend that  you try to stay (if near 
> low tide) as far to the left of the channel as  possible.  I've never run 
> aground there but the water is definitely  thin at low tide.  5.1 feet is the 
> lowest I've recorded on  my depth sounder (so far).  Good Luck.
>  
> Ronnie
> Banana Wind  #326   
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/24/2010 5:03:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> hcreech at comcast.net writes:
> 
> Larry,  
> Gee you boat number is close to mine. I am going through there to St.  
> Michaels in about three weeks so I sure would be interested in what you find.  
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Herb Creech 
> Cloud Chaser, #606  
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melissa&Larry  Leibman" <theleibmans at verizon.net> 
> To:  c320-list at lists.catalina320.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:08:34 AM  
> Subject: [C320-list] Any Kent Narrows (Chesapeake) travelers? 
> 
> I am  planning on traveling through Kent Narrows this weekend on the way to 
> St  
> Michaels. Chesapeake Bay magazine recently reported shoaling of under 5  
> feet on 
> the North entrance on the "red" side of the channel. Has anyone  traversed 
> the 
> Narrows this summer? If so, did you have any problems or  notice any 
> shoaling? 
> It's been about 5 years or so since I've been  through. 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> 
> Larry 
> Easy Going, #609  
> 

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Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653