ChrisH wrote:And don't forget at the beginning of the journey stay in the channel as you leave the Hamble River. Dont be tempted to cut across to your starboard.
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sprocker wrote:ChrisH wrote:And don't forget at the beginning of the journey stay in the channel as you leave the Hamble River. Dont be tempted to cut across to your starboard.
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Good point. That 'shortcut' was pointed out to me when we did our sea trial, apparently quite a few have tried and failed.
betty boop wrote:sprocker wrote:ChrisH wrote:And don't forget at the beginning of the journey stay in the channel as you leave the Hamble River. Dont be tempted to cut across to your starboard.
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Good point. That 'shortcut' was pointed out to me when we did our sea trial, apparently quite a few have tried and failed.
been there done that, luckily it was very clear water and I quickly realised my novice mistake before it was too late. never done it again even at high tide.
NickT wrote:I've done it!
Yes, you need a rising high tide and probably an outboard rather than stern drive. Don't even think about it if you have shafts.
A 20ft boat is probably the biggest I would take over the shingle - go slowly and keep an eye on the depthsounder - 3ft below the transducer is the minimum.
I have also used the shingle bank to rest a while when it was foggy before venturing out onto Southampton Water.
Nothing is sacred though, once the fog had lifted I set off and the harbour master came alongside and enquired if I was OK as some fishermen had reported seeing a boat on the spit....
