In the last two years I’ve taken 8’ between Beaufort, NC and Norfolk several times with no problem whatsoever. Just stay in the channel! Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Sep 28, 2019, at 00:46, james via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Joyce, > > The only concern for Air draft would be the Wilkerson Bridge that is just > above Belhaven, NC. It is a foot lower than the standard ICW bridges. That > area has no lunar tide, only wind driven tides and that far up the Pungo > River it rarely changes very much. The bigger concern that I see is your > water draft. If you have the standard 7.8' draft you will have to be very > careful in some areas. It can certainly be done, but it can be pretty > unforgiving at that draft. Active Captain has good data on the problem areas. > Coinjock is the toughest part, but getting out of the channel with that draft > will lead to a (soft) grounding. Also, There is a big Phosphate plant on the > Pamlico River that runs barges to Morehead City on a daily basis. The plus to > that is that they draw 8+ feet so you know that the channel between those > places is at least that deep. The negative is you may meet up with one of > them in a narrow section of a ditch (dug out cut). In past years, I regularly > moved a 7+ foot draft sailboat through that area. My procedure was to call > them on VHF (just call for PCS Barge) and let them know that I was a deep > draft boat and that I would move over as far as possible. I never had an > incident other than a temporary soft grounding. Also, they don't run those > barges as often as they used to, so meeting one in a narrow area is much less > likely. If you would like more info feel free to email me. > > James > > Delaney, 1976 C&C 38 > > Oriental, NC > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
