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Originally posted by saltydog235

Stormsurf and NOAA say 5' at 8 seconds w/ 10mph SE.

Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.

"Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid" John Wayne

Is 8 seconds bad for 3-5' forecast?

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Originally posted by Lil 2 Sleepy

Any 4' wave on a 18' boat is going to be a significant event. I would fish Friday if I could. It looks good enough to fish my boat of today and my previous boat, but not in an 18' boat. Find someone that needs a hand and go with them. There will be days you can take your boat, I don't think I would call Friday one of them.

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Originally posted by breadandbobbers

If the wind forecast is missed at all, the wind will blow the tops off those 4 footers. I'd wait for a better day so your trip will be more enjoyable...of course keep an eye on the weather bc it may change.

Pat Condon
www.ksamarineinsurance.com
(843)568-8559

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Originally posted by baracuda

the fishing is always better when everyone else thinks its too rough..... will be out there on friday mowing them down.

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Originally posted by DownandOut


Steady 12 - 13 with no gust until about 10pm
Wind gusts (Knots) 13 12 12 13 13 14 15 17 21 20 20 23 23 24
Wave height (m) 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.6
Wave period (s) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 4 4 4

In the event you decide to go make sure you have "all" of your Safety Equipment in working order!

Sorry but I'm with Lynn on this one!! Its early in the season to gamble

36 Contender Fisharound
Are We There Yet?

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Originally posted by Long Enuff

Waves coming over the bow, coolers floating in the back of the boat, shin deep water at the helm = not much fun! Right Lynn?

Long Enuff

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Originally posted by Cracker Larry

One more thing about the OD18. I'll tell ya sea story.

One night 2 summers ago, on a run from Daufuskie Island to Charleston, we got caught in a developing tropical storm. It was calm when we left Bloody Point at sunset, and set the GPS on the Charleston sea buoy, the weather report was good. 2 hours out the wind shifted to the northeast and started blowing 15-20. This ain't good, I thought, 15 miles offshore. Listened to the weather again, no change in the report, so we kept going and the wind kept increasing. We started slowing down more as the wind picked up to about 30. Listen to the weather again and they say a tropical storm was developing 50 miles SE of Charleston, winds increasing to 45 kts, gusting to 60, small craft should remain in port. Great. I was wishing I was in port. So was my wife.

It kept building and we kept slowing down until I was only making about 5 kts, still heading for Charleston. About 10 pm a Mayday call came over the radio. It was a 70' shrimp boat sinking off Edisto Island. I punched his numbers in my GPS and was only 10 miles away, but it was 10 miles straight to windward and I couldn't do anything to help him. The CG sent a chopper to them. Then another Mayday came over the radio, a big sportfishing boat had swamped and was sinking. I punched in his numbers and saw he was right off Charleston Harbor. Couldn't help him either. Starting to worry about ourselves a little bit. By now the seas seemed at least 12-15 feet, and in the dark I couldn't see anything but breaking water. Our headway stopped to almost nothing, couldn't see, couldn't breathe and every wave was breaking over the boat. The only thing I could do was to turn around and run with the sea, so I did. We had 2 choices to get back in, St. Helena, or Port Royal and I chose Port Royal because I know it better and it's better marked, plus the sea allowed us to run in that direction best. I set the GPS on the Port Royal Buoy about 18 miles away. We were holding our own just fine with the big following sea, good enough to dry my eyes, finally light a cigarette and make a drink Then it started pouring rain.

With these big boats sinking around me I thought it might be a good idea to let somebody know exactly where we were, just in case we sunk too. My radio has DSC and is interfaced to the GPS. I called USCG Tybee and told them our situation and intentions, and set up a 10 minute radio safety check with them. They couldn't believe I was out there in a 18' open boat, they were more concerned about us than I was.

As luck would have it, there was a outgoing tide when we finally made the sound, and I only thought the ocean was rough. Dangit man! I was sure glad we were in a boat that I built myself! We never saw a buoy or channel mark coming in the sound or heading up the Beaufort River, between the waves and spray and rain I couldn't see further than the chart plotter. We took a real beating that night. God bless the CG, they kept up with us by radio every 10 minutes, all the way in to Beaufort Municipal Marina. It was a long, wet night, but we had no damage except a few minor stress cracks. I never thought we were going to lose it, but don't ever want to repeat it either!! Sea trials complete, it passed, we're good





Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

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