Moriches Bay 2011

Thanks Joe, would you or any RO remember the sequence of the buoys that are not on the chart ? I think the chart ends with 19 then starts with a green# 32 on the other (east) side of what was the "Dog Leg". All the Buoys in-between are movable and not on the chart. I don't have my Mapsource and Routes on my work PC anymore ;-( If I recall after 19 it is R22, R24, G26, R28, then a G32. But I could be wrong.

Thanks

Brad
 
Brad,

If you want to meet me at the boat, I would be more than happy to transfer the route to your card, assuming you know how. I am not traveling this week, so it's an easy car ride from Syosset to to SS3. Only bad day for me is Wed. Let me know if you want to meet meet me at the boat one evening this week.

Jeff
 
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Originally posted by Dani-Lu

Brad,

If you want to meet me at the boat, I would be more than happy to transfer the route to your card, assuming you know how. I am not traveling this week, so it's an easy car ride from Syosset to to SS3. Only bad day for me is Wed. Let me know if you want to meet meet me at the boat one evening this week.

Jeff

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Jeff, thanks for the offer, but most likly they are different formated cards. I should be ok, if there is no fog. I just have to remember not to follow my track / route from last year. The Buoys stayed mostly the same for about two years so when I hit fog last year I was ok.
 
If I hit fog in Moriches, beside panicking, I would try to use my radar and GPS, but with all the fishing boats it would be very difficult to impossible know the difference between a buoy and a boat on the radar. So most likely I would try to anchor and keep blowing my horn (one 4-6 second blast every 2 minutes) while I call Sea Tow on VHF to come bring me through. Although anchoring would be scary too depending on wind blowing you south or north. Rather go soft aground than the other options. Not enough room for error in fog in Moriches, so I will avoid it at all cost, but S--t does happen out there very quickly as I have learned a few times (i.e. fog hit as we were entering channel to watch hill and I heard and saw a ferry coming at me on radar, so I moved out of the channel to avoid being hit) - Scary moments on the water.... But ya gotta love it!!! Enjoy West HAmpton, it really is a easy ride this year. Hope it stays that way!!
 
1 prolonged blast every 2 minutes is the signal for a power vessel making way. Power vessel not making way 2 prolonged blast every 2 minutes with a 1 second interval between them.

Know the fog signals & use them properly to avoid confusion, fog is confusing enuogh without a boat making the wrong signals. Its also a good idea to slow to idle speed & listen carefully to hear any other fog signals.
 
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Originally posted by HIGHLIFEII

1 prolonged blast every 2 minutes is the signal for a power vessel making way. Power vessel not making way 2 prolonged blast every 2 minutes with a 1 second interval between them.

Know the fog signals & use them properly to avoid confusion, fog is confusing enuogh without a boat making the wrong signals. Its also a good idea to slow to idle speed & listen carefully to hear any other fog signals.

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My VHF has a fog horn / Hailer I just choose what I am doing I.e Underway or Anchor etc and it knows what to do. But everyone should know the fog signals. But is is hard to remember when you are in the pea soup and hearing A/H's flying by at cruising speed. One other thing is the one long blast every 2 minutes, hell someone can make a good trek toward you in two minutes, but I guess the signal inventer did a study ;-)
 
Brad,

My advice would be to take Jeff up on his generous offer and meet him down at his boat. At the very least, you can take down the key LAT/LON waypoints in the tricky area.

Have a safe trip.
 
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