07-29-2013, 06:07 AM
Well I finally got the opportunity to take my 19 month old daughter out in the boat for the first time. My wife, daughter and I hit the water this afternoon to see how she liked it. My son is at grandmas for the week. So we head to Willard and don't really plan on being out long. We slowly drove out of the south marina just to the corner by freeway bay. I put out the planer boards and just drive around for about 20 mins. All the time keeping my eye on an ugly cloud to the north. My daughter was enjoying everything and then I felt the wind start to pick up. I wasted no time pulling in lines and hi tailing it back to the S. marina. I was one of the first ones of a huge group to come in. I got off without too much hassle even with the wind ripping through the marina. After we got our boat out and up out of the way I went back down to help anyone else I could. It was a mess. I helped 4 boats out and got a little wet in the process. Those big boats can really catch some wind. All in all it was a successful first voyage for my little girl though. She had fun and likes being on the boat.
The water is really low as you might know. Most depths I saw we're 10-11 ft out in the bay. The deepest I saw was 17 ft. The shallowest was 4. At the docks in the south marina it is only 2 ft deep. That's also with me just nose up to the dock. I had zero depth issues with my boat getting in and out. I have a small 17 ft trophy center console. It won't be long though before it will be too shallow for me to take my boat out there again.
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The water is really low as you might know. Most depths I saw we're 10-11 ft out in the bay. The deepest I saw was 17 ft. The shallowest was 4. At the docks in the south marina it is only 2 ft deep. That's also with me just nose up to the dock. I had zero depth issues with my boat getting in and out. I have a small 17 ft trophy center console. It won't be long though before it will be too shallow for me to take my boat out there again.
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