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Old 05-05-2022, 07:45 PM   #2
Ken E.
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City: Bellingham WA
Vessel Name: Hatt Trick
Vessel Model: 45' Hatteras Convertible
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Went through there the summer before Covid, north to south. Taken at slack current at high water, it was pretty uneventful. Two qualifiers on that though. You asked about bouyage. The red pin marking the upper side of the elbow on the east side was missing. That's a problem because it's a turning point that marks the channel and it's very shallow on either side of the slot. Secondly, south of the elbow was solid bull kelp. And I mean solid. So much so that it took a lot of power to move through it with a concern that the engines' water intakes would be plugged. That didn't happen but I did stop as I neared Sumner Strait to back down for quite a while to clear it. A sailboat or power boat with low power would have a tustle getting through there. I reported the missing bouy to the Coast Guard. As far as the kelp, I don't know if it is better or worse.
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