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Sorry for the imprecise language. By honor - my intent was I followed the marked channel. I didn't mean to communicate that I favored one side or the other - although I did definitely cut around the green very close since it was close to the beach.

Posting a follow up in case anyone is searching threads in the future. We went through the inlet inbound and outbound this week. Saw plenty of water, 14+ in the channel. Only comment is that the channel does have an abrupt turn, Green marker which when honored feels like you are going...

Thank you all for the input so far.

HI all, Slowly making our way south. Planning our next leg and looking at options in North FL. I have been through St Augustine inlet in the past (2+years ago) on our previous boat (with much less draft). Wondering if any had any more recent experience? When I last went through it was...

Update - just got mine. Took a while - but the pay renewal online ($26) works...

Great discussion. My goal is to progress from the docking procedure of "Hold my beer and watch this" to something reasonably competent. That's why I love this thread, learning from a lot of knowledgeable perspectives. The personal observation I can offer to those boaters reading this thread...

Follow up on my documentation question. Hearing the responses of the relatively quick turn around, decided to call this morning. The Officer I spoke with was very helpful. Confirmed that payment had been received and was in the system. She wasn't sure why mine had not been mailed yet...

Yes I did. Keep checking the mailbox, nothing in the Postal mail yet. I was thinking expiration was a year from when I bought the boat, turns out current registration is good until end of Dec. Based on what I read above, I may have lost a month. Maybe that's why it has not shown up yet...

I had not received "Official" notification. But one of the scam services showed up. Prompted me to go online to the Government site and pay my $26, as I have done in the past. That has been a month ago, have never received my new documentation. Any experience with following up on status?

Thank you for posting. Very insightful.

We really like the Marina in Southport, NC. Have started stopping there instead of Bald Head. I had read online they had a weather/ICW briefing during fall transit season at 6PM every night. Was through there last week and decided to attend the briefing. Was extremely well done. Very...

Thank you Ski for the input. Sounds like it was a brutal time period, glad you made it through without any personal injury, or significant property damage. I am still a few weeks from going south and just trying to stay abreast of conditions. While I typically go outside as much as I can...

Any input on the Snows Cut area in NC? Has the river dropped enough to know what conditions are? Are markers still in place? Any identification of channel changes? Thanks

Have used BlueChart for years - but not it is end of life. Still have it, open it up simple because I have so many notes there. Using AquaMap's with integrated AC information. Navionics.

Excellent source. Great information.

We like many others here have been planning on a move south late Oct/Nov timeframe. Now having to evaluate the details of what impact Florence will have on our float plans. I know all of our hearts are with the people of NC and the tragedy of the storm. Didn't want to take away from those...

Congrats. Getting a boat is always exciting. One tip I learned recently. Often times when you get a boat you immediately think about buying lines, fenders, grills, etc. At West Marine, if you tell them your purchase is for a boat you just purchased there is a discount. Saves a couple...

Local news in North Texas, 200 local repair trucks left this morning headed that direction. They will overnight in TN and await to be dispatched. I saw that Tampa had sent a group of repair vehicles to the Carolinas. It will be a significant task getting power restored. Also, got a note...

Cool website I happened upon SURGEDAT: THE WORLD'S STORM SURGE INFORMATION CENTER real time update on surge levels

Looking forward to learning from your trip. We are targeting early Nov to leave from Norfolk.

The message I got from the FEMA quote was even if this is a cat 2 instead of a Cat 4 - it is still bad. Take care and don't let the weakening lull you into a false sense of security.

Read a quote from a FEMA official last night (somewhere). I apologize if it was here and I am repeating something from a previous poster. When asked about the weakening of the storm from some of the earlier projections, paraphrase of his response was: It is good that the storm is...

Thinking there it will be tough to find marinas able to pump fuel during the trip south this fall. At this point, the least of any of our worries. We need to get through the next few days safely.

I subscribe to a private weather service. Yesterday they brought up the south trend. Today looks like official sources are talking a southern movement. Today service I use has put GA in the mix for impact, with mention of possible NE FL. As we all know, there are no absolutes - all of this...

Maybe I misunderstood. Tampa Bay to Clearwater is only 20 or so NM. Surprised that it showed to be a 100 NM on the trip.