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To FF We are going to Patchogue which is on the south shore of Long Islsnd. The bay is shallow but my husband is very familiar with it, has been boating there for almost 40 years.

Thanks for your vote, I'm tending to agree. That was the original plan and I think we should stick to it. I guess if I heard back from a lot of people that the outside route is easier, quicker and fewer problems it would be a no brained, but that's not what I'm reading.

Howard, thanks for your reply, greatly appreciated! We actually did drive home and are trying to plan a window of time to go back down to bring it back home . We are planning on making a few trips at a time to bring it back a little closer and will be leaving it docked for at least a week or...

Thanks for the warning!! Bug spray is on board as a staple supply. Not happy to hear about the state bird but guess it comes with the territory .. lol!!

Thanks for your reply, will let the captain know. BTW, he told me the Grand Banks has a 3 foot draft, not 4 foot. We got into some pretty shallow areas traveling through the ICW , grounded once in Ablemarle Sound but lived to tell about it, lol!

Keep the votes coming Thanks so much for everyone's replies. I feel safer taking the inside route myself. Would have been smarter to have started this journey at the beginning of the summer but that's not how it played out so we have to deal with it. Being a newbie I value experiences of those...

My husband and I will be taking our 1971 36-foot Grand Banks from Norfolk , VA to Long Island and would like feedback advice as to planning the route, where to dock for the night, length of trip, inlets or harbors in case we need to stop along the way. It has twin diesel Lehman engines, does...