NorthEast MD
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If you look at the charts you will notice that there is a lot of very shallow areas around NorthEast so depending on your boat you may be resticted to the narrow channels.
We are not set on North East. We live outside of Harrisburg, PA and thought it would be a close access point. We are currently lake boaters with a pontoon and would like to boat at the bay. We have two small children and looking for boat suggestions - type and size that would work well rb2@gr5t the bay.
I live and have my boat located in North East. I have a 23'Regal cutty and I feel that it is the minimum you can get away with for our part of the bay.
North East is a nice place to boat. Places to tie up to eat and more than enough boat launchs.
I have seen pontoon boats on the river in Harrisburg which I envy and feel is prefect for that location. I just do not feel that it would work in North East. There is a channel which is about 8' and as you work your way out to the bay near Elk Neck State park it increases to about 18'.
All the time there are go-fasts as well which makes me personally nervous, but that's just me.
North East is a nice place to boat. Places to tie up to eat and more than enough boat launchs.
I have seen pontoon boats on the river in Harrisburg which I envy and feel is prefect for that location. I just do not feel that it would work in North East. There is a channel which is about 8' and as you work your way out to the bay near Elk Neck State park it increases to about 18'.
All the time there are go-fasts as well which makes me personally nervous, but that's just me.
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Plenty of water around Northeast if you know where NOT to go [:-magnify][:-captain]. Get a chart and a sounder and you'll be fine. Most of the skinny areas are mud or sand so "mistakes" just damage your pride, not the boat. There's many other nearby areas just waiting for exploration, too.
I agree with Panther about boat size. I started with a 15' outboard and just going around Turkey Point was a challenge due to all the boat wakes. When we moved up to a 23' cuddy it suddenly became no big deal to run down to the Sassafras, Fairlee or Baltimore. The larger boat was also much safer for our little one.
A smaller boat (or even a pontoon) would work OK on nice weekdays but the weekend will be choppy and it'll get uncomfortable real quick. If you're serious about moving up, spend some time walking the marinas and see what kinds of boats others are using.
Rob
I agree with Panther about boat size. I started with a 15' outboard and just going around Turkey Point was a challenge due to all the boat wakes. When we moved up to a 23' cuddy it suddenly became no big deal to run down to the Sassafras, Fairlee or Baltimore. The larger boat was also much safer for our little one.
A smaller boat (or even a pontoon) would work OK on nice weekdays but the weekend will be choppy and it'll get uncomfortable real quick. If you're serious about moving up, spend some time walking the marinas and see what kinds of boats others are using.
Rob