06-24-2009, 04:34 AM
Not talking 'bout 'Bama. In a shallow draft craft like my new ODC 420, can I expect to not be at the mercy of tides in coastal bays? Here's why I ask: In my old U-boat, I was belly button deep in the water, and my big butt was a drag, making the going a lot slower. Last summer I took my float to Norfolk, VA, to cross a channel and reach a wadeable flat. When the tide went out, I had to "walk" way up the channel, then kick as hard as I could to diagonally cross back before being swept out to sea. Don't want to risk that again, but the ODC seems a lot faster. Anybody have experience at defeating a tide in an ODC type craft?
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