tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post8904614315428263610..comments2024-03-12T07:39:22.048-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: EleutheraLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-43743216990024779132015-05-28T15:27:43.089-04:002015-05-28T15:27:43.089-04:00Davis channel is quite wide; it's a natural fe...Davis channel is quite wide; it's a natural feature not a dredge. We did not go into Hatchet Bay as it looked unappealing to us. Also we did not use the Current Cut. I'm not sure what chart you have, but IIRC, you make a hard turn to starboard after the cut, if you are southbound, for the deepest water. The Explorer chart shows it correctly. If you follow that route there should be plenty of water, but, as I said, we did not come that way.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-64836342077341510072015-05-25T13:24:25.624-04:002015-05-25T13:24:25.624-04:00Sean,
Thank you for your comments. Could you guess...Sean,<br />Thank you for your comments. Could you guess at the width of the Davis Channel. Also did you enter Hatchet Bay by chance and if so describe width of channel opening and mooring balls if used. Finally did you enter Current Cut from the Southeast. Looking at a Nobletec chart magenta line brings you in at 309M heading Northwest.<br />It appears that right at the entrance there is shoaling that would immediately be to both port and starboard and is showing 3feet to starb and 4feet to port. I am curious how wide this initial part of current cut channel is as we are 25beam and need 5min. I guess if we approach high slack tide we can float over. Any of your comments appreciated<br />Thanks<br />Williamsurf/williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-76933610651791324652015-05-24T23:44:32.168-04:002015-05-24T23:44:32.168-04:00We had no issues with the Davis Channel -- we draw...We had no issues with the Davis Channel -- we draw 6'. Our sounder found no less than 9' MLLW the whole way. There are no channel markers, per se; a concrete obelisk marks a shoal and serves as a landmark. We steered a GPS route to one of the Navionics magenta line courses.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-45102762957657434992015-05-24T16:46:47.596-04:002015-05-24T16:46:47.596-04:00We are soon to make the trip from Spanish Wells th...We are soon to make the trip from Spanish Wells thru Current Cut on to Hatchet Bay. Then further south to pick up Davis Channel heading southwest and then into the Marina at Powell Point. We are on a 70 foot power vessel that draws 5 feet. Was there any issue on depth going thru what is called the Davis Channel. Were there any channel markers or just line of sight. ThanksSurfnoreply@blogger.com