motion30
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7' to 15 'is ideal for me but sometimes you have to take what you can find. Currently anchored in 23 foot with a nice sand bottom.
It has been a long time since I've been to Avalon/Catalina off the Southern California coast. But I remember not being able to grab a mooring ball in the harbor. The harbor wasn't so deep but anchoring wasn't allowed, so we had to go just outside the harbor where the depth dropped off immediately to 100+ feet, and dropped very quickly.
Perhaps one of you California guys knows this spot?
Depends on the tide. In the PNW and Alaska, some places I go have 40' or more tides. So I have to know the state of the tide and pick a place deep enough for the boat draft at the lowest tide, and enough chain out to have a proper scope at high tide. If I use a stern anchor then I have to figure that in, too. In Alaska the reporting tide stations are far apart and too few. Often the the tide where I want to anchor is substantially different by many feet than the closest tide station.
And I thought the Bay of Fundy was bad.
24 or 6 to 4 works for me
Wifey B: Only in Chicago.
You must have the same sense of humour as Moonfish. (it made me smile)
I think I'm going to have to learn some restraint before I hit the "post" key. (as my wise Mum would remind me .....think it, but don't say it )
Sadly I remember making a smart ass comment on one of Bruce's posts and have felt bad since - sorry Mr Palmer.
Wifey B: Proud of Moonfish beating me to it.
We have to be able to laugh.
The Bay of Fundy is probably the big tide kahuna in North America...
Here in the Pacific Northwest, I think my shallowest anchorage has been 15 feet at mean low tide, deepest has been about 85 feet, ditto. On the other hand, I don’t know anyone using a 7/1 scope!
Worlds largest tides...up to 50'