As a regular cruising going up and down the ICW not all bridges have 65 foot clearance—some as low as 62 or 63 feet.
Bob Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On Mar 23, 2021, at 8:16 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Have you ever gone into Cape May? I have hit the bridge with my VHF antenna > going through the canal. No harm done, but that would have been a bad time > for a big wake! Quite a sight to see the antenna going ting-ting-ting across > the girders up there. > There is a bridge in Florida on the Okeechobee canal that is a bit low and I > think the marina near there will come out and hook a big weight to your > halyard to heel the boat over to get under it. > > Joe > Coquina > > From: G Donald Wagner via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 5:28 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: G Donald Wagner <don.wag...@verizon.net> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: C&C 40 > > My C&C 41 CB with a tall rig draws 4'11" with the board up,7' 10" with the > board down, according to the data brochure. > I've tested it here on the Bay many times and believe the Brochure. > > On the other end, the quoted Bridge clearance is 60'4"' per the brochure. > I've never tested it , but believe it is correct, not allowing for the Windex > or the Wind direction/Wind speed Instrument. > The instrumentation may add another 12 -14'". So, if you believe the corps > of Engineers the 65" along most of the ICW will be ok! Of course, near Miami > and on the Okeechobee Waterway where, it's often stated to be 55" , will be a > problem!!!!! > > Just my .02 cents worth > > Don Wagner > C&C41CB > Der Baron > on the West River of the Chesapeake Bay > d to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your > support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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