I'm back in a Seacraft!!

BigLew · #1 10-05-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CHANCE1234

Big Lew. It is great to be back!! Once I pick her up ill give up some more pictures. I'm stationed in woods hole now, with just over 12 years in the CG. I'll be here for at least 4 years. I knew I'd be back eventually! Good to be back (home) and in a Seacraft.

Chance,

When last you left(?), you had left Chatham for Scituate (I think). I've spent alot of time in Chatham. After speaking with many a "Guarder", and reading "Their Finest Hour", Chatham is both a "Blessing on Earth" and a "Hell on Earth" if the weather is against you. Don't take the "BAR" for granted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those were some brave and fabulous guys! Thank you for your service!!!!!!!

I put my Scepter aground on the shoal crossing from Pleasant Bay to Stage Harbor in the fog on an out going tide when my son and I brought it down from Newburyort about 10 years ago in the fog at Chatham.

Sceptre20 · #2 10-05-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BigLew

Chance,

When last you left(?), you had left Chatham for Scituate (I think). I've spent alot of time in Chatham. After speaking with many a "Guarder", and reading "Their Finest Hour", Chatham is both a "Blessing on Earth" and a "Hell on Earth" if the weather is against you. Don't take the "BAR" for granted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those were some brave and fabulous guys! Thank you for your service!!!!!!!

I put my Scepter aground on the shoal crossing from Pleasant Bay to Stage Harbor in the fog on an out going tide when my son and I brought it down from Newburyort about 10 years ago in the fog at Chatham.

With the way the sands have shifted there it is about 25 miles by sea from Pleasant bay to Stage harbor now

BigLew · #3 10-05-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sceptre20

With the way the sands have shifted there it is about 25 miles by sea from Pleasant bay to Stage harbor now

Is that out and down AROUND Monomoy? I'll check it out on Google Earth.

I realize what you are saying is true. Then however, at higher tides there was a cut through from Harding's Beach/ mouth of Stage and Oyster Harbors that circle just south of Morris Island at the "bottom of Pleasant Bay and the base of Monomoy Island. That is what I tried to traverse - in a rather thick fog - visiblilty about 100 yrds. Got myself pushed into shallow water and it was running out faster than I could get my self out, thus I got stuck. TowBoat US got it the next morning and brought it into to Oyster River which was the original destination.

Sceptre20 · #4 10-05-2012, 10:01 PM

There is no other way now as lighthouse beach has connected to Monomoy south of inward point.I,ve been ground several times at the spot you speak of.I.ve had a mooring in the Oyster river for 30 years and every year the sands are different.

BigLew · #5 10-06-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sceptre20

There is no other way now as lighthouse beach has connected to Monomoy south of inward point.I,ve been ground several times at the spot you speak of.I.ve had a mooring in the Oyster river for 30 years and every year the sands are different.

I've got to thank you for bringing this up and here's why. It has been a long time since I have looked at the satellite pictures of Google earth for this spot. There changes are truly incredible!!!

I first started visiting Chatham when I was less than six years old in the mid-fifties. Over the years our Dad purchased a number of boats staring at 12' and groing to 20'. We were never expert navigators, pretty much just out in front of Hardings to ski, fish, sail and dive.
I can't be sure, but I think there was not a tidal cut through to the east of Monomoy from Stage when I first started. Then one did open up and now, over 50 years later, that is gone like it was when all the shifting "started".

I looked at the satellite shots and was AMAZED by the artistic nature of the sweeping character of the sandy shoals through out the area. If you take a few minutes and look at those shots on Google Earth close up like 8-10,000 ft. you will be absolutely amazed at how exquistely beautiful they are, both in their serene and sinister character. Simply AMAZING!!!

Sceptre20 · #6 10-07-2012, 08:53 AM

Wow I had never been on google earth before but I just took a look and it is great.If you zoom in you can see the seal colonies on Monomoy.

Chance1234 great to see you back in a Seacraft,I used to admire your boat when you had it moored in Plymouth some years back.I sold my 23' Right about the same time as you and am now in a 20 Sceptre.I find the 20' to be very capable and is easier (and less costly) to trailer and maintain.

CHANCE1234 · #7 10-13-2012, 06:13 PM

I finally picked up my new 1973 20SF this morning. I spent some time cleaning and put on a new coat of maquires on the starboard side. I also snapped a few pictures. I will have plenty of small screw holes to fix so I got some marine tec from west marine and a tapered drill bit. The bench seat will be available this winter if anyone is interested. I want to keep it but the wife likes the look of a leaning post. I agree it looks better but the storage that I loose will hurt.

There are many places on both rails and console that look like this. This winter I will take off the console and make it look new again. If time and money permit the deck will be removed to inspect everything and a new deck will go in. In the mean time I plan to fish it as is for the next two weeks.