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Originally Posted by Dave R
... I have heard that there's nothing a non-Mount Washington Vessel could hit between the markers (FL23 and the red topped spar) at Sandy Point. Is this true? I often see people pass through there.
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According to my notes, I could find nothing less than seven feet in this area.
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Originally Posted by Phantom
... What I would like to ask Bizer is what is the true dangers from Eagle Isl going West towards FL#44 -- there is an entire pattern of Red/ Black Tops and I forever see people "splitting these sticks. I am quite familiar with the proper passage. ...
Are the hazards right at the sticks? I have always been led to believe there is an entire mine field in that area similar to The Witches.
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Unlike the Witches, there are few rocks in here. However, one is all it takes.
According to my notes, and using a typical fall level, there are about six rocks in here about four feet below the surface. I've only found two rocks less than four feet below the surface: one at 30" and another at 18". Both of these really-shallow rocks are near the red-and-white buoy. While it is
PROBABLY OK north of the red buoy, I, myself, only venture into this area with my prop up, while wearing polarized sunglasses, at less than two miles per hour.
As Bret Maverick used to say, "A coward dies a thousand deaths. A hero only one. I like the odds"