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Phantom · 04-08-2009, 06:57 AM

Mat --- I agree totally with all of the above. But remember one small word that was said ........ "generally" ......

Case in point -- look at Floating Light #30 (Southern edge of Long Is - North of Mink Is). Although I can explain the why -- in this situation you actually "split" two black tops. When your out there for the first time -- this one (and there are a few others similar) will throw you for a loop!

If you are as unfamiliar with Navigating the Lake as it sounds (and there is absolutely nothing wrong nor should you be intimidated because of that) try a trick our family did when we first explored. Find a clipboard and fold the map in such a way that the area you are boating is visible. As you leave the area, refold the map to the next section. The clipboard (which keeps the map from blowing all over the place) is on the floor right beside you at all times. Some here will suggest that you can do away with the clipboard by buying the "Laminated" chart --- my experiance with that is inevitably the area I'm concerned with is in the "crack/seam" and thus difficult to decifer (Murphey's Law).

Enjoy, keep a chart handy ...... and explore!

04-08-2009, 06:57 AM	#7
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Mat --- I agree totally with all of the above. But remember one small word that was said ........ "generally" ...... Case in point -- look at Floating Light #30 (Southern edge of Long Is - North of Mink Is). Although I can explain the why -- in this situation you actually "split" two black tops. When your out there for the first time -- this one (and there are a few others similar) will throw you for a loop! If you are as unfamiliar with Navigating the Lake as it sounds (and there is absolutely nothing wrong nor should you be intimidated because of that) try a trick our family did when we first explored. Find a clipboard and fold the map in such a way that the area you are boating is visible. As you leave the area, refold the map to the next section. The clipboard (which keeps the map from blowing all over the place) is on the floor right beside you at all times. Some here will suggest that you can do away with the clipboard by buying the "Laminated" chart --- my experiance with that is inevitably the area I'm concerned with is in the "crack/seam" and thus difficult to decifer (Murphey's Law). Enjoy, keep a chart handy ...... and explore! __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!* Last edited by Phantom; 04-08-2009 at 07:36 AM. Reason: typo