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Conference vicki::boats

Title:Powerboats
Notice:Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:KWLITY::SUTER
Created:Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1275
Total number of notes:18109

516.0. "Chatham area slips" by BOSTON::DAGOSTINO () Fri Sep 15 1989 12:56

    Hi,
    
    Does anyone know some good spots in the Chatham area for a slip
    (with electricty, fresh water, and other nice ammenities) for a 
    32 foot Bayliner?                                               
    
    If not a mooring in the same area will do.
                                               
    (this isn't my boat, mine is the Cruisers, I'm asking for my boss's
    boss)
    
    Regards,
    
    Joe D.
    
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516.1Stage HarborCURIE::PLUMLEYMon Sep 18 1989 15:2114
    Chatham has some slips but a lot more moorings.  I've used Outermost
    Harbor Marina for the past two years.  I rent a slip from the owner
    of the cottage we rent.   At 32' I dont know how many places OMH would
    have - and its pretty spartan.  The water can be pretty shallow around 
    there and the break at Nauset can be wild. - how much water does the 
    boat draw ?  
    
    I think he'd be better off outside Pleasant bay.  I suggest he call
    Stage Harbor Marina.  The area has deeper water, more facilities and the 
    tides and channels are simpler - at least to me.  There are two other big 
    marinas in Chatham but I cant recall their names....  call the chamber 
    of commerce. 
    
                               
516.2Depth finders and polarized glassesDUGGAN::PLUMLEYTue May 29 1990 12:3926
    I spent the weekend at Chatham and thought I'd post a quick update on
    the Nauset break and pleasant bay.
    
    	short story: 	things have changed - a lot.
    			The break is still in the same position but the
    			channel leading out to monomony/stage harbor has
    			shifted towards the light.  It looks as though you
    			could easly walk out at low tide.  My boat is far
    			too little to venture out through the break, but it
    			still looks wild.
    
        		
    			The fish pier is really 'sanded' in.   Very strong 
    			current/tide in that area.  I swung by 
    			as the tide was going out and saw channel bouys	
    			high and dry.... I didnt try to make it in.
    
    			There are new 'islands' in lots of places, and new
    			bars passing between Strong Island and Nickerson
    			neck.  Ryders cove and Round cove are clear with
    			good depth.   Pleasant Bay and the 'narrows' to 
    			little pleasant bay are clear as is the channel
    			up to the head of bay.   I didnt notice as many 
    			changes north of Strong Island and we didnt go
    			down past the break to Stage harbor/monomy etc.
    	
516.3Ah, found that local knowledge the charts refer to!JLGVS::GUNNERSONMon Jun 04 1990 12:3410
Thanks for the update on the area. As I did last year I planned to observe the
area of the break from the overlook at Chatham Light at low tide just to get an
overall impression of changes before trying to operate the boat in that area. 
It is easier to see the way out of a maze from above than within it.

If we are talking about the same Round Cove (in Harwich on Pleasant Bay) the
entrance was dredged out I found out. *After* I went through hell getting in
and out of there last year.

john