How shallow does the water get from Folly Landing to Morris Island? Are big boats a no-no or is it relatively deep assuming not dead low tide?
It’s this little section on Navionics charts I’m wondering/worried about:
I ran it at low last week and 2.5 feet was the lowest point I saw.
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Thank you, jipride. That’s helpful. It looks like there’s another route that you could take, but this one seemed from the chart to be deeper.
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Originally posted by Moral KioskHow shallow does the water get from Folly Landing to Morris Island? Are big boats a no-no or is it relatively deep assuming not dead low tide?
It’s this little section on Navionics charts I’m wondering/worried about:
I marked it up for you. At higher tides there is a bar you need to be wide of since it is barely underwater. Then the other section stay to the right side, as indicated by the line, and stay on plane
Yep. The area Dogfish noted at the dogleg was where I noticed the skinniest water.
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agreed, the section just before the hairpin turn to the right and then the turn itself, those are the trickiest parts…your map doesn’t show it but a couple of turns closer to Morris in Rat Island Creek there is a bar in the left center of the creek, only visible half tide or so and below…no markers on it either…
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Nice job Badfish. That turn caught me the first time and I slowed down to idle through. Mistake.
Some markers would be nice though.
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Does anybody still hunt rabbits out there on the spoil area?We used to have a big time with my pack of beagles gunning the swampers.Afterwards we would turn the dogs loose by the lighthouse and give them a saltwater bath.I heard you can’t even climb to the top of the lighthouse anymore?Very sad,those were some good times.Sometimes we would find some old bullets and other artifacts.I never ran aground but then again I was running a 15ft Whaler with a 115 evinrude,didn’t draft much water at WOT.HaHa.
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Originally posted by smanDoes anybody still hunt rabbits out there on the spoil area?We used to have a big time with my pack of beagles gunning the swampers.Afterwards we would turn the dogs loose by the lighthouse and give them a saltwater bath.I heard you can’t even climb to the top of the lighthouse anymore?Very sad,those were some good times.Sometimes we would find some old bullets and other artifacts.I never ran aground but then again I was running a 15ft Whaler with a 115 evinrude,didn’t draft much water at WOT.HaHa.
Save The Light bought the lighthouse in 1999. I would hate to see her condition today if we had not put $5 million in restoration in the foundation. We had to close her up because people were taking anything they could knock out, grab, hammer, chisel, etc. I too remember the days of the mud on the point there, catching reds in the surf between the lighthouse and the beach, and finding mini balls. Also the iron ring in the extreme low water mark, which I believe might have been a support ring for the Keokuk’s turret gun. Or was it the Ruby? Either way, shes’s covered by sand now and well protected. Visit www.savethelight.org to find out how you can help save the Morris Island Lighthouse. The time is now, Save The Light.
The Morris Island Lighthouse www.savethelight.org
that run through the narrows is no problem for jet skis that like to take blind corners at full speed. Usta was a good way to weed out the riff raff… now you kids have your fancy cellophone maps and such cheating devices- I just went there on a nice clear neap tide in the winter and figgered it out. the oyster rake coming into it on the right is no joke, hug the outside bend!
sman, sounds like you probably know some of my inlaws… not many rabbits up there anymore, but I remember when the high tide wrack line at Cummings point was half made of bunny turds… woulda been the early '90’s I think
Nice post and a nice question. That app is a great way to plan beforehand.