tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post2781941575334167209..comments2023-06-04T08:20:57.435-04:00Comments on Port Reporter Unlimited: The scoop on the beach projectGillian Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-89104262396005356072009-10-04T09:17:07.504-04:002009-10-04T09:17:07.504-04:00There's no way the channel is 53' deep in ...There's no way the channel is 53' deep in one spot; any area that deep would have been filled in by the sediment long before the rest of the channel started to shoal.<br /><br />Even fully dredged it's not going to be 53' deep.<br /><br />- The CarrotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-84037814858653584062009-10-03T14:25:09.345-04:002009-10-03T14:25:09.345-04:00That's what I remember him saying, yes.That's what I remember him saying, yes.Gillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-69239575276478556842009-10-03T13:22:58.050-04:002009-10-03T13:22:58.050-04:0053 feet deep?53 feet deep?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-42191258113112879792009-10-03T10:35:08.697-04:002009-10-03T10:35:08.697-04:00I also heard that there's a part by the (north...I also heard that there's a part by the (north?) jetty that's 53' deep. Near where that small boat hit the jetty earlier in the summer. The person who was telling me this said that going through the channel recently on his boat, there was 4' of water between the boat and the bottom. I guess the good news is - had he got stuck, he could have walked to shore (if he wasn't swept out to sea by the current first).Gillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-43821959725536407802009-10-03T10:20:04.210-04:002009-10-03T10:20:04.210-04:00This is pretty much a no-brainer; that channel'...This is pretty much a no-brainer; that channel's getting dredged come hell or high water, with the communities that are fully onboard with the easements receiving the sand, with the rest being told to pound sand. <br /><br />And the communities that do NOT receive the sand this time around are gonna have to wait for a long, long time before this opportunity arises again (at least until the next dredging). The Army Corps has a long memory and aren't an organization that enjoys being toyed with in this manner. I imagine the Corps response to homes tumbling into the surf would not be very sympathetic. <br /><br />Furthermore, the big secret right now is that the feds are having problems giving money away under ARRA. It's now or never on this one, a perfect storm if you will.<br /><br />As far as the channel: yes, it's shallowed out considerably. At one point myself and our mutual Pakistani friend were heading out at low tide and were shocked to see breaking waves in the middle of the channel near the end of the jettys, a sign that the bottom is close to the surface. The only proper reaction to that was 'Yikes!'. <br /><br />- The CarrotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com