And if so when you are in the shallow waters we often experience in the Chesapeake Bay anchorages how far do you estimate you are picking up a contact on the display? Thanks, Mike.

Our travelling companion hit the wing wall at lock 10 and is in Brewerton getting repair estimates. It was an ugly incident and we were sick at the damage. Cause was high current at the lock from the dam. Later in the day they opened two more dam doors.

In a message dated 3/11/2004 10:24:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, pamaird@cox.net writes: << The estimate to restore the waterway to its authorized depth of 12feet in each state is: Virginia, $4.2M; North Carolina, $11M; South Carolina, $6M; Georgia, $19.2M; and Florida$3.2M. >> I wonder why we need a depth of 12 feet?

It was estimated at about 8,000 gallons. Coast Guard crews were using large booms to try to corral and trap the oil, first reported at 6:40 a.m. Brzuska said it was too early to tell when they could reopen the river, used by ships to access the Port of Savannah. The river runs along the Georgia-South Carolina border.

Five mph predominantly North component lowers the water level at my home approximately 10-12" and 20-25 mph more than 2 1/2 feet lower than estimated MLW. Further this condition can persist for days until it is overcome by a steady SSE flow. This condition exists along much of the Florida panhandle coast.

You could call a taxi service for an estimate. Here is one such taxi 843 272 0009. Wilmington airport is closer at 40 miles, still quite a ways. A better option would be to cruise single handed to Dock Holidays Marina in Myrtle Beach which is only 20 miles north of the airport.

Ron, I think you are a bit tight on your time estimates for the Trent Severn. I would allow about 10 days each way, unless you can power really fast on Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Also, allowing only 16 days for Georgian Bay and the North Channel is not quite doing these jewels justice.

The facility, located in Rio Hondo Texas, will produce an estimated 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million lbs. of biomass per year off a series of saltwater ponds spanning 1,100 acres. Twenty of those acres will be reserved for the experimental production of a renewable JP8 jet-fuel.