We also estimate the current speed by subtracting 'how fast we should be going' at a certain RPM but once in a while we put it in neutral and let the current take control and see what the GPS says our SOG is. I have never seen more than 3 knots. This is consistent with the newest NOAA beta current predictor in which I can not find any predictions greater than 3.1 knots for the Cape Fear River. Also if one googles 'fastest currents in North America' a list of the top 50 is included. They range from around 9 knots to around 4. The Cape Fear River does not make the list. Edmond Badham COSMO Wilmington, NC

There are times I read some of these threads and think "Damn I've got a lot to learn!" Tom Bresnahan SomeWhere MT 44 Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2015, at 7:47 AM, edmond badham via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > We also estimate the current speed by subtracting 'how fast we should be > going' at a certain RPM but once in a while we put it in neutral and let > the current take control and see what the GPS says our SOG is. I have never > seen more than 3 knots. This is consistent with the newest NOAA beta > current predictor in which I can not find any predictions greater than 3.1 > knots for the Cape Fear River. Also if one googles 'fastest currents in > North America' a list of the top 50 is included. They range from around 9 > knots to around 4. The Cape Fear River does not make the list. > > Edmond Badham > COSMO > Wilmington, NC > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.