A head's up, Mar T
You do not want to venture too far in the Sound with that boat, Mar T....play it safe. The typical 'smokey Sou 'wester' blows up often on the south side by 11:00 AM in the summer, and you'd have your family and yourself scared and uncomfortable in no time. And this is on a sunny day! A little playing around there is fine, but Nantucket is about 30 mi from Hyannis, and MV, depending on where you launch, is on the other side of plenty of rips that make up, and a stiff current can make it difficult.....aluminum boats with low free board need protected water like the aforementioned estuaries, ie Barnstable Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Waquoit etc..
The best part is those places have plenty of excellent fishing nearly all summer long...I speak from some experience in this regard: I have an aluminum skiff with a 4 stroke that I love. It is trailerable, economic and manageable enough to not discourage me from launching most any decent day....but you will not find me on the Sow and Pigs with it...
Good Luck...
H
|