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KeyWest225 · 07-24-2008, 12:47 PM

Hello All:

I'm new to this site and new to boating. I just bought my first boat and launched the maiden voyage in April (burr it was cold). I trailer north to either Cashman Park (Merrimack River) or Gloucester High School ramp or south to Cape Cod. I like to chase stripers but will fish for whatever will keep my sons (ages 10 and 11) interested and not thinking about their Gameboys. I really enjoy the Halibut Point area but my choices for trailering have been either coming out of the Merrimack (very dicey for a new boater) or out of Gloucester Harbor and travelling all the way around the Cape. Can anybody tell me if I launch at Gloucester High School can I take the Annisquam all the way to Wingersheek beach without worrying about the tide? I don't want to get stuck at low tide anywhere.

How about a boat ramp in Essex/Ipswich?

Thanks!

07-24-2008, 12:47 PM	#1
KeyWest225 Keywest225 iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Marina Bay Quincy Posts: 34	New guy with a question Hello All: I'm new to this site and new to boating. I just bought my first boat and launched the maiden voyage in April (burr it was cold). I trailer north to either Cashman Park (Merrimack River) or Gloucester High School ramp or south to Cape Cod. I like to chase stripers but will fish for whatever will keep my sons (ages 10 and 11) interested and not thinking about their Gameboys. I really enjoy the Halibut Point area but my choices for trailering have been either coming out of the Merrimack (very dicey for a new boater) or out of Gloucester Harbor and travelling all the way around the Cape. Can anybody tell me if I launch at Gloucester High School can I take the Annisquam all the way to Wingersheek beach without worrying about the tide? I don't want to get stuck at low tide anywhere. How about a boat ramp in Essex/Ipswich? Thanks!