Boating

[Vic]

Oh very cool, its a few years off and I am very admittedly ignorant of the topic. I have taken a small boat off the Oregon coast a number of times without issue. thanks much for the info!!

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Originally posted by Carey

Hubbie has fished a bit with a co-worker that has a commercial license... although size matters, it is also the construction... the eastside has very deep water that can turn from fairly calm to very rough deep ocean conditions in a very short timeframe. Here is a fairly recent thread on fishing boats, the recommendations are good for other boats on the eastside:
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22624

There are 3 boat ramps (Laupahoehoe, Hilo & Pohoiki & one harbor (Port of Hilo) on the eastside, more on the Kona Side. Here is the State info:
http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/big-island-facilities/

As far as boating the Alenuihaha channel between Hawaii Island & Maui? As it is one of the most challenging channel crossings on earth, I would not consider it in a small boat, but if you really are trying to plan this type of trip, make very sure you have complete redundancy. Here is a fairly informative sailing tale:
http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/main/...ihaha.html

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