Sounds like an adventure . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:14 PM Subject: Maine "Any trouble with the lobster-pots in Maine, Tod?" *LOL* At one point while crossing Blue Hill Bay I looked over the transom and found that I had about 4 of the suckers hooked on my rudder. Another time I was approaching Stonington with a big schooner breathing down my neck when I snagged one. Let me tell you, I got that one unhooked fast! And then one time sitting in a moment of windlessness off of Rockland I drifted out of control with the tide and managed to snag one. And that's not the half of it. A boathook comes in handy! If you don't catch any, you must not be properly relaxed for a vacation cruise but instead are at risk of wearing your eyeballs out looking for them! Did manage to steer clear of all rocks and other obstructions. Anchored in Hatch Cove on the backside of Castine Busca did have just about a foot under her keel at low tide. A fish finder comes in real handy. Without that I may well have run aground a time or two. I'll have to add an account of that trip to my web page. Definitely a good time! It will be interesting to see what Skip suggests for small anchorages! I do have Taft & Rindlaub's "Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast" but I'm sure that there must be small holes not covered in it. Tod