Ocean City to Atlantic City on the dreadful NJ ICW

There are more discourteous boaters on the 150 miles of the NJ ICW than on the 1,400 miles of Florida ICW. Violating Rules of the Road is an art form that requires practice to be 100% proficient at it, and boy, some of these folks are. Another exhausting day of 270 degree hairpin turns in 4 feet of water half a boat length from protruding docks at 5-7 MPH, but hey! only one green fly got in the cabin.
We explored the 4 miles of world-famous Boardwalk in the heat (102 degrees under the Bimini) and made arrangements to meet Eileen's sister and Bill tomorrow. We're also making plans and options for the 50-mile trip out into the Atlantic Ocean that is required to get to New York Harbor and the Hudson River.
What broke:
The SONAR/CHIRP depth finder is only accurate intermittently after our forth bottom bump, but it's positioned well above the lower unit cavitation plate so we wouldn't a expect it to be affected by those misadventures.Read more