How many boats damaged before the river is dredged?

[Sea Run Hunter]

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[Sharkyispy]

Originally Posted by kahlborn23

My boat is in shark river municipal marina. Have not been out yet but plan on being on the water Tuesday. Is this closer to Belmar in the channel?

It's right where you would turn right to go North South if coming from the SR Marina, condos would then be on your left...

[Tuna Tales]

Very sad!!

Worst I've seen it in 20 years.

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It won't be long when even the party boat fleet won't be able to get out!!




Joe T.

[Flygaff]

This is a wide spread problem. I am in Monmonth Cove Marina. No one can get out at low tide. I draw 26 inches and I can't make it out

[DoubleBarrel]

Two boats hit "channel markers" on Sunday and both had chains wrapped around props. I put channel markers in quotes because there is no channel. I'm sitting at my dock Saturday morning waiting for the tide to come in. Sad truth is I'll be forced to move my boat out of Shark River. Translation = no money spent in local small businesses in the Belmar/Neptune area. No dining out in the Belmar/Neptune area. No reason to go to the Belmar/Neptune area. Mindless idiocy at its finest.

[Capt. Debbie]

Where is this?

Originally Posted by Sea Run Hunter

This boat was stuck for several hours. He lost a lot more than a days pay. Last year millions of bunker died. This year boats are dead in the water. The tow boat waited hours to try to get this boat out. Even after hours of waiting the tow boat was getting stuck in the muck. Notice this boat is stuck in the channel.

[courbeco]

Are there any commercial boats sailing around the island from the North Channel or back in Shark River Hills? The marinas, commercial guys and the local businesses should band together and demand answers. Shark River channels were terrible 15 years ago. I can't imagine what it is like now.

[jakesdad]

Frank,

This is what we have all called the North Channel. Old marker was 3 poles banded together, now sheared off and just below the water line at low water.The entire channel leading back from the Belmar gas docks is horrible.

Saw the Coast Guard go thru the channel at 11 yesterday morning, and returned about 1/2 hour later. They ran at idle, they know, but what can they do.

I also saw the boat aground on Saturday, he was in the channel and could not move until almost 3 1/2 hours into the incoming.

My marina, Seaport in front of the 71 bridge, has about 2 to 3 feet at low water, not good but I am in the channel in 30 feet.

[Sharkyispy]

I watch the tidal reports daily to see when I will have the best chance at navigating safely through on the days I plan to go.. This past week I waited about an hour more on incoming tide to feel comfortable with it. Always have to keep the return in mind at the end of the fishing as well as you most likely will face similar conditions depending on your timing.

[gsx99]

It,s the same coming out of the manasquane river club low tide i was reading 1.8 ft to 2.4 picked the outdrive up and my alarm wernt off twice from all the crap in the channel.