FYI: Crab pots tend to run in lines parallel to water depth lines and are typically in at least 8 feet of water or more (if you see crab pots, you know it's deep enough for your boat). The pots are deep enough you just need to miss the buoy/rope......if it's just by a foot or 2 your still good cause you won't hit the pot. I have had people tell me the prop is spinning fast enough that you don't even need to worry about the buoy rope as the prop will simply sheer the rope off but I'm not willing to test that theory on my boat. Plenty of places to run without buoys you just haven't learned where everything is yet.

Thanks for the info on the pots! Yes I don't want to test the speed theory either! I have allot to learn about boating in this area!! Really would like to meet up with some other OSO boaters soon that can help me out! I met some boaters but they are fishermen and starting telling me about fishing spots, I get my fish at the store. I never had one fishing pole on my boat.

I'm from Richmond and sold my 382 a couple years ago. Bought a 21ft CC and don't make it down there unless I'm a passenger anymore. (and my CC has never had a fishing pole on it either!) All my trips down there were for poker runs/other events and I don't know alot about where locals just "hang out".

Cool, thank you for all the advice so far! I know you posted in my other thread about VA. If you are down this way hit me up! We will go for a ride in the Sunny Rocket! Its a fun little 24/7!!

Have you gotten out to the Bay yet? Say between the two tunnels(Hampton Roads & Chesapeake)?

Sunday we were running around the west side and James River had good chop there. We tried going out to Virginia Beach area but when we got past the tunnel started getting 3-4ft waves due to the NE wind so thats why we went west side Sunday.

Ya you can pretty much break the area down into 3 sections. 1) Inside the Hampton Roads bridge tunnel. 2) From the tunnel to the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel. 3) from there to open water and VA Beach. Each section gets progressively rougher.
As far as crab pots, if you get out to the bay you can away from a lot of them. Don't get me wrong there still out there but you can find a long straight run between the tunnel to open her up, weather dependent of course.

Cool! I thank you for the info!!! Do you know any popular anchoring spots down here or good restaurants that are on the water?

Waterside (Norfolk) for restaurants, you probably already knew that though, and Lynnhaven inlet has a couple right inside the inlet. If you continue on into the inlet to Broad Bay theres some beach areas to anchor, Seashore State park being one of them. Don't know if this info is a repeat from your other thread (I can't remember) but that's what I know of off the top of my head.

FYI. Saw this and thought it might interest you.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/m...kend-bash.html