Putting the Boat in at
     Shellman Bluff

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There are 8 foot tides at Shellman
Bluff, so your timing to use a ramp
to put in has to be very good.  Most
marinas and fish camps in this area
have an interesting way of putting
boats in that is unique in the south,
they lift the boat and move it along
a track over head, then lower it into
the water.
This picture is a little dark, but I
think you will get the idea.
Here they are lifting the boat off
of the boat trailer.

Here they had moved the boat back
over the water, and were getting
ready to lower it down.

Here it is down in the water.  It
is pretty interesting to watch them
do this.
I understand the reason that the
tides are so extreme in this area is
because if you look at a map, this
area on the coast of Georgia looks
like a bite was taken out of it.  The
North-South currents of the ocean,
and the gulf stream, push the water
into this area, and suck it out.
When a tide is going out of here,
it is as if somone pulled the drain.
It drops down fast, and exposes all
the oyster beds and mud bars.

The boat is in and on it's way.
Joe is coming to get me to go for
a boat ride.  You want to come?

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