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Navesink River

Navesink River
( 40.36582, -74.04753 )

  1. Navesink River - Claypit Creek ( 40.39367, -74.02062 )
  2. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  3. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  4. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )
  5. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  6. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  7. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  8. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )

The Navesink River is more like a big brackish lake, except where it narrows-down and connects to Raritan Bay. While it is tidal, most of the river has negligible current, although it is wide enough to get choppy if the wind is strong. The water is generally clean, unlike the nearby Swimming River. Boat traffic is not too bad either.

No matter where you start from, the Navesink offers beautiful and interesting views along both banks. Nice houses and the Red Bank "skyline" along the south shore, and mansions along the north shore, including Governor Murphy's place not far from the 35 bridge, and the Bon Jovi estate.

The one place to stay away from is where the river narrows-down near Sea Bright - the boat traffic is heavy and the tidal current can be very strong.

Tides

Navesink River - Red Bank
( 40.35511, -74.07036 )

  1. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )

Navesink River - Fair Haven
( 40.36928, -74.04223 )

  1. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )

Navesink River - Rumson (W)
( 40.37926, -74.01784 )

  1. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )

Navesink River - Rumson (E)
( 40.37862, -73.99662 )

  1. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )

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Cable Lock

This is a cable-lock I made, about 12 feet long. It is just 3/16" coated steel cable from the hardware store, with crimp ferrules, and a big steel ring in one end. The ferrules fit through the scupper holes on the boat, but the steel ring does not. Together with any padlock, this will secure the boat (or several) to your truck, roof rack, a tree, or anything else that is handy. You can take this cable with you, it will give you peace of mind if you leave the boat unattended to go exploring on land.

The object is not to stop a determined thief - you can't do that. It is to stop someone from casually taking your boat with their bare hands. Don't lock the boat by the handles - they are easily cut with a pocket knife and cheap to replace. Run the cable through a scupper hole, and a thief would have to destroy the boat to steal it. If your boat doesn't have scupper holes, you can probably find someplace to thread the cable though, or make a suitable hole in the seat.

You can find a cable like this all set to go on Amazon for under 20 bucks. Where I used a steel ring, you could use a second padlock.

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