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Paul Shard and Sheryl Shard navigate shallow waters near the Bahamas, specifically traveling from Long Island toward Nassau. The crew encounters depths of only a few feet, requiring careful monitoring of the depth sounder to avoid running aground.0:44 Paul Shard verifies the vessel's draft by standing on the sea floor to calibrate the instrument's offset.0:40 He determines that a display reading of 1.2 meters provides sufficient clearance for the keel, while a reading of 0.7 meters indicates an imminent grounding.1:24 The route spans approximately 80 miles of consistently shallow water between the two islands.1:49 Understanding the specific offset between the depth sounder transducer and the bottom of the keel prevents accidental grounding in shallow, bank-style navigation.

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