TANGLEFOOT

Boating conditions and trip plans for OTIUM (soon to be renamed TANGLEFOOT), a Bayliner 3288 in a slip at the Port of Everett.

BuiltTue Sep 15, 2026 · 12:00:41 PDT Versionv53 2026-09-15
Tanglefoot — a charcoal drawing of a tangled mask, hand-lettered TANGLEFOOT above and BLUEMOON TUESDAY below.
Jess’s flyer for her DJ nights at the Bluemoon in Seattle.I am renaming my boat TANGLEFOOT soon in her honor.
ConditionsGood today

5 straight days in the green band, Sep 17–21, with Friday the 18th the standout

Next good day Thu Sep 17 · 8 good days in 14

6 of 6 areas reportingHome water · Marine Area 8-2
Trips

1 trip on file.

1 planning
Planned, taken and scrubbed
Checklists

8 lists and 6 emergency procedures, with the reasoning kept in.

Tick them on a phone, or print them for the helm.

97 itemsMayday script included
OTIUM, a white Bayliner flybridge cruiser, tied stern-to at a wooden dock in evening light. The transom is lettered OTIUM, OAK HARBOR WA.
The transom still reads OAK HARBOR — her old home port.She becomes TANGLEFOOT of Seattle, and stays in her Everett slip for now.

Built from NOAA tide and current predictions, NWS coastal zone forecasts and the MET Norway model. Not an official forecast — there is no Coast Guard wind limit for recreational boats, and the one official threshold is the NWS Small Craft Advisory at 20–33 kt sustained. The limits used here sit at roughly half that: a comfort line, not a safety one. Seasons are verified by hand for Marine Area 8-2 only — confirm everything with WDFW and the DOH shellfish safety map.