What about this..
Dec 8th - Checks tides, winds, info about SF Bay on PC.
Dec 9th - Buys boat and sees Amber in Fresno.
Dec 14th- Goes Sailing in SF Bay with Greg Rogue & the guys (as per Amber tape/Jan 7th 4:13Pm) Snott says: "nobody had a good time cause Snott was so upset about lying about having been married>" Quoted by Amber on tape. Snott responds: "YEP"
Amber ref-Dec.9th quotes Snott in person telling her: "Oh, I don't even know why.. I should just sell my boat."
THIS HE TELLS HER ON DEC.9 BEFORE HE HAD A BOAT TO SELL. He saw Amber that day. When did he buy the boat? Could it have been after his visit with Amber, because probably Amber didn't see him towing a boat behind his truck. If is was after his Amber visit then he was talking about selling a boat that he did not yet own. At the same time, he was telling her he would be without his wife before he was.
About the sailing trip that next weekend (Sat.Dec14th). I don't think there was one. I think he took out his boat to the Bay to check out the currents and tides. I wonder if the police questioned this Greg Rogue?
His state of mind on that 'sailing trip'- "Nobody had a good time because Snott was so upset about lying about having been married". This was a Snott confession of sorts. Sicko was SO UPSET that he got caught lying about his wife that he just had to put his plan into action he had to test how his boat could handle tides and currents in the Bay.
That was Scott's perception of the trip while realistically everyone thought he (Scott) was such a loser they didnt want to be around him. There are so many closer bodies of water to test out a boat and the day he did go was cold so who would go out of their way to drive 90 miles and freeze their butt off while he could have just put it in a nearby river and been home comforting his pregnant wife.
That is some very weird and interesting stuff you've put together there, about the boat and "Greg Rogue". (Does that person even exist??) I want to think about that for a while, can't figure out which part was true and which part was Scott's b.s.
Something else that hasn't been discussed is that scott had purchased on ebay a Mortiser, which is a woodworking instruemnt for drilling holes, etc. He assembled on christmas eve day while at the warehouse. IMHO he used it to put the holes in the anchors, so he could attach them to lacy.