[lews]

- I have spent an inordinate amount of time plying the waters he speaks of. -

Since you have spent some time boating in the bay... How long do you suppose it would take to get from Modesto to the Berkeley Marina, launch a boat of his type and size, go out to Brookes Island, and return to Modesto.

The husband was gone for 7 hours on the day that Laci disappeared. I'm wondering, if he did actually do what he said he did, how long whould he have to fish? My rough calculations are about 2 hours, but, I am not familiar with the area. Do you think it would be worth making a trip from Modesto all the way to Berkeley to fish for the short period of time he could possibly be there?

[antaresequity]

How long do you suppose it would take to get from Modesto to the Berkeley Marina, launch a boat of his type and size, go out to Brookes Island, and return to Modesto.

I dont know about driving to and from Modesto...But as to the water part: Based on the size of the boat [prob. 20-15hp engine]15-20 minutes to launch and clear the breakwater, 30-40 minutes of running time providing perfect conditions [otherwise 60-100 minutes], 10 minutes of prep on site...So grand total round trip in the boat with no fishing time = about 2.5-3 hrs.

[goody2shooz]

I am posting this for the second time as you may not have read this.

According to criminologist Jack Levin, Scott and Laci were having guests over for a Christmas Day Brunch. She most likely had preparations to do and, IMHO, Scott would probably have been in the way. Women understand this need to get the man out of the house before such entertaining extravaganzas. Men just don't get it.

Perhaps Scott went fishing because he was crazy about fishing, had a new boat, the Marina at Berkeley would not be as crowded on Christmas Eve Day as at other times and Laci wanted him gone for several hours.

Detective Ridenour of the Modesto Police Dept., has said they are keeping an eye on other suspects at this time.