bounty hunter,
its a long run from everett and can get ruff on a summer day but if you plan to head back on slack tide and don't wait for afternoon you'll be ok. the area around everett is some of the worst water I've seen on a warm afternoon with the wrong tide. but I haven't figured out which tide direction is the bad one. I just know some days it's 25 min. back to everett and some days it seems like 6 hours. you might want to find a closer launch that is a little more "rustic" for the smaller boat. I didn't have a small boat anymore when this fishery started so I don't know if there is one that is closer.
Rattle