Washington State COASTAL Cruising in my 2900 SCR

[jeffmeans]

I've been contemplating a cruise from Lewiston, ID to Astoria, OR... locking through all the dams on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, etc... Then cruising up the Washington State Coast and into the Strait of Juan De Fuca (sp-?), coming out in Lake Washington. Gas costs are huge of course, and convincing the wife of this three week cruise will be a challenge, too. But my biggest concern is cruising north out in the big, bad Pacific Ocean! Is this a dumb idea in my 2001 Maxum 2900 SCR? I think I've recuited a friend to accompany me in HIS 29' SeaRay.

Any thoughts from folks in the Pacific NW?