You said you did not want to make long runs due to your motor size. Even the short runs between the bays can be deadly. The wind is no joke at Ky Lake. NNW or SSE winds are horrible and you may not think nothing of a 15mph wind on your home waters but get one coming from these directions in particular and you can get swamped very easily. The water temps are no where near comfortable and if you go in it could be deadly.