With all this Canal talk I ended up in Fairport NY for the holidays with family Having a coffee at Fair pour overlooking the Erie Canal this AM Which I have never seen this low ! Wowza ??
John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat www.flirtingwithfire.com On Nov 27, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Neil Gallagher via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: http://www.canals.ny.gov/navinfo/index.html Neil Gallagher Weatherly 35-1 Glen Cove, NY On 11/27/2019 9:28 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List wrote: The controlling depth is “supposed” to be 12’. Good luck with that, at least in the spring. I made the trip upbound for the second time last year. The advice in April 2018 was that the minimum was 8’, but in several places where Tributaries enter the canal, debris had filled in reducing it to only 6 feet. There were other problems, such as a lock master who was reporting “normal pool” between Lock 19 and 20, because . . .the level was BELOW all the numbers at the bottom of the lock. We could see the stains a foot and a half higher which showed where it should be. A call to the Authority, and his supervisor came and apologized, and said he could raise the level 12 – 14 inches overnite, which we were dubious of, but next morning they had raised the level 14” over a 10 mile stretch. They control a LOT of water. He said they had new dredging equipment coming that summer, and there would be plenty of water after that. Eventually we had to stop at Rome for 3 weeks until they had dredged Woods Creek, Sylvan Beach, and another creek. We still dragged the bottom at several other places along the way, including both sides of the Genesee River. Hard to complain about a gem like this, especially when it was free, no charge ($200) for the centennial year of 2018. It is a wonderful trip, and I would recommend doing it at least once. Most places offer free docking overnite, many with free electric. I know our own Brig Niagara has gone through the canal at least twice, and that is 126 feet with a 10.5 foot draft. Bill Coleman Erie PA Do I have to google the controlling depth of the Erie canal? Step up, New Yorkers. What's up there? Chuck, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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