GL: Canal speeds

[Wade Ehlen]

We were on the Erie Canal last summer and I seem to
recall that parts of the canalized Mohawk River had
speed limits of 40mph.  Of course, travelling on a
slow trawler, I didn't pay close attention to those
signs, nor to the 10mph signs either.

Wade Ehlen
Albin 36 Miss Happ


--- LRZeitlin at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/21/08 12:00:23 AM, Kevin
> writes:
> 
> 
> > Much of the canal has a 10 knot limit.
> > 
> 
> Actually the speed limit is 10 MPH, not KNOTS. This
> works out to about 8.6 
> Kn. boat speed. Distances along the Canal and the
> Hudson River are measured in 
> statute miles although currents in the Hudson are
> usually stated in knots.
> 
> Larry Z



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