[PUP] Getting to the St. Lawrence Seaway

[David Evans]

Hello Cruisers,

Captain Milt Baker's inquiry reminded me of two articles written by Captain
Chuck and Andrea Wistar on cruising "The Down East
Circle Route" which are posted on The Selene Owners(.org )Forum. They are a
good winter read.  Hopefully Milt will share his travels with us at a later
date.

David
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:41 AM, <Truelove39 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Arild,
>
> Champlain Canal is 12' depth but as little as 9' in places - Chambly  Canal
> is OK up to 6.5' draft. But you must be 17' or under air draft  and call
> Lock 1
> (518-237-8566) ahead of time in  order to pass under the bridges in the
> Champlain which are otherwise 15'-6". The  Chambly is 29.5' so no worries.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
> "Seahorse"
>
> >
> Milt  you may have a problem.The canals have low bridge restriction of
> around 15  feet. The Lake Champlain route has too little  water draft for
> your 6'. The Erie barge canal allows 9' water draft but has  lower bridges.
> The tugs on that run have telescoping wheel houses  that  "duck" for the
> lowest brudges, As I recall rom  my trips through the  lowest is at Illion
> if I remember correctly.  How low can you get   if you pull the mast?
>
>
>
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