shinsr
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For those of you in the area, appreciate any guidance - I will be picking up the "new to me" boat Thursday, heading down to Long Island, starting in Lake Champlain. I have received some suggestions on marina's for overnight, etc - realizing that since the season has really just started for the lock system, want to make sure I take on good fuel. I will be starting with full tanks up by Burlington, VT and running, hopefully all the way to Schuylerville Basin on day one. They have diesel fuel there - any thoughts on if I can top off there (which would then allow me to make it down to around Haverstraw on Day 2 on that tank of fuel)? Not sure if I need to be concerned about fuel sitting all winter in the canal system so early in the year, or after 2 weeks of traffic I should be OK. My other alternative would be to top off before lock 12 at Whitehall (which would probably add around 140 gallons of fuel), and then I could make it through the entire lock system on that tank, and find fuel somewhere around or south of the troy lock (where there is likely more activity early season) to top of again? I will make sure I add Diesel treatment in either case with each fill up. Any thoughts are appreciated. Russ.