First lock adventure with the new boat

bracketracer

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Aug 23, 2016
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Wilson, NY
Boat Info
2001 380DA
Fully updated Raymarine MFDs, Quantum radar, full LED lighting conversion, and lots more.
Engines
Twin 454 Horizons
So, here's the backstory for anyone interested:
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.ph...ea-Ray-but-not-new-to-boating-Western-NY-area


We closed on it on September 3rd. At that point I still hadn't been behind the wheel. Met with the broker at the boat, signed the last few items, and he says "let's cast off, and get you familiarized with the thing." I'll be honest, I did go into slight panic mode inside, since I'd never driven anything even close to that size, and never twins. But, within the hour, I was already comfortable with controls, handling, docking, etc. He had me in and out of the slip about a half dozen times, pulling up to other docks, parallel parking, and so on. Amazing how much easier this thing is to move around compared to my 24 I/O.

Anyway, we still had to get it from Lake Erie up to Ontario via the Welland Canal, and my marina owner was going with us as a guide.

Until then, we spent time checking out Buffalo.

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Did some Erie Canal cruising

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Upper Niagara River (sorry for the bad pano stitch in this pic)

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And finally, on 9/20, it was time to jump lakes.

This was our route

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Left Buffalo a little after 7am, pulled into Port Colburne, Ontario around 8:30
Lock/Canal control told us to tie up and wait. One barge behind us going downbound, and another freighter coming upbound.

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Time for some breakfast

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11:22am, freighter passes by

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11:24, we're off. 3 boats in our group. 3rd boat was this stunner of a Vicem 67 called Mahogany Rose.

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First lock (technically lock 8) was an easy one. A lake-leveler. Level only changes a couple of feet, so no need to tie up.

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Then it's about 14 miles to lock 7.....at no more than 8kts.

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These lake freighters are all seriously beat looking.

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And tied up. About 1:30pm

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3:30pm - into lock 7

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And out of lock 7

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Into lock 6. 6-5-4 are in one flight. About 150' total drop.

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hour-twenty later, and we're out

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5:30, told to tie up before lock 3.

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6:00, cruise ship goes by. In the middle of a damn fine meal.

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Then lock control radios to us. Time to go. Had to eat on the fly. Bummer.

Getting ready to pass under the QEW

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7:50, get told to tie up before lock 1

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Waiting for this

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Lock 1. At this point, we're punchy. It's 9pm. We're still in Canada, so now I'm blasting Kim Mitchell, Tragically Hip, and Slaughter as we're descending.

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10:45, in her new home in Wilson, NY.

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And, 10/1, we're out. Boooooo. Can't wait for next season at our own dock.

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Her home for a few months. Over the winter, I'll be buffing, waxing, bottom painting, upgrading the sound system, radar, and displays, replacing isinglass, and some other odds and ends.

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Looks like a great trip

Mahogany Rose was in Hammond Indiana a 2 seasons ago
Got to meet Dennis the owner, great guy
To a cruise up to Chicago one afternoon
Unbelievable boat and a great story behind it's build
The interior is nothing short of spectacular
The woodwork, all Mahogany with Teak Flooring was beautiful
 
The boating world is a small one, especially when it comes to boats like that. Unfortunately, we didn't get to meet the owner. The folks on the boat were a moving team, heading from Chicago down to South Carolina, I believe.

But yeah, I looked up a bunch of pictures and information about it. Absolutely spectacular.
 
Ahh, the memories of the Welland..... Glad you made it without issue.

Yeah, no tragedies. Just a long one. About 13 hours from when we first tied up at Port Colburne.

Before the trip, my wife and I were talking about how it wouldn't be too much of a pain to get back down to Erie. Yeah, I was a bit wrong there. We'll do it again, but not next year.
 
Thanks for the awesome post. Reminded me of when I purchased mine. Jensen Beach to Clearwater through the Okeechobee Waterway. 2 days, 250 gals of fuel, 4 people and the best time I've ever had on the water.

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What a great story and photos. I like going through our locks out here. They deeper than yours but still a fun experience no matter what the amount of the lift. Thanks for taking us along
 
Looks like a great trip. Congrats on the new boat. That Fairline looks familiar. Any chance that was Sea Hawk?

Yep, that was it. Sea Hawk III, I believe. Getting moved to FL, but laying up in NY until hurricane season is over.
 
Yeah, was just checking out the aerials of the area. Looking forward to the trip. We'll probably do Wilson to Sodus Bay, stay overnight there, make our way up to Sackets the next day, do an overnight there, then go North to explore for 3-4 days, then head back.
 
be sure to have breakfast at the Tin Pan restaurant in Sackets, people travel far for it. Clayton has a new hotel with beautiful transit docks for boaters. I had meetings at the hotel last year and stayed for several nights on the boat and was really impressed. It is a short walk to the main strip in Clayton from there. Look up Potters beach for a popular sand cove an afternoon on the hook. There is so much to see I am certain you will be back for more.
 
be sure to have breakfast .....


Excellent info! Thanks for that. I'll start putting together a list over the winter.

Awesome trip, thanks for sharing and congrats on the new boat! I envisioned a Captain Ron moment, where you state your concerns about going out, and your broker responds "Might as well kick the tires and light the fires, if anything's gonna happen, it's gonna happen out there!"

That's exactly how I felt. I should probably watch that again.
 
Next year the Lock fees will be waived:

Intriguing. Not sure we'd head up that far, but I like to try to keep schedules a little loose.
 
Great trip and pics! ' Might as well go for a soda'

I didn't think anybody South of Buffalo knew that song.

And yeah, that's what I was playing. Patio Lanterns would have put everybody to sleep.
 

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