ricktara
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I am picking up my new to me Mainship 390 in Portsmouth RI and bringing it home to Eliot, ME on the Piscataqua river. I need some suggestions as to stopping points along the way so I don't wear out my wife on the first trip.
I am bringing it to Great Cove, my sailboat (Panache) is there on mooring already+1 for Newburyport, but honestly it's not far from the Piscataqua, so I'd probably just push on if I got that far.
It might make sense to shoot for one end of the canal or the other, depending on the current when you get there. If you get a fair current, don't stop until you reach Sandwich on the East end. Otherwise, Onset Bay has slips and moorings. Both ends have fuel if you need it, but since you're coming up the Piscataqua anyway, you might want to wait and get it at the fish pier if you can. Much cheaper there.
If you want to push a little farther the first day, Plymouth would be a good stop. P-Town would be another option. If you can make it to Salem, that's nice too. Gloucester has lots of options, and Rockport is a nice little harbor too.
Where in Eliot are you heading? I heard there was a new Mainship 390 coming to our marina.
I am bringing it to Great Cove, my sailboat (Panache) is there on mooring already