Thanks all. Lots to consider. Now leaning harder to backtracking from buffalo to oswego/ontario/rideau/st lawrence to richleau and into champlain and down to hudson.
Don't worry about the grey water drains. You should close and secure your overboard discharge though, some say the y valve needs to be removed.A couple of other questions:
How is customs handled. Crossing Ontario is nds you up in Canada. Then across rideau canal Ontario river to st Lawrence then back into USA.
Then in Champlain, what do people do about the grey water restriction? Not sure how to prepare the sink and shower drains to be contained while in the lake. Is that really a thing?
—Kevin
How is customs handled. Crossing Ontario is nds you up in Canada. Then across rideau canal Ontario river to st Lawrence then back into USA.
A couple of other questions:
How is customs handled. Crossing Ontario is nds you up in Canada. Then across rideau canal Ontario river to st Lawrence then back into USA.
Then in Champlain, what do people do about the grey water restriction? Not sure how to prepare the sink and shower drains to be contained while in the lake. Is that really a thing?
—Kevin
Remember you will likely be walking to get groceries. Grocery stores inhabit cheap real estate. Your idea of "remote" is likely to net you easier access to groceries and even boat stuff. The canals are small town, not remote.Starting to wonder- what to bring as we set out. From western li sound and up the hudson river are not remote areas. Grocery shopping / hardware / marine supply in erie canal / rideau / richleau? Upper champlain will be kind of remote i guess. Then we're definitely back in civilization as we finish the hudson and back to western li sound.
Assume the boat is mechanically well prepared.
Thoughts?
--kevin
We will have bikes to make grocery getting / errands a bit easier. Water has been holding out 4-5 days or more per refill. Shore power only needed for a/c if its really hot. Holding tank seems to last 3-4 days.
We will have bikes to make grocery getting / errands a bit easier. Water has been holding out 4-5 days or more per refill. Shore power only needed for a/c if its really hot. Holding tank seems to last 3-4 days.
--kevin
I would not suggest running a Mainship 390 down Lake Ontario, prevailing winds are out of the South west and the further east you get the worse it gets. Believe Me. it is a body of water like no other. We had a 390 that we kept on the west end of Kingston and moved it after 1 season to the east end as the Lower and Upper gaps, will keep you weather bound for days. Great for sailing but not a 390 in a beam sea. I suggest to everyone come out at Oswego, hug the Us Side to Clayton and come up to Kingston and the Rideau via the Bateau Chanel, Your 1st mate will thank you for the detour and you will have a great trip.Probably not too early to start planning for a trip we'd like to take.
Basically nyc to erie canal. Through canal with possible finger lakes visit. At buffalo, find best way to st lawrence river.
Then exit st lawrence to get into lake champlain. Down to hudson and back to nyc.
I read that the welland canal is to be avoided when getting from buffalo into st lawrence. Not sure we want to backtrack through Erie Canal to get into lake ontario via oswego canal. Also not sure we want to run the length of lake ontario. Im most fuzzy on thos leg of the trip ( buffalo to st lawrence).
Then, what are best options to get from st lawrence back into champlain?
We are mainship 390, 40ft with 3.7ft draft. Air draft can be 13.5 with mast and bimini down. I think we're around 15.5 mast down and bimini up. Will definitely confirm that.
Ideas? Any blogs of folks that have run this route?
--kevin
Again, thanks all. The re entry decal is a bit of new news. All helpful tips.
—Kevin