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Re: sailboat delivery

by Guest » July 21, 2019, 7:24 am

Cleveland Guest wrote:There is also the Trent–Severn Waterway which connects the Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario, you would bypass Lake Erie and the Welland, but the mast would have to be unstepped.
The Trent-Severn is a very beautiful waterway and lots of fun to boat through. For this purpose however it may not be practical due to the 6ft limiting depth.

Re: sailboat delivery

by Fritz » July 21, 2019, 7:10 am

Wherever the destination on Lake Ontario, it would take a several days longer to transit the Trent-Severn Canal and a day or two longer on the Erie (formerly NYS Barge) Canal - not to mention the time and cost of unstepping the mast - than to go down the Welland Canal. Once at Port Weller, all destinations are within a day's sale, and the furthest, Kingston, is less than 180 miles.

Re: sailboat delivery

by Cleveland Guest » July 20, 2019, 10:25 pm

There is also the Trent–Severn Waterway which connects the Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario, you would bypass Lake Erie and the Welland, but the mast would have to be unstepped.

Re: sailboat delivery

by Guest » July 19, 2019, 2:41 pm

Maybe they're going to Oswego.

Re: sailboat delivery

by basketcase » July 18, 2019, 8:20 pm

Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:It depends on the route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. If you go through the Welland Canal, then the mast can stay up, as that's the route the ships take. But many pleasure boaters choose to bypass the Welland by taking the New York State Barge Canal, then entering Lake Ontario at Oswego. The Barge Canal requires unstepping the mast.
Now that’s a well thought out answer!
and a really really long way around. oswego is totally at the other end of the lake.

Re: sailboat delivery

by Guest » July 18, 2019, 2:38 pm

Guest wrote:It depends on the route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. If you go through the Welland Canal, then the mast can stay up, as that's the route the ships take. But many pleasure boaters choose to bypass the Welland by taking the New York State Barge Canal, then entering Lake Ontario at Oswego. The Barge Canal requires unstepping the mast.
Now that’s a well thought out answer!

Re: sailboat delivery

by Guest » July 18, 2019, 10:50 am

It depends on the route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. If you go through the Welland Canal, then the mast can stay up, as that's the route the ships take. But many pleasure boaters choose to bypass the Welland by taking the New York State Barge Canal, then entering Lake Ontario at Oswego. The Barge Canal requires unstepping the mast.

Re: sailboat delivery

by Guest » July 18, 2019, 10:16 am

thanks Jared!

Re: sailboat delivery

by Jared » July 18, 2019, 7:36 am

At 64' you should have no problems. All bridges are at least 100' off the water. And most river marinas have drawbridges.

sailboat delivery

by Matt » July 18, 2019, 6:22 am

Hi! I need to get a sailboat delivered from Milwaukee to Lake Ontario. It's a 44' sloop with approx 64' mast height. I need to confirm that the trip can be made without having to de-rig (unstep the mast). Thanks in advance for any info!

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