The rest of the day we travelled and locked through with the PURRFECT TOO. A couple from up around Kingston.
LOCK 21…Peterborough…one of the world's largest pan locks.
LOCK 21…Peterborough…one of the world's largest pan locks. Designed to lift or drop boats 65 feet in two water filled tubs. Movement in one chamber must force and equal and opposite movement in the other chamber. Each chamber holds 3 million 40…
June 16 through 18, 2011, Thursday through Saturday
Thursday; Port Weller, ON, to Port Colburne, ON, via the Welland Canal: Boy, what a day. It took us 13 hours to do the canal counting the delays and it cost $200.00 for usage fees. Once you are in the canal you have to complete i…
To say I was a bit nervous was a huge understatement…that
To say I was a bit nervous was a huge understatement…that Peterborough lift tub lock was intimidating to watch…I was not thrilled to be going in it. First was another of what I call the “baby” locks…and there I not only dropped my boat hook in th…
Peterborough Marina was a pleasant stay…close to grocery
Peterborough Marina was a pleasant stay…close to grocery (another No Frills), Boater’s World and they had a washer/dryer. After Kelli left, we got busy re-supplying and doing laundry…ate souvlaki and admired the fountain in the basin. Next morning …
6/18/2011 AMSTERDAM TO CANAL HARBOR IN LITTLE FALLS, NY
SATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 37 NM DOCKED AT: CANAL HARBOR 315-823-2200 ($1.00/FT, POWER AND WATER) &n…
Become pretty quiet around here
Big night at Fowl CayOur young friends from Texas have safely made it back home, but before leaving they shared their last night celebration with us at Sandals’ Fowl Cay Resort. This is as good as it gets in these parts so we cleaned up as good as we c…
Thruster props..err ..which way to go
I had Seabright on the hard for a bottom job which included cleaning and painting the thruster props both bow and stern. The final job looked really great!When we splashed back into the water earlier this week, as per my usual routine, I check…
FPB 112 – Revealed
We were going to wait for a complete set of drawings to post the outboard profile of the FPB 112. But we have had so many requests for a early look we’ve changed our minds.
We will have lots of data on this new design over the next few weeks, so check back often.
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Hard Work in DC
This is hard work because there is so much to see and do and because each attraction is so well done. We are going to need a vacation after this.
Linda and I have been trying to get to the museums or galleries early before the main rush of peopl…
