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• Ian Member Posts: 2,941 ✭✭✭✭

  July 28

  LaRea said:

  @rando
  
  Tania said you need to hit the horn each time you see them touch the boat.

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 30

  Stop 2 Gorge Harbour
  
  
  
  
  
  Stop 4 Pendrell Sound
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,874 mod

  July 30

  >> Tania said you need to hit the horn each time you see them touch the boat.
  
   @ian I should get a spray bottle of water like you use for training cats.    
  
  Another POTD.  This big freighter passed us in the Welland Canal.  The Welland requires a minimum of three people on pleasure crafts, so we hired a local guy called Roger.  He has worked the canal for 40 years and knows everything about it.  For example, this freighter was still in the lock when we got there.  Roger said to tie up at the wall because it would take about 30 minutes.  Sure enough, it was almost exactly 30 minutes.  He said the lock is 80 feet wide and the ship is 78 feet wide.  
  
  We did the entire canal in only 8 hours which is really good time.
  
  
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,357 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 30

  @LaRea does age matter for the three passengers? Just curious.

  2008 330EC

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,874 mod

  10:55AM

  @aero3113- The Welland requires one person at the helm and two line handlers on deck because the locks can have a lot of turbulence.  I don't recall seeing an age restriction, but the line handlers need good skills and physical ability.  It wouldn't be safe to use a small child.  Also it can be a very long day (12 hours or more depending on commercial traffic).  
  
  This is Locks 4-5-6 ... three connected locks that climb 120 feet up over the Niagara Escarpment (the same geological feature that forms Niagara Falls).  
  
  
  
  This is inside one of the locks.  Lock workers up at the top throw two lines down to the line handlers.  It takes 20-30 minutes to fill the lock.  Need to have good fenders!
  
  
  

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