Joe, When you get to the New York Canals with a boat that large, think seriously of cruising at a top speed of 6-7 mph, and slower when passing any dock or pier ... else the locals will have a "welcome" waiting for you at the next lock. The way it works here is the Sheriff phones the lock and the lock closes, and many hours later a cop shows up to ticket you, and he will take an hour or two to write that ticket. Their intentional slowness is to delay you until the Canal closes for the day and you will be stuck over-nighting at the lock in mosquito-heaven with no services and no place to go instead of a nice port with free electric and a restaurant etc at a port just a mile further down the canal. Just a caution, that's how things are done here. Remember, it's the trip, not the destination. Fred Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "Joe" <joroy40@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:32 PM To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: GL: Morehead City to Norfolk Rev. 1 I should have added that we will be in a 56 foot motor yacht with 5 foot draft.

That reminds me of a true story told by a now deceased friend here in Oklahoma. He and his wife traveled to the east almost every year to view the "changing of the colors." They had what is a common misconception out here that "yankees" tended to be unfriendly to "outsiders." These friends seemed blissfully unaware that folks here frequently project similar attitudes toward visitors! In any event, while they were touring in upstate NY (Adirondacks) they commented to a lady storekeeper on how friendly they had found everybody. The storekeeper's reply was simply that "we sort of return the attitudes that we receive!" As the saying goes, "Paybacks can be hell!" * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** D C "Mac" Macdonald ** * Grand Lake & OKC - OK * ** AGLCA (#217) & USPS ** * * (no current boat) * * ** USAF & FAA, Retired ** ** Amateur Radio K2GKK ** * * Since 30 Nov 1953 * * * k2gkk hotmail dot com * ** SUNY @ Albany, 1960 ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * > From: fred@tug44.org > To: joroy40@hotmail.com; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:56:12 -0700 > Subject: Re: GL: Morehead City to Norfolk Rev. 1 > > Joe, > > When you get to the New York Canals with a boat that large, think seriously > of cruising at a top speed of 6-7 mph, and slower when passing any dock or > pier ... else the locals will have a "welcome" waiting for you at the next > lock. > > The way it works here is the Sheriff phones the lock and the lock closes, > and many hours later a cop shows up to ticket you, and he will take an hour > or two to write that ticket. Their intentional slowness is to delay you > until the Canal closes for the day and you will be stuck over-nighting at > the lock in mosquito-heaven with no services and no place to go instead of > a nice port with free electric and a restaurant etc at a port just a mile > further down the canal. > > Just a caution, that's how things are done here. Remember, it's the trip, > not the destination. > > Fred > Tug 44 > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Joe" <joroy40@hotmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:32 PM > To: "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> > Subject: GL: Morehead City to Norfolk Rev. 1 > > I should have added that we will be in a 56 foot motor yacht with 5 foot > draft.