Greetings Listmates - I'm brand new to the list but a long time participant in the live-aboard mailing list. I'm contemplating an inland passage from New York City to Mobile, Al this coming fall. Besides removing the masts for the trip would my 5' draft cause undue concern? What would be the absolute latest in the year one can navigate the system? I'm estimating a good 4-6 weeks to make it from NYC to Chicago. Chugging along at 6 kts will be slooooow. Thanks Karl-Heinz s/v Evensong Moody Halberdier Motorsailer -------------------------------------------------------- "When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." - Will Rogers --------------------------------------------------------