This is an interesting article in today's New York Times about the state of the locks on the inland waterways. Aging conditions affects not only commercial interests (and apparently there is a major problem with delays) but for all of us who are cruising or intend to cruise these inland waters. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/us/barges-sit-for-hours-behind-locks-that-may-take-decades-to-replace.html?emc=edit_th_20150205&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31146540&_r=0 or http://tinyurl.com/kjldqf4 If you are unable to access the NYT web site, you could google the topic and perhaps find another site with the same article. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida Blog: http://mvsanderling.net/Blog Web: http://cruising.mvsanderling.net/