We had to say good bye to New York City so we could continue our journey sailing north on the Hudson River toward the Erie Canal. We expected it to take three days to get up to Troy, NY where the Hudson meets the Erie Canal. The Hudson River is very beautiful with high rock cliffs and beautiful homes. We anchored out the first night about a mile north of West Point. Then made very good time all the way to the Catskill River and the town of Catskill. We found a great marina that would un-step our mast so we can get through the Erie Canal (you must be able to get under 15 ft bridges on the Erie).
The marina was very helpful and provided free used lumber and a box of screws so we could build racks to put the mast in for traveling. You can see the results in the second picture. We now have a 40 ft motor boat instead of a 30 ft sailboat. It took a half a day to get the mast down and mounted and then we motored north up the Hudson. We made real good time and made it through Lock # 1 north of Troy and spent the night at the Erie Canal Welcome Center in Waterford, NY. Only 342 miles and 35 locks to Lake Erie and the Great Lakes!
We had to say good bye to New York City so we could continue our journey sailing north on the Hudson River toward the Erie Canal. We expected it to take three days to get up to Troy, NY where the Hudson meets the Erie Canal. The Hudson River is very beautiful with high rock cliffs and beautiful homes. We anchored out the first night about a mile north of West Point. Then made very good time all the way to the Catskill River and the town of Catskill. We found a great marina that would un-step our mast so we can get through the Erie Canal (you must be able to get under 15 ft bridges on the Erie).
The marina was very helpful and provided free used lumber and a box of screws so we could build racks to put the mast in for traveling. You can see the results in the second picture. We now have a 40 ft motor boat instead of a 30 ft sailboat. It took a half a day to get the mast down and mounted and then we motored north up the Hudson. We made real good time and made it through Lock # 1 north of Troy and spent the night at the Erie Canal Welcome Center in Waterford, NY. Only 342 miles and 35 locks to Lake Erie and the Great Lakes!
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