I got the PORTS book yesterday and see that it mostly relies on aerial photographs for guidance instead of mile for mile charts that the Erie Canal book provides.
The book recommends a half dozen charts and I wonder if they are needed or can I just go by the book.
Also, what is the best time to do that trip to avoid the black flies and the kids out of school?
We don't have air-conditioning on the boat. The mooring walls described don't seem to have access to electricity though there seems to be a charge for staying overnight anywhere on the canal. Do the boaters rely on being self contained the whole trip? My refrigerator freezer will drain the house battery completely in about 16 hours.
Five hours is about max I want to be running, how far can one go in that time what with locks and 6mph speed, I hope that in open lake water I can rev it up to get on plane...
So may questions....
....Ott
The book recommends a half dozen charts and I wonder if they are needed or can I just go by the book.
Also, what is the best time to do that trip to avoid the black flies and the kids out of school?
We don't have air-conditioning on the boat. The mooring walls described don't seem to have access to electricity though there seems to be a charge for staying overnight anywhere on the canal. Do the boaters rely on being self contained the whole trip? My refrigerator freezer will drain the house battery completely in about 16 hours.
Five hours is about max I want to be running, how far can one go in that time what with locks and 6mph speed, I hope that in open lake water I can rev it up to get on plane...
So may questions....
....Ott