In their infinite wisdom, NYS Canals has once again re-jumpbled their
website, and specifics are even more difficult to find. I finally did a search  for
"fees" to find there were none again this year for private boats. Hours  are 9
to 7 from May 1 to Nov 15, weather permitting. This change will affect  those
of us who travel at less than 45 knots - unlikely we can now transit in  the
Champlain Canal in 2 days in this short day.

Regards,

John
"Seahorse"

are posted on their  website,
www.nyscanals.gov.

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At 07:47 AM 3/20/2008, Truelove39@aol.com wrote:

John:

Why would you need to go so quickly?  The canal is a lovely trip with
quiet places to tie up for the night.  We loafed through the canal in
two days and loved the trip.  As has often been said, "It is the
journey, not the destination..."  And, as Kevin indicates, it can be
done in one day.  But why?

One thing to note: the lockmasters communicate by phone to coordinate
traffic going up and down.  Unless you catch it on a weekend or
holiday, there is very little traffic in the canal, so you typically
find the next lock waiting for you.  The locks are small, and
fill/empty quickly.

Enjoy!

Bill