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Rich

Sat, Sep 3, 2011 4:42 PM

I know of at least a couple of Florida boats caught to the west of the Erie
Canal which have made the decision to hurry through the Great Lakes in the short
season remaining for boating there to head south through the western part of the
Great Loop. While the unfamiliar route may seem forbidding to y'all, don't
worry, be happy.

COE charts as well as commercially sold guides are available for the route as
mentioned here earlier, and I am sure some with chart plotters using unique
charting applications will want to acquire some electronic versions of the
charts. There is a wealth of information on the route at the AGLCA website
(cheap to join), and I know I speak for all us members along the way home who
will gladly make time to help you guys get safely through our respective areas.
Some of us can accommodate extra boats at our homes and others are more than
happy to meet you at our local marinas and provide transportation and local
knowledge.

Be sure to look at the COE websites about lock closures which provide
information such as:

Interested cruisers should note that there will be two Tombigbee Waterway locks
closed for maintenance from Sept. 8th through Sept. 24th. The specific locks
are the Wilkins Lock at mile 376.3 and the Amory Lock at mile 371.1.

That's not going to be impacting anybody currently near the Erie Canal, but you
get the idea.

Rudy will be sure to invite you to one of our impromptu luncheons when you get
to the PC area, and if he's in a really good mood, he'll buy you lunch. This is
more likely if you nod your head like an elephant as you listen to THE LECTURE
on storm moorings (somebody in NY didn't listen, did you?). We get up to four
or so of us local T&T members for these occasions.

Oh, and my brother Jim, now retired and with nothing else to do, will see to
your every need as you clear Mobile Bay into the Gulf Shore/Orange Beach, AL
area.

And me? I'll be coordinating everybody else's generosity. :)

Anyway, we hope to hear about your adventures and look forward to meeting some
of you who would otherwise stick like glue to the east coast.

Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB-42 #295)
Southport, FL (near Panama City)

I know of at least a couple of Florida boats caught to the west of the Erie Canal which have made the decision to hurry through the Great Lakes in the short season remaining for boating there to head south through the western part of the Great Loop. While the unfamiliar route may seem forbidding to y'all, don't worry, be happy. COE charts as well as commercially sold guides are available for the route as mentioned here earlier, and I am sure some with chart plotters using unique charting applications will want to acquire some electronic versions of the charts. There is a wealth of information on the route at the AGLCA website (cheap to join), and I know I speak for all us members along the way home who will gladly make time to help you guys get safely through our respective areas. Some of us can accommodate extra boats at our homes and others are more than happy to meet you at our local marinas and provide transportation and local knowledge. Be sure to look at the COE websites about lock closures which provide information such as: Interested cruisers should note that there will be two Tombigbee Waterway locks closed for maintenance from Sept. 8th through Sept. 24th. The specific locks are the Wilkins Lock at mile 376.3 and the Amory Lock at mile 371.1. That's not going to be impacting anybody currently near the Erie Canal, but you get the idea. Rudy will be sure to invite you to one of our impromptu luncheons when you get to the PC area, and if he's in a really good mood, he'll buy you lunch. This is more likely if you nod your head like an elephant as you listen to THE LECTURE on storm moorings (somebody in NY didn't listen, did you?). We get up to four or so of us local T&T members for these occasions. Oh, and my brother Jim, now retired and with nothing else to do, will see to your every need as you clear Mobile Bay into the Gulf Shore/Orange Beach, AL area. And me? I'll be coordinating everybody else's generosity. :) Anyway, we hope to hear about your adventures and look forward to meeting some of you who would otherwise stick like glue to the east coast. Rich Gano CALYPSO (GB-42 #295) Southport, FL (near Panama City)

GB

Greg Bowers

Sat, Sep 3, 2011 5:23 PM

For those of you who are taking the long way home, Jane and I have made the trip from lake Michigan to the TN river a few times and would be happy attempt to answer any questions you may have. There is a wealth of experience on this list that all are willing to share.

Speaking of local knowledge. I am working on the boat here at Pebble Isle (TN river mm96) for a while and a local asked me the following question:

" How far can I get up the Ohio river and then when I get there, is there anyone who can truck my 36' houseboat over to lake Erie?"

I told him I would ask the list.

Greg and Jane.

www.seaplanetearth.com

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Subject: T&T: The long way home