I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

On 14 Mar 2004 19:45:08 -0800,
(Richard Malcolm) wrote:

I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

East Penobscot Bay and the adjoining Merchants Row are gorgeous. You
could get launched in Stonington or, on the Western side, at Rockland
or Rockport..

If you could wait for weather, you could go there on your own bottom.
I go to Maine every September on our sailboat (from NYC), but I
recognize that a 25-ft power boat may not be comfortable in some kind
of waves.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

Smoking in a bar is like peeing in a punchbowl.

I was going to suggest the same thing. Life can't get much better than hanging
out at Merchants' Row and Mt. Desert is only about 20 miles away. The only
downside is that you'll have to be prepared to deal with a truly staggering
number of lobster pots.

There are a few other "pockets" along the Maine coast that can provide a few
weeks of great cruising without having to go "outside." Casco Bay has Freeport
(with LL Bean which runs a free shuttle to the store, with stops for groceries!)
and only 10 miles away is Jewell Island, one of the great "desolate" spots in
Maine. Within a few hours is Potts Harbor (best fish chowda at the Dolphin),
Quahog Bay, Cundy's, the Basin, a nice resort at Sebasco (rent a mooring and
enjoy fancy or casual dining), to name a few.

Or you could go down to the mid-coast, around Booth Bay.




"Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message
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On 14 Mar 2004 19:45:08 -0800,
(Richard Malcolm) wrote:

I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

East Penobscot Bay and the adjoining Merchants Row are gorgeous. You
could get launched in Stonington or, on the Western side, at Rockland
or Rockport..

If you could wait for weather, you could go there on your own bottom.
I go to Maine every September on our sailboat (from NYC), but I
recognize that a 25-ft power boat may not be comfortable in some kind
of waves.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

Smoking in a bar is like peeing in a punchbowl.

x-no-archive:yes

Sounds like fun. You could go back to the Erie Canal and continue
down that. You could go back to Long Island Sound. And I would
think you could easily do Narragansett Bay in RI.

Going south- within one day's drive, you could go to Baltimore and do
the upper reaches of the Chesapeake (although neither the Chesapeake
nor Narragansett is a canal), or even go down to Washington DC and
cruise down the Potomac to the Bay and then go up to Solomons and
Annapolis.

(Richard Malcolm) wrote:

I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

grandma Rosalie

THANKS
I have taken my charts out to see where you 2 are talking about and I
am excited already, It is a real possibility. AS far as lobster pots
go, I have been to Cape Porpoise and can not believe that there could
be more anywhere else. (so much with my plans for getting an auto
pilot for this year) I am still open to other ideas, but am leaning
towards this very much. One of the best parts of boating is getting
excited in the planning stage!
Thanks again
Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

On 15 Mar 2004 19:26:37 -0800,
(Richard Malcolm) wrote:

Thanks again
Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

I don't believe there are bridges much below Bangor, so I guess you
could. I wouldn't in our sailboat but it might be fun in your power
boat.

There is a chart of the Penobscot river, so some part of it is
navigable. But, I don't think you will run out of beautiful palces to
visit for a long time without going up there.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

Smoking in a bar is like peeing in a punchbowl.

The loop from Kingston to Montreal via the Rideau Canal and Ottawa River
would be a good 2 week trip. You might even have time to transit the
Lachine Canal at Montreal if your boat can be made to clear an 8' bridge.
Three weeks would really give you a lot more time to gunkhole and enjoy the
sights ashore. You could easily spend a week in Ottawa and not run out of
things to do...same for Montreal. We did this trip last summer (as part of
a longer 900 mile trip) and it makes for laid back, low anxiety and cheap
cruising filled with lots to do ashore. If you decide to consider this trip
there is tons of info available online from the Friends of the Rideau and
many other souces. Can.Rec.Boating is a good place to start asking questions
also. Spending a few days in the 1000 Islands before entering the Rideau
would be great also but now even 3 weeks would be making you hurry some.
Quinton
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Richard Malcolm" wrote in message
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I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

Richard Malcolm wrote:

Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

I haven't been reading this thread so I don't know what you're sailing in or
where you're starting, but anyway ...

I have been up the Penobscot River to Bangor in a small cruising boat.
There is a high bridge on the lower part of the river near the fort, but no
other obstacles until you actually arrive at Bangor. There is a boatyard
about half way up where moorings are usually available, with some services
but not too many. Right now I don't feel enthused enough to look up the
names of these places, but they _are_ there.

At Bangor there is (or was, anyway) a town float with no charge for a
reasonable tie up period. One thing about the river is that you will
encounter quite a bit of current, so going "with" is how to do it. This
also means that you will most likely need an outboard for the dink (unless
you have some Olympic rowing experience). Otherwise it's a nice ride and a
pretty nice place to visit. I don't believe too many sailboats make this
trip.

As usual, the "Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast" and a few others will fill
in the details.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

Cape Porpoise is just warming up compared to Down East. Everyone will claim
that the pots in their "neck of the woods" are the worst, but there is simply no
way to compete with a few of the pots fields in Maine. They use a "toggle"
which is a second float attached to the pot on twenty foot line. Since there
are fields where the pots are closer than 20 apart, if you're going across the
current the toggles can be overlapping the next pot, effectively blocking
traffic. Fortunately, one can usually work around such fields - but I found on
my catamaran that I could only run one engine at a time. You'll find toggles on
pots from Tennant's Harbor east. You can use an autopilot, you just have to
keep one hand on the gear shift!



"Richard Malcolm" wrote in message
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THANKS
I have taken my charts out to see where you 2 are talking about and I
am excited already, It is a real possibility. AS far as lobster pots
go, I have been to Cape Porpoise and can not believe that there could
be more anywhere else. (so much with my plans for getting an auto
pilot for this year) I am still open to other ideas, but am leaning
towards this very much. One of the best parts of boating is getting
excited in the planning stage!
Thanks again
Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:35:43 -0600, "QLW" wrote:

The loop from Kingston to Montreal via the Rideau Canal and Ottawa River
would be a good 2 week trip.

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Yes, that was going to be my recommendation also. We made that trip 4
years ago and it is a great cruise, particularly for a small boat
since there is no unprotected water anywhere along the way. There
were many Canadians cruising the entire family on 22 to 24 foot boats.