{"id":6621,"date":"2017-09-15T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2017-09-18T17:45:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T21:45:21","slug":"september-15-back-underway-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6621","title":{"rendered":"September 15 – Back Underway Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sept 15 – en route to Goderich<\/p>\n

This portion of my journey comes as a total surprise to me!<\/p>\n

My original plan was to have the boat hauled out in Port Stanley & trucked to my friend’s shop in Ailsa Craig for a refit over the winter & then trucked back to Port Stanley in the spring for relaunch.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately I just learned yesterday that it would cost me a small fortune for the (there & back) trucking because the flybridge on the boat is too high for unrestricted passage under power & phone lines that cross the roads everywhere.<\/p>\n

The maximum allowable height for any road transport is just over 14 feet & this trawler will sit at over 15 feet when it’s on a trailer.<\/p>\n

If it had to be trucked then that would mean extensive route planning, escort vehicles & hiring the power authority to raise any power lines along the route that the truck & boat could not pass under without assistance. That alone could cost even more than the trucking – to make a combined total of roughly $3,000-$4,000 each way!<\/p>\n

As a result I abandoned my trucking plan & tried to come up with a “Plan B”.<\/p>\n

“Plan B” was to store the boat in a yard across from the marina in Port Stanley. Unfortunately the marina there cannot handle boats unless they are on their own trailer or on a cradle. I investigated having a cradle built but that can’t be done unless the fabricator\/welder has the boat on site & the cost of bringing a custom fabricator\/welder to the marina is prohibitive.<\/p>\n

So, now I have moved on to “Plan C” & am now underway to Maitland Valley Marina in Goderich on Lake Huron. They have a travelift large enough to handle our boat & can store it for the winter easily in their yard.<\/p>\n

We kept our Nauticat “Ananda” in this marina for several years so I am very familiar with all the resources & amenities there, plus my boat-builder friend Ed is often there working on other customer’s boats – so I will be able to make the best of the situation.<\/p>\n

The trip from Port Stanley to Goderich is roughly 200 nautical miles so it will take me about 4 days to get there. I had to leave on short notice to take advantage of the weather so I am making the trip alone as Catherine has commitments over the weekend. Not a problem. I know the boat well & the route is familiar to me.<\/p>\n

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This trip involves traveling to the western end of Lake Erie, up the Detroit River to Lake St Clair & then into Lake Huron.<\/p>\n

The red-circled blue dot in the screen shot above shows my current position on Lake Erie & the red-circled “pin” shows my destination – Goderich.<\/p>\n

I plan to make 3 overnight stops along the way. My first stop will be at a marina in Erieau & I should arrive there around 3:30pm today.<\/p>\n

I will figure out the next 2 stops along the way – depending upon my rate of progress.<\/p>\n

I am very fortunate that the weather forecast for the next week is ideal for trawler traveling. Very light winds & calm waters.<\/p>\n

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However, I have just discovered a major downside to this weather!<\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful day on the water but I was only underway about 30 minutes when the boat was invaded by THOUSANDS of mosquitoes & flys.<\/p>\n

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\nI had no choice but to retreat to the inside helm station & shut all the doors & windows. Hopefully the wind will pick up just a little bit & blow these pests away.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

(Note to self – pick up a case of Deep Woods Off at next port of call)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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