{"id":7129,"date":"2018-07-21T17:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T21:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2018-12-21T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:05:12","slug":"july-20-ottawa-hartwell-locks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7129","title":{"rendered":"July 20 – Ottawa (Hartwell Locks)"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 20 – Ottawa (Hartwell Locks)
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I moved from the Marina at Dow\u2019s Lake Pavilion to the overnight wall at the upper entrance to Hartwell Locks. These are the first set of locks as you leave Ottawa & head up the Rideau River. The locks are only about 1 nautical mile from the marina so it was a very short trip.<\/p>\n

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Photo above: Santosha tied up on the overnight walk at Hartwell Locks. Carleton University campus is on the other side of the canal.<\/p>\n

My motivation for moving was primarily financial. It cost $70.00\/day to stay at the marina & $0.00\/day to tie up at the lock. There is no electricity at the lock & I can only stay at any lock for 2 days in a row but for those kind of savings I am happy to accept the minor inconvenience.<\/p>\n

I washed the boat before I left the marina & then tackled some minor maintenance issues after I tied up at the lock.<\/p>\n

Santosha has a bow thruster with controls at the upper & lower helm stations. The control at the lower station has not worked for a while so I decided to see if I could fix it.<\/p>\n

The control panel is a sealed unit & the buttons under the touchpad were not moving. A new control unit is about $200 so I put a pinhole at the point above each button & soaked the area with WD-40. Eureka-it works again. Not sure if the remedy will last but it\u2019s worth a try, eh?<\/p>\n

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Wayne & Cindy invited me for supper & a movie at their place – an invitation I simply could not turn down.<\/p>\n

After supper Wayne made us flavored shaved ice drinks with his special machine. I could use one of those things on Santosha. It would be great for Margaritas!<\/p>\n

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I made a few calculations about the trip so far:<\/p>\n

Goderich to Kingston:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

593 NM – 105 hours travel time<\/p>\n

Kingston to Ottawa:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

170 NM* – 46 hours travel time<\/p>\n

(*that includes 70 NM return trip from Smiths Falls to Jones Falls with Valerie & David)<\/p>\n

Tomorrow I will tackle some more maintenance tasks & spend some time reading up on the history of the Rideau River & Canal System.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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