Monday, June 19, 2017

We crossed Lake Oneida in the rain this morning on our way to Brewerton, NY and Winter Harbor Marina where we will have our Chartplotter/GPS and bow thruster repaired. These are two very important pieces of equipment. Only took three pictures during our trip across the 30 mile Lake:

Oneida Lake from the stern. One of the few islands in the distance

 

Passing Sailboat on the Lake

 

 

We passed the Heckter's on Satori as we passed the Brewerton Boat Yard, we tooted and waved as we went by.

 

When we arrived at Winter Harbor Marina, there were several dockhands ready to assist at the fuel dock since I alerted them that I had limited maneuverability due to the broken Bow Thruster, They helped us in , and after refueling and a pumpout, they used lines to walk the boat around the corner of the fuel dock and tied us up inside the thruway in the marina.

 

Bill watching from Flybridge as they turn the corner. There is a large wheel mounted on the corner that they were using as a fulcrum. They obviously have done this before. There was another Larger Yacht at the front of the fuel dock with a broken Bow Thruster.

 

 

Made it around the corner.

 

Tied up securely

 

 

Winter Harbor is a Boat Storage and Repair Facility that also accepts transient boats. We stored our boat here in heated storage when we lived in Cicero, NY. They are also capable of doing most any repair on any size boat. They currently have an 83 footer that they are doing prop work on.

They also have a huge Paint Booth that can handle very Large Yachts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWSFLASH:  At five o'clock, the sun came out!

 

We will be in Brewerton for several days while they complete the repairs, and we welcome the rest. I need a break from sitting at the helm every day,  and Brenda needs a break from handling lines in the locks and while docking. This requires hand and arm strength, particularly in the locks. She has an injured thumb that her doctor has been telling her needs to be operated on, but because she would be in a cast for three months, she has avoided the operation. The locks have been hard on her.

 

We have eight more locks before we reach Lake Ontario. We will stop in the Thousand Islands area before tackling the locks again in the Trent Severn Canal. We have considered pausing our trip, and staying in the Thousand Island and resuming next summer. We will make a decision when we reach the Thousand Islands.