On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:41:39 GMT, Skip VerDuin
wrote:

I did
the Oswego and Erie in the mid '90s with a 4-crew nicely on a 44 ketch.
Make SURE you lash the mast well, it's like the inter coastal getting
past big-fast-boat-wakes. I'd be interested to hear how much water
there is in the canal after you make the trip - I may do the same late
next year in CIRCE and I need 6-1/2ft(-).

HMS Bounty (LOA 169 feet, Draft 13 feet) transited from Oswego to NYC
in mid November of this year. I think I would have heard if they'd had
any grounding problems -- my son is on board.

Ryk