cruisin wrote:
Yep, all French. Some really nicely kept boats I might add.

Somewhat of a pre-selected group... I mean, most of the sailors &
boats there are ones that sailed there, right? The slobs & slackers
aren't going to make that cut!

So are you taking the tug, or driving up north to Lake Ontario?

Tugboat!

http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/

Driving would be a lot more convenient, we wouldn't be waiting for
weather.
BTW we met a number of sailors in the Hudson & Erie Canal, more than I
would have thought. Also saw a guy I know bringing his new (well. new
to him) Tartan Ten down from Lake Michigan.

Check here, fourth picture (down)
http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/2007...up-hudson.html
another sailor & his girl that we met along the way

Yes, happily we're getting our new exhaust riser installed right now-
all stainless- but discovered the nipple is cracked (and leaking) that
the cooling line attaches to on our "dripless packing system" , which
answered the question about why our bilge pump seemed to be coming on
quite a bit. Now we may be looking at a haul-out to fix that little
turkey. Also discovered the oil fill plug on the tranny somehow went
bye-bye, and I broke the attachment linkage for the shift cable when I
tried to get it out of gear as we anchored here. I think this boat
really wanted a rest!

Sounds like you have a few projects... the fun never stops. IMHO
dripless packings are more trouble than they're worth, the traditional
packing gland with PTFE material can be set up so that it drips a very
slight amount when running, maybe two cups a day; and doesn't drip at
all when the shaft isn't turning.

How did a raw water outlet nipple on a new SS exhaust riser get
cracked? The old saying 'get a bigger hammer' is supposed to just be a
saying, Mike!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King