On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:47 -0400, Rosalie B.
wrote:

This is what selected sections of the museum site says

RADIO CONTACT
The Dock Office monitors radio channel 68 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., July
1 through Labor Day.
PHONE CONTACT
860.572.5391
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, year round
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily, July and August

Arrival and Departure

Arrive any time after the 1:40 p.m. Mystic River Bascule Bridge
opening. Please depart prior to 1:40 p.m.

Please check in at the Dock Office after arrival.

The Dock Office is located at the head of the Dunton and Sabino Dock.
Dock attendants are on duty at check-in location 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
July 1 through Labor Day.

To Get Here

Use US chart #13214 and pay strict attention to the buoys. The channel
is narrow and twisting; shoals abound just outside the channel.

The Mystic River Railroad Bridge will open on call, unless a train is
expected. The Mystic River Bascule Bridge (Route 1) opens at 20
minutes before each hour from 7:40 a.m. until 6:40 p.m. The Bascule
Bridge opens on call prior to 7:40 a.m. and after 6:40 p.m. Both
bridges monitor radio channels 9 and 13.


The railroad bridge is normally left open unless a train is
approaching. There is a large clock display that will tell you how
long until it is expected to open.

The Bridge Tenders will NOT play guessing games. Hail on 13 ONLY, and
make sure you hail the specific bridge you want. If you just hail
"Mystic Bridge" or Mystic River Bridge, no one will respond from
either bridge. Hail either "Mystic River Railroad Bridge" or "Mystic
River Bascule Highway Bridge".

Getting the bascule bridge opened outside regular hours is somewhere
between difficult and impossible. You will have a very long wait, if
you can convince them to come and open it at all. Plan to pass during
regular hours.

The anchorage just up river of the museum is about 3-4 feet deep at
most. okay for small power boats, and only 2 or 3 of those at a time.