On 23 Feb 2006 16:46:30 -0800, "BeeRich" wrote:

Does anybody have any experience doing this? How long would it take on
a sailboat? Where and how does one go about taking their mast down?

There are several marinas in Oswego that have experience with this.

You can restep the mast anywhere south of Troy, NY where you exit the
canal.

Average transit time from Oswego to NY is about 5 days.

I highly recommend that you go to the NYS Barge Canal web site and
order their cruising guide. It is well done and indispensible.

http://www.canals.state.ny.us/exvac/cguide/index.html