My brother in law did this several years ago, bringing a
sailboat to Florida from Michigan. To hear him tell it, the
barge canal was one of the most enjoyable partions of their
entire trip

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. I saw that they do have a guide, and
am interested in getting one. I had expected the canal to be one of
the dreary parts of the trip, but I see that is a great part. 5 days
of motoring in a muddy narrow passage sounds like a bit of a headache
to me. However, coming out in NYC sounds like it would be a treat.

Cheers

On 24 Feb 2006 00:22:14 -0800, "BeeRich" wrote:

5 days
of motoring in a muddy narrow passage sounds like a bit of a headache
to me.

The trip is a great deal more than that. Most people find it quite
enjoyable, and I don't think you will discover it to be either narrow
or muddy.

Be aware that there is only one mast crane in Oswego. Nice town, nice
people, except for the marina operator. You do all the work and he
charges outrageous rates for his do-nothing staff.caveat emptor with
this gangster.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:29:16 -0800, rexbradley wrote:

Be aware that there is only one mast crane in Oswego. Nice town, nice
people, except for the marina operator. You do all the work and he
charges outrageous rates for his do-nothing staff.caveat emptor with
this gangster.

The above post should be ignored.

Oswego Marina has have taken my stick down and put it up.

Both times they were courteous, professional, truly competent and very
quick. They have de-masted and stepped thousands of masts and the
experience shows. I would use them again without a doubt.

I think the fees were something like $2/ft of mast length plus a set up
fee.