THANKS
I have taken my charts out to see where you 2 are talking about and I
am excited already, It is a real possibility. AS far as lobster pots
go, I have been to Cape Porpoise and can not believe that there could
be more anywhere else. (so much with my plans for getting an auto
pilot for this year) I am still open to other ideas, but am leaning
towards this very much. One of the best parts of boating is getting
excited in the planning stage!
Thanks again
Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

Richard Malcolm wrote:

Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?

I haven't been reading this thread so I don't know what you're sailing in or
where you're starting, but anyway ...

I have been up the Penobscot River to Bangor in a small cruising boat.
There is a high bridge on the lower part of the river near the fort, but no
other obstacles until you actually arrive at Bangor. There is a boatyard
about half way up where moorings are usually available, with some services
but not too many. Right now I don't feel enthused enough to look up the
names of these places, but they _are_ there.

At Bangor there is (or was, anyway) a town float with no charge for a
reasonable tie up period. One thing about the river is that you will
encounter quite a bit of current, so going "with" is how to do it. This
also means that you will most likely need an outboard for the dink (unless
you have some Olympic rowing experience). Otherwise it's a nice ride and a
pretty nice place to visit. I don't believe too many sailboats make this
trip.

As usual, the "Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast" and a few others will fill
in the details.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

Cape Porpoise is just warming up compared to Down East. Everyone will claim
that the pots in their "neck of the woods" are the worst, but there is simply no
way to compete with a few of the pots fields in Maine. They use a "toggle"
which is a second float attached to the pot on twenty foot line. Since there
are fields where the pots are closer than 20 apart, if you're going across the
current the toggles can be overlapping the next pot, effectively blocking
traffic. Fortunately, one can usually work around such fields - but I found on
my catamaran that I could only run one engine at a time. You'll find toggles on
pots from Tennant's Harbor east. You can use an autopilot, you just have to
keep one hand on the gear shift!



"Richard Malcolm" wrote in message
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THANKS
I have taken my charts out to see where you 2 are talking about and I
am excited already, It is a real possibility. AS far as lobster pots
go, I have been to Cape Porpoise and can not believe that there could
be more anywhere else. (so much with my plans for getting an auto
pilot for this year) I am still open to other ideas, but am leaning
towards this very much. One of the best parts of boating is getting
excited in the planning stage!
Thanks again
Is it possible to boat to Bangor? What would that be like?