SABER TOOTH: 4 Days Passage from Lock 8 to Troy

With the mast down and strapped on deck we are ready to move on ... this time around through Oswego ... the name fits ... last time we were stuck here and renamed the town to be Os-we-no-go ...

Gotta keep the crew healthy and from mutiny ... so we eat a couple of times a day. When it has been a long day ... we treat ourselves ...and there are many places in Oswego to do that ...

Historic Oswego ... there are a bunch of really beautiful towns on the south shore of Lake Ontario.

This is after our first day on the canal ... we made it to Brewerton and were up at first light to start our passage accross the shallow Oneida Lake. With the mast on deck you do not want to chance loosing it.

We travelled for a couple of days with s/v Moya Mreeya built by an OBBC member our yards at Royal Windsor Drive ... small world.

Saber Tooth mast all strapped down.

Safely in the canal after the Lake crossing.

Was a long day in finding safe stopping place. We arrived at Lock 18 at dusk. We were really happy to be there.

The next morning ... a heavy fog was all about. We had planned on doing some maintenance this morning anyway ...

Fog hung around until 9:30 ...

... so captain was put to work .. rudder stuffing box was leaking... replaced the stuffing while waiting for the fog. Do not want a leaky boat do we ADMIRAL.

The Canal crew boats were taking the day off ... or something. This canal system is really awesome with so many places to see along the way. One of these times we will have to spend some time in these waters.