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AF
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Initially Posted - 10/03/2005 :  12:16:44  Show Profile
I am going to go through the C&D canal (West to East). My boat is C27 and I plan to motor all the way. If any of you folks has done it, I’d appreciate ANY info (attractions, timing, ~gas/mile (I have A4 inboard), etc.
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Response Posted - 10/03/2005 :  13:06:41  Show Profile
You may want to try this post on the BoatUS forum, General Cruising section: http://my.boatus.com/forum/
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Response Posted - 10/03/2005 :  21:12:45  Show Profile  Visit allencl's Homepage
I've been through a number of times. There's not much of any place to stop other than Chesapeake City- Schaeffer's Canal house is the landmark there and there is a small anchorage. The town is worth visiting, although I never stopped there when transiting the canal. Make sure you have the tide and current tables for the day because this makes quite a difference in planning. If you are traveling eastward through the canal and then heading south down the Delaware, then a foul current in the canal will mean a fair current in the Delaware.

My log from my last trip in 2002 indicates I left the Bohemia River (just outside the western entrance of the C&D) at 10 am and exited the eastern end of the canal by 2:00 PM. The current turned foul halfway through the canal and I was motoring hard to make 3.5 knots over the ground (about 2 knot current).

If you are also heading south on the D, make sure you have a plan on where to stop for overnight, because there aren't a lot of options and it's a long hard run to Cape May.

Enjoy your trip!
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GeorgeB
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Response Posted - 10/09/2005 :  14:28:08  Show Profile
Might check out this site.http://www.bluewaterweb.com/newsletters/Aug05_skbob.asp
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