Downtown Troy Marina

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Our first visit to this highly acclaimed spot! (It did not disappoint.)
Ben, Doug, and Phil aboard Smoke Show [Hilton Head] called us underway today to offer a slow pass. Extremely appreciated! Seen here with their ice water, walking up to the Dinosaur BBQ restaurant near us. (Highly recommended.)

By the way, if you ask for a slow pass OR if one is offered, best practice is to slow to idle speed so the other vessel is not inconvenienced by giving YOU the courtesy of a slow pass. Courtesy begets courtesy! It works both ways.

Asst Dock Master Anthony and his co-worker John caught our lines on this Hudson river marina. Typ. 5:30 pm is the end of their day so use the current to your advantage!

Anthony recommends a visit to the famed Uncle Sam statue here in Troy. This real historical person, Sam Wilson, is an inspiration to him. He supplied the US Army with provisions during the war of 1812. The Uncle Sam statue is less than 0.25 mile walk from this marina. So: no brainer to get your ‘steps’ in after a day sitting on the boat!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam

Anthony is also a mariner and a guy who did mechanical and maintenance work aboard the famous Rip Van Winkle II excursion boat out of Kingston.

His co-workers: Julian & John… preparing to catch lines for this in-coming trawler.
Looking North.
Also on the north end is the “trailer” with 3 heads and showers. (Showers & pumpout were not working during our stay. But the heads worked just fine.)

Go to https://www.snagaslip.com to make your dock reservation.

They publish VHF 13 and 68 as monitoring channels.

Looking south.
The “free” day-dock is south of the bridge on the other side of the Troy fire boat shown here.

FYI: Saturday mornings are the best here in Troy as that is when the largest Farmers Market is held… all walking distance from here.

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The original Uncle Sam [Wilson] was a real person from this town.
We had a nice BD dinner last evening. Great BBQ & homemade sauces and fixins.
Opens at 11:30am You can see their smoker here on the right. More significant is the fantastic smells that this huge smoker contributes to the whole Troy waterfront experience! An olfactory delight!

I have to say, this is the first true BBQ place I have been to with vegetarian items on the menu. Signs of the times. Maybe I’ll it NEXT time thru! (I’m confident it’ll be worth a try. But not this time! LOL)

Two other establishments are very close by: Ryan’s Wake and Brown’s Brew Company.

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