Making Fort Edward from Lock C-7

/ shellerina
Heading south out of C-7 do a hairpin turn to the right favor the wall and right side to Fort Edward (except as ATONs direct).
Check out this strong current!!!

I suspect this is NOT typical here, because of all my research about this port, no one mentioned the current!

Remnants of Hurricane Debby brought lots of rain to upstate NY. I suspect this current is due to recents day’s weather.

All our fenders were to port for the locks, so we had to approach this wall after an about face. We experimented with how the boat responded to conditions. Then we made our move.

Using Reverse Gear, Neutral, and bow thruster we came into the wall “sideways” parallel to the wall.

We picked a spot with a ladder AND close to shore power pedestals.

Brian came in a little later. We both marveled at the unanticipated current. He is a single hander! Nice dock landing Brian.

There are some 17 foot vertical clearance bridges today, on the Champlain Canal south of Whitehall NY.

Do your homework to ensure successful passage. Shelly took this video of a close one.

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