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It was 41 degrees, however the sun was out, and
the Erie Canal has just been reflooded ...... so out
came my Elco Serenity 14' from its garage and off we
went down the Canal for a cruise of about 2 hours and
12 minutes. Heading east down the Canal and Mohawk
River, we faced a brisk east wind coming straight up the
Canal. This created a bit of a chop but I was dressed
for it and actually enjoyed the fresh air. I set the
throttle at 15 amps and made about 4.5 miles in just over
an hour. At that point I turned around and headed
back - this time with the wind - and all became calm -
bringing back memories of sailing downwind. Wildlife
consisted of mallards, canada geese, black ducks, osprey,
blackbirds, crows and most interesting of all, evidence that
beavers had been hard at work during the winter trimming
the shoreline. Just wanted to report that the boating
season is opening up here in central New York, in spite
of the prediction for flurries tonight. The Erie is
really an ideal place for elctric cruising. I am
fortunate that I live just minutes from the marina and it
takes me less than 15 minutes from garage to cruising
out of the harbor. I also do not have to leave my
launch in the water and it gets washed after every
cruise and is immediately plugged in and soon ready for
the next day. The electronics wintered well and the
boat started up without my having to do anything with
the motor, batteries or anything else. What a joy!
Paul

What a lovely description of your cruise, Paul I,
also, was out this morning in temperatures almost
identical to yours, although I will say that there are no
flurries on the horizon and weve had relatively mild
weather here in the Northwest for several weeks or
so.<br><br>My cruise lasted about an hour and half, setting out
about 8:00 this morning. I recently installed a small
compass and was interested to see how accurate it would
be. Turned out to be quite good, although initially I
misread my chart and lined up on the wrong point,
thinking I was out by about 10 degrees as a result.
Happily I discovered my error. I will need to practice
before offering my services as navigator on the
Victoria/Maui race.<br><br>I cruised (in silence! Oh, what a
joy, indeed!) at about 5.3 mph and drew about 30A at
that speed. A loon was unconcerned by my close passage
but two Canada Geese decided I was too close and
"barked" their protest quite loudly. An iridescent-blue
swallow circled my boat about ten timeslooking for a
nesting spot in the "high rent district"?<br><br>You
mentioned that your "electronics wintered well". Another
joy. I still own a 31 ketch with inboard diesel. I
also still have to face getting her ready for the
season3 filters, an oil change, and wondering what the
winter weather has done to my fuel. The cost of her
spring engine maintenance will likely exceed my entire
seasons operational cost for my electric
launch.<br><br>After my 1 hour cruise, Id covered 6.6 mi. and
"burned" 34.9Anot enough to even bother
recharging.<br><br>Larry