September 7, 2011

Statistics on the Marine Railway - This Is a Unique Experience - This is the Only One of Its Kind
Coming to the Slings
Giving a Little Direction
We are On the Slings
The Boat is Resting on Its Keel - Held Upright with the Slings - Now Gerald, Danny and I Can Relax and Enjoy the Ride Down
The Prop and Rudder are Over the End of the Cradle
Coming Out of the Water
We are On the Way Down
This is the View from the Boat Going Down - It Goes Real Slow
The Captain Checking Out His Running Gear
The Boat is Going Into the Water
The Cradle is Going Deeper Into the Water
We are Floating and Off We Go
Warning as You Enter Little Chute
Little Chute - Narrow with a Fast Current
Karen Anne Going Through Little Chute
Potest Fieri and Karen Anne at Port Severn - One More Lock to Go
Big Chute, Ontario to Port Severn, Ontario - It was a cool, overcast day with light winds. Gerald Sanders joined so for the ride. He is one of the groomers from Big White Ski Resort where we winter. We lucked out and were able to go down the railway separately because of the boats weight and beam, and we had a photographer for our decent. It was a slow day on the canal but we did luck out and meet another large boat in a narrow spot. Little Chute is still an interesting ride through with its narrow canal and large current. We stayed at Lock 45 Port Severn for the night as we were not due to get into Bayport Marina in Midland until tomorrow.