Medina, OH to West Canal marina launch

West Canal county park and marina has the best ramp for a TC255. They have eight slips (all <40 ft except one). The online reservation system shows they haven't had more than one boat there since opening for the season last month. We paid for 2 nights knowing we'd need 3 with the current marine forecast for Lake Erie. Although the Windy blue app was showing 28 MPH winds with gusts to 44 MPH, we had partial protection and a controlled docking. our worst wind challenge launching to date.

This ramp was our take-out point for the 2021 West Erie Canal cruise, wh took us six weeks to do 165 miles including Lake Seneca and Cayuga. That would equate to a four YEAR Loop. That blog is on the C-Brats site here:

http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=29899

Cruising one-way Great Loop segments in a trailer boat creates a lot of logistics challenges to safely store the truck and trailer while cruising. We wouldn't leave the truck and trailer at this unsecured county park even with the permission of the Niagra County sheriff, but that's just us. We found gated secure 24h access lot nearby on Neighbor.com for $166/month, which is way cheaper than the national chains and way more available.
https://www.neighbor.com/dashboard/73634/rentals

Consider trying them some day. The county marina RR are clean and cinder-block functional with both Freezing Cold and Cold showers (your choice). After fueling the boat and dropping off the trailer, we got provisions at the incredible Wegman's supermarket and took a Cold shower. We stayed two nights and looked to extend another night after the first night due to NoGo conditions on Lake Erie. Well, guess what? All 8 slips had been reserved by others! The alternate marinas at N and S Tonawanda fill up early on Sat with boats rafting 3 across. We got underway before 7AM and snagged an ideal spot beside the bath house, got a Lyft back to pick up the truck. Well, guess what? The truck AC blower won't come on. We're working on the logistics to avoid having to trailer home to FL in August with no AC. Yuck!

We visited the Carosel factory museum and the railroad muesem, both fun.

Well, guess what? Now I'm scared to check if the windlass still works.Leggi altro