I want to thank everyone for the advice and comments for our trip. They were a big help. I don't understand why Floridians call a "well" a "slip". I will post some key photos but that will have to wait until I get back to Detroit mid October. We really enjoyed the Erie Canal. It is a slow go, but beautiful. Most of the Hatteras boats can't do the western part as you need to clear a couple of 15 1/2' bridges. Because Unity has an inside helm, we have a removable bimini top on the flybridge. This was lowered for the entire trip in the Erie canal. Higher boats can use the Welland Canal, Lake Ontario, and re-join the Erie canal at Oswego NY. The trip up Deleware Bay is drudgery, but the Chesepeke is nice. We found a great spot to overnight at Tangier Island. This island is on course and very quaint. Most of the ICW is very pretty and not boring at all. The Georgia part is nice but seems to go everywhere except south. It is a series of rivers connected by a short man made, and mostly kinda shallow, cut. The Florida ICW is nice up north and a real pain below Ft. Pierce. The Manatees have won over the boaters in southern Florida. I would go outside at Palm Beach and come back in at Government cut in Miami if I did the same trip again.
