Rideau Canal

Pirates-Chest.com

Our location and how to contact us...

On the Erie Canal

Gasport, NY

Call or text: email for phone number

*best way to catch me...

Email:

Capt-Bruggs@pirates-chest.com

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/pirates.chest

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014350205814 

*worst way to find me. Still don't know how to tweet...

Twitter: twitter.com/PiratesChest1

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         *Watch

      your  wake!!!

      Slow Please!

    10mph

      and less in some places.

 The western Erie Canal does have speed limits. 

 The Canal Corp staff at the locks and the lift bridges, actually keep track of your times passing thru. They contact the staff at your next stop, to let them know traffic is coming and to expect your arrival time. Some staff even operate two separate lift bridges.

 Slow down.

 Also bank erosion.

 Even though the banks of the canal is covered in large rocks, your wake is undermining it.

 This is why we have these ''Guard Gates'' that you pass under every few miles. If the canals embankment has a blowout, these drop to prevent mass water exiting. It has happened.

 Watch your wake. 

*Please put contact info on your outdoor gear like kayaks; canoe; dingy; life jackets / preservers; throw rings; bumpers / fenders. Anything that can come off your boat.

 The reason is, say if your kayak slipped off without you knowing and is found out by itself. Now local fire depts and the Coast Guard will be out looking for a potential water rescue victim(s).

 These rescue teams can contact you without doing a massive search for a non-existing emergency.

 We all want to find those in need of help, but wayward items just puts undue stress on resources.

 Thank you. 

Hungry??

 If you are out on the Great Lakes or other waterways around them and looking to eat. 

 'Dock and Dine' lists eateries that you can easily access by boat. In most cases you can dock right there or it is a very short walk. 

 Check them out or send them a link to your favorite place for them to list.

https://www.dockanddineloop.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/dockanddines/

 Hey, do you live on the Erie Canal or close by and want to be a local host? 

 Hosts help people on the canal like the walkers; cyclists; kayakers; boaters and others. All these groups are so different, yet use the same space here on the canal. Local people that live on the canal, see all the people and some want to help. 

 Mixed in the listing on the webpages here will be a few Erie Canal Hosts. They might have a private dock; a place to pitch a tent or RV spot; a parking spot for your car or trailer for an extended stay; a local onsite person to help with issues or as a guide. 

 Does that sound like something you want to assist with? Send me a message and I will try to explain the details better. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYSCanalwayWaterTrail/permalink/1015667725630626/ 

 Do you need your boats AC unit serviced?

 Located in Tonawanda NY, western end of the Erie Canal. Call Tim (716) 831-0333

https://www.hvactms.com/ 

 Fellow big boat owner and good guy.

 Need a Ford Bronco rental in Buffalo NY? 

https://turo.com/us/en/drivers/11434229 

 Here is an Airbnb for your stay..

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34679306?source_impression_id=p3_1659269464_Ss1rTD4ZUZcagkM1 

 How about do you need a campsite on the western Erie Canal?

 You are in luck...

https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/new-york/tomtuga-on-the-erie-canal/on-the-erie-canal-gvt-railroad