[C320-list] Should I buy a C320?

[T. Scott Thompson]

Brian:  I'd do my homework carefully before trying to take a 320 up the 
Rideau canal.  My parents have a house on one of the lakes so I spend a 
lot of time on and near the canal.  My impression is that water depths 
near some of the locks are not sufficient for a 320, even with a wing 
keel.  I believe that officially the canal has a maintained depth of 5', 
but I have been told there is less in places, and I am sure that this is 
true when water levels are below normal.  You should check with the 
canal authorities before beginning any such trip.  I have rarely seen 
large sailboats on the canal w or without a mast up.  I did see a large 
sailing barge once, but it had a flat bottom and leeboards.

Scott


Amirault Family wrote:
> Brian here.
>
> I was the poser of the original question, and I AM in Ottawa. For 
> those not local to
> North America, it is the capital of  Canada and is a little east and 
> north of the "Windy
> City".  I'm still waiting for the Toronto Boat Show in January before 
> moving forward
> on this. In the meantime I continue to monitor YachtWorld.
>
> One route would be to sail a C320 from Chicago to Kingston On. Canada. 
> One could
> then remove the mast and ship it separately to Ottawa while motoring 
> the hull up the
> Rideau Canal (on the short list for next World Heritage Site) system 
> and out the locks
> on to the Ottawa River just below Parliament Hill. The hull would then 
> of course have
> to be hauled and trucked past the immediate  upriver rapids to my 
> local sail club.
>
> It' is a trip I've always wanted to make.
>
>