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Great Lakes - Welland Canal - HD time-lapse video

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  1. Rodger, Nov 28, 2011
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    Great Lakes Sailing - Welland Canal HD time-lapse - YouTube

    This is a Time Lapse trip down the Welland Canal from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario on a full size Laker 740' long with a 78' beam.
    You will notice when ship enters lock it slides along the concrete wall which has oak timbers attached, this is the only way a ship that is 78' wide can enter a lock thats is 80' wide.
    The ship drops 325' as it tranist down the canal to Lake Ontario.
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    I betting each of us are humbled by this video. If the squeeze was any tighter, a lubricant would be needed.
  3. RT46, Nov 28, 2011
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    tug assisted?

    must be out of frame
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    I was assuming Azimuthing.
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  6. Rodger, Dec 12, 2011
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    Welland Canal Timelapse

    No they do not use tug for assistance to navigate the canal except somtimes in winter when ice is to heavy.
    It takes a laker 10 - 12 hours to transit the 27 mile canal.
    The attached picture will give you a good idea how tight it is.
    Rodger St. Amand

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  7. twiggy branch, Apr 27, 2012
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    At the height of the cold war we watched a Soviet ship transitting the Welland. The entire crew stood shoulder to shoulder, each with a high powered rifle
    We asked the lock master why they felt the need to protect their ship and he laughed and explained that they were keeping any shipmate from stepping the one foot to freedom. They were under orders to shoot anyone who tried to escape. All of them were to shoot.