Take it Apart
06 May 2012 | Catskill NY
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Departing NYC early Saturday morning we started the long ride up the Hudson River. After a day and a half motor boat ride up the Hudson (one 14 hour day and a 3 hour day) we arrived in Catskill on Sunday to have the masts removed. Hop-o-Nose marina (where I had the masts raised 3 years ago on my way South) was destroyed in the flood last fall so we went to Riverview Marine Services instead. A very friendly yard with great service. We were told we could use the scrap wood in the back to build our mast supports. The wood was all free. We found some pre-built stuff that was easily adaptable to UNABATED. Armed with nothing but a hacksaw and a power drill, Paul and I worked well into the night on Sunday and up early on Monday to complete the work. They were kind enough to make a few saw cuts for us. I was also able to convince a local sailor who wanted to hear our lies, to take Paul to Lowes for some more deck screws. The masts were pulled at 10:30 the next morning and we were off by 1:30 in the afternoon. In less than 24 hours we were in and out of there. Paul agreed to continue on with me as far as Sylvan beach or Brewerton, so off we went. Traveling with a fair tide all the way to Troy we were able to tie up to the Troy Town Docks.... which are nothing more than a high concrete wall. I think there may have been some floating docks there at one time (before Irene last fall). The only good thing was that there was a brand new Dinosours Bar-B-Que that opened up last October that was only a 2 minute walk from where we tied up.