Hudson river

[lone ranger]

Hi tug nuts,we are new to the trawling thing,,,,trying the slow road so to speak.are there any east coast gatherings specifically New York area.we are looking forward to vacationing on our little tug and some experience would be nice.where to go,when to go ,where to stay.docking locations and fuel seem like the things one needs to know. :?:

 

[Scuffy]

We put in out Liberty State Park in Jersey City good ramp. We than put the boat in a slip at Liberty Landing Marina. Picked up a rental car and my wife followed me up to Gaines Marina in Rouces Point N.Y which is right on the border with Canada. Truck / trailer storage was free there. There is an Amtrak train that stops at Rouces Point around noon. It runs right into NYC. We would have done our trip that way but we traveled with a dog and that is a problem if you want to drive up and take the train back to NYC.
I would try to make sure you are taking advantage of the tides running up the Hudson. You can run up on the incoming and pickup some speed instead of bucking the tide. We left Liberty Landing and went right up to Kingston about 100 miles. We had a faster boat then. Lots of towns before Kingston but the scenery is kind of commercial at least till you get past West Point. We stayed in Kingston at the Rondout Yacht Basin on Roundout creek. The Kingston City marina is good as the restaurants and town are over on that side of the creek. If you do stay at the Yacht Basin it's cheaper and a decent place. A short cab ride gets you over to the other side if you don't carry a dinghy. We stayed at The Troy Motor Boat and Canoe Club. Nice people a not for profit bar beers two dollars. Or you can head across the river to the free Troy town docks. Some have power and water. You can check out ,Marinas on Active Captain. From there you can head west and do the Erie Canal or straight up the Federal lock and right up the Champlain canal. We stayed at the town of Fort Edward's free dock. That is right around the corner for the next lock. You need to plan your trip around the times the locks are manned if you want to stay at a marina or a town. We continued up the canal to Lake Champlain and stayed at Chipman Point on the Southern end. Towns like Essex and going up the Otter Creek to the town of Vergennes. Then on to Rouces Point. You can continue up into Canada up the Richelieu river to the Chambly Canal which is an interesting trip to the town of Chambly. I would try to look up the Travels of Tug 44 at http://www.tug44.org he has info on most every point of interest on the Erie Canal and Hudson River and Champlain canals. Great trip the leaves will be getting pretty soon.

 

[lone ranger]

WOW,that's a lot to process.....I don't know if I'll ever have that much time to travel @ 8 knots...but we do want to head out from Brooklyn NY and travel up the river a little bit at a time in what ever time we have and find some cool things to see and some nice places to pull into .are there any tug events that happen around the river ,tugs seem scarce in the metro area.i would love to travel up the locks someday.

 

[Just Dreamin']

I can not speak to exploring the Hudson but we have now been on the Erie Canal twice and have found our Ranger to perfect for canal cruising. Our first trip two years ago was to Tonawanda, NY and port towns to the East. The second trip was completed last week. We trailered the tug to Macedon, NY and launched at Mid Lakes Erie Marina where we were pleasantly surprised to find another Ranger (and R21 Ranger Rose) that maintains a slip in the marina. We traveled West on this trip and had a super time meeting other canal travelers and studying canal town history. As noted by Scuffy the Tug44 website is excellent for canal town info. Also, I started a blog which allowed us to share daily photos with family and friends. If interested the address is: tug25.blogspot.com - I am not a techie so blog organization not the greatest but it will give you an idea of some of the sights we saw and visited. A fun event, not Ranger specific, is the annual Tugboat Roundup in Waterford, NY which takes place in early September each year.

 

[a_nyc_scott]

Hi!

I'm also new to the ranger family. I'm taking delivery of a 2015 R-29S this Thursday. I'm keeping her in a marina just north of the city (Half Moon Bay at Croton on Hudson). I'll let you know about all the cool things I discover in the area (my first trip will probably be up the river a bit to Cold Spring - a pretty river town a few miles up river). I'm looking forward to the fall color as the leaves change. Where do you keep your boat?

Scott

 

[lone ranger]

Hey scott,we are in Brooklyn ,I would like to motor my way up to cold springs but i can't imagine how long that would take from here.but certainly keep me posted as I just might take the chance and follow you around the upper peninsula.

 

[a_nyc_scott]

I don't think it would take that long (certainly a day trip). Catching the tide as it comes in and pushes you up the Hudson would add a bit to your speed. I'll know a bit more after I take the route myself (hopefully this weekend). That said, there are a lot of places on the Long Island Sound that I want to try as well.

 

[Champ]

Hi tug nuts,we are new to the trawling thing,,,,trying the slow road so to speak.are there any east coast gatherings specifically New York area.we are looking forward to vacationing on our little tug and some experience would be nice.where to go,when to go ,where to stay.docking locations and fuel seem like the things one needs to know. :?:

I think the best way to use your R-21 is to trailer to a destination you want to explore. The Hudson River with it's tides and currents plus a little wind could make progress impossible.

 

[lone ranger]

Hi tug nuts,we are new to the trawling thing,,,,trying the slow road so to speak.are there any east coast gatherings specifically New York area.we are looking forward to vacationing on our little tug and some experience would be nice.where to go,when to go ,where to stay.docking locations and fuel seem like the things one needs to know. :?:

I think the best way to use your R-21 is to trailer to a destination you want to explore. The Hudson River with it's tides and currents plus a little wind could make progress impossible.

Me thinkst you are right,,,,thank you all for all the advice.GREAT FORUM.

 

[Champ]

We have a slip at the West Shore Marina in Marlboro, NY. Great owners and a nice place to stay. Daily and weekly rates. Nice ramp. Two hour tow from you, depending on traffic of course. A lot to see north and south of us.

 

[HudsonRanger15]

Good Evening to all,
I count at least 6 Ranger Tug owners on or near the Hudson River......sounds like a Rendezvous next season.

 

[a_nyc_scott]

Count me in! Took delivery today and my first cruise was up the Hudson to Bear Mountain! Beautiful river! Beautiful boat!

 

[lone ranger]

Looking forward to an rendezvous ,

 

[HudsonRanger15]

Sounds like a Plan, my home port is West Point, lets look at the calendar for 2017 and set a time period and possibly a location to do it. JJ

R21 EC

 

[Champ]

Sounds like a Plan, my home port is West Point, lets look at the calendar for 2017 and set a time period and possibly a location to do it. JJ

R21 EC

Linda and I are in.

 

[doke01]

Hey, we're in too.

Spent 19 days on the boat this summer going from the Sandy Hook, NJ area all of the way up to the Lake Champlain and back. It would take about 4-4.5 hours from the tip of Manhattan to get to Cold Springs based on making that trip several times cruising at 9-10 and using the current to our advantage.

I'd recommend Shattemuc Yacht Club in Ossining, it's a really beautiful place but the climb up to town is really, really, really steep. Really, you won't believe how steep it is. Great Portugese restaurant there.

Half Moon Bay in Croton on Hudson is nice and quiet. Haverstraw is a family place with a nice pool and restaurant. You can stop at Cold Springs for free but usually can't stay the night, although they did let us do in one year on the last day of the season. Kingston area is beautiful, as is Catskill. The anchorage behind the Statue of Liberty is also nice. 79th Street Boat basin is really rocky and has gone downhill over the years.

North Cove Yacht Harbor right next to Freedom Tower is a really cool place to spend the night and a little expensive but worth every penny. Poughkeepsie has a nice marina but the current is pretty vicious at times. Also enjoyed Esopus Creek in Saugerties.

Bannerman Island is a nice place to anchor at, as well as Croton Bay by Croton State Park. Also behind Middle Ground Flats on the northern tip of the Island. If you go through the Troy Lock you can also stay for free at the Waterford town dock for 48 hours and the canals themselves are pretty awesome.

 

[Champ]

We would prefer something north of the Tappen Zee. Recently wrapped up all business and any need to return to the NYC limits. No desire to ever return.

 

[lone ranger]

Well I'm trying to squeeze the last of warmth out of this season,so I'm hoping the storm blows out to sea as we were planning on motoring up the Hudson this coming weekend on our maiden voyage with the "TUG U " .I changed the oils,checked the boat over stem to stern , any final words of encouragement from my fellow tugnuts would help.

 

[Champ]

Well I'm trying to squeeze the last of warmth out of this season,so I'm hoping the storm blows out to sea as we were planning on motoring up the Hudson this coming weekend on our maiden voyage with the "TUG U " .I changed the oils,checked the boat over stem to stern , any final words of encouragement from my fellow tugnuts would help.

PM HudsonRanger15. He has done that trip a few times in an R-21.

 

[a_nyc_scott]

Sounds like a fun fall journey (weather permitting)! I think it is still a little early for the leaves to be changing but that should be happening soon!

Are you planning on going up the East River, through the Harlem River, and then to the Hudson or are you planning on a journey down the East River around the southern tip of Manhattan and then up the Hudson? I will be taking the reverse of this trip in the next couple of weeks (from the Hudson to the Long Island Sound via the Harlem river and the East River) and would enjoy hearing about what you experienced!

Scott