We needed to stop at Coeyman's so that they could remove the radar from the hardtop as well as change out the transmission fluid and filter on the new Zeus transmission. We figured we would probably end up spending the rest of the day there to get the work done and would overnight. Boy were we wrong. Coeyman's was flawless today. I have to give a huge shout out to Jimmy the owner who took down the radar and changed out the transmission fluids. He did both jobs in just over an hour. Unbelievable! He had all the parts and fluids. We were in to the marina at 10:30am and he was finished at 12:45. We paid the bill and were back on the water at 1:00pm. I still can't believe it. He did a great job, very neat and clean. I would recommend the service yard to anyone.
We finished the Hudson River today and are now at the first lock on the Erie Canal in Waterford, NY. Just as we were coming out of Troy Lock on the Hudson River the skies opened up and it rained sideways. Mix in with that some hail and we had a real rodeo on our hands. It rained so hard I couldn't see a bridge about 100 yards in front of me. It literally just disappeared in the rain. We put skyhook on for about 8 to 10 minutes until the rain slowed enough we could see to move forward. Since the radar was now off the boat we were literally blind.
Anyway, the rain did finally stop after about an hour and we tied to the wall in Waterford at the welcome center. We are now all staged and ready to start our passage through the Erie Canal tomorrow. All things considered, we had another great day. Ray is really looking forward to the canal and all the locks tomorrow since it will be all new to him. He has been a great help on the trip and we are having a blast telling boat stories.
This is my first attempt at posting a video. This is how our day started as we ran up the Hudson River. Just a little bit windy but really beautiful.
This is how our day ended. Heavy rain, hail and winds gusting to likely 35kts.
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