"Harriet" is On the Move

Spring has sprung and its time to get some boats in the water.  If you have read my (rather intermittent) blog, you know that our BIG THING this winter has been breathing new life into the canal boat formerly known in the Mid-Lakes fleet as "Keuka", and more recently called "Nicole Claudine" as part of the Erie Champlain Canal Boat Company, in Waterford. "Harriet" is now on the way to her new port!

Here is a sneak peak.  Of course more pictures will come now that she is out of the artificial light of the Boat Barn.

Boat Builder, Patrick McCarthy and Electrician, Duane Morton are either putting on the finishing touches or admiring each other's amazing work, I'm not sure.  These two and several others did an amazing job transforming this boat into the Erie Canal's newest luxury barge. (pic 1)

Peter Tigh adding some finishing touches to the window hardware. Pete, a retired educator, spent countless hours this winter sanding, scraping, cleaning, painting and pretty much making "Harriet" beautiful. (pic 2)

          

The first looks at the interior of the "Harriet".  We will get more pictures when she gets home to Macedon.



      

New hard top canopy on the back deck. When she gets to Macedon, the back deck will get vinyl canvas, so she'll be completely enclosed in case of rain.

Ready to pull out of the Boat Barn.

And…She's Off!!

              

  

In the care of Lockview Marine Haulers, the "Harriet" just passed by our Skaneateles office, en route to her new home port in Macedon, NY.




You  can rent "Harriet" by the week, Saturday to Saturday, starting this June. Call me, Aimee, for rates and details! (800) 545-4318 or (315) 685-8500 or info@midlakesnav.com

See You On The Canal!

4/28/16 Afternoon Update

The Latest on Canal Boat Keuka…Re-named "Harriet H. Wiles"

So, it's been 8 months since my last Blog post, and a LOT had happened with the Keuka.  First of all, her new name is the "Harriet H. Wiles".

She is still a work in progress, but most of the work is done.  Below is an email that I typed to a gentleman who was asking about her (and became her very first renter!!)  He later told me that he heard about "The Harriet" from our blog, which made me realize that his email was a perfect blog post. So, We're back!

Good interior photos are hard to come by right now.  Attached are a few that I took last week.  They are not very good a) because lighting is bad, b) They were taken from my phone and c) the electrician was there so there was "stuff" all over.

The first picture is the stateroom, facing forward.  It is in the area of the boat that contains the galley on all of the other boats in our fleet.  Since the boat is designed for just two people, we took advantage of the large space for the "private" area.  In the picture, I am standing next to the queen sized bed (that does not have a mattress yet, but will soon.  The counter will have a television and there is room for a lounge chair or small recliner on the other side, to the right of the doorway.

The second photo shows the shower/head area, which is much larger than on the other canal boats in the fleet.  The head cannot be seen in this pic, but it sits opposite the entrance to the shower and there is plenty of room in there for dressing.  Its a nice space.  Huge by boat bathroom standards.

The third picture shows the galley, located in the aft section of the boat, accessible from the rear helm area. Opposite the galley, there is a settee, much like on our other 42' boats, that will convert to sleeping for one or two more guests if needed.  The settee table is made from the most beautiful piece of cherry wood!  I just love it.

I am sorry that the pictures aren't a little better.  Its hard to get a good shot in a 10' wide space with an iPhone.  We will get an actual camera in there once construction is complete.  If you are still interested after these bad pictures, she is still available for (almost) all dates.