I'm sure that you have been informed of the Wilson lock maintenance schedule through May 8th. No lockage 6:00 hrs until 16:30 hrs daily and may include weekends. I got caught in the daytime shut down last Friday for 6 hrs. The only official notice of closure schedule that I could find, after the fact, was posted on Face Book. Navigation Notice 17-15. I could not find any reference on the Nashville District USACE web site. It may be hidden somewhere but I could not find it, even with the notice number. Florence Marina did not know of lockage hrs and found it on Water Way Guide. I did luck out on my return trip through Wilson Sunday when I called on the phone and found out they were running normal lockage on Easter. I had planned to spend Easter in Florence but did not want to take the chance with any commercial traffic backup trying to get through early Monday morning. The lock master told me that if you cannot clear the chamber by 6:00 hrs, you will need to wait until 16:30.
Good luck with your lockage!!
So David, crew transfixed on Facebook 24/7 can be useful.... The only official notice of closure schedule that I could find, after the fact, was posted on Face Book. Navigation Notice 17-15...
today it is shut down til 4. don't ask how I know! at least I'm first in line...
Florence is nice. Very friendly marina.
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Florence. What a great place to visit.
good call, I'm on Nemo and left Hales Bar this morning with the intention of evaluating currents. Read your post about 10 miles in and decided to punch through. Finally secure in Choo Choo and gonna drag feet when Chickamauga opens!Stuck in traffic driving through Chattanooga . Decided to rent a car and go home for the week. Let the water settle.
good call, I'm on Nemo and left Hales Bar this morning with the intention of evaluating currents. Read your post about 10 miles in and decided to punch through. Finally secure in Choo Choo and gonna drag feet when Chickamauga opens!
big learning day about my girl, think I'm in love...
big learning day about my girl, think I'm in love...
10 minutes on the Tenn-Tom, you were going to wait on me for the next lock, I laughed as I was at 6 knots! Yeah, went threw today, had to run inside til I hit the huge current, then ferry kayak style to the softer current. Main current was faster than my hull speed so it was "tedious". Debris was abundant but skirting the trails seemed to be a clean line. After today no more plastic water bottles, that was sad!
it's a different river today, watching the level drop noticeably, chick may open tomorrow but it's too nice to leave. with levels dropping hard I think most debris should be flushed by Thurs
We are in goose pond. Looks like the gorge will be closed for a couple days at least. You'll have to come and see us in tellico lake.