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It cost us about $600 in 1996. Most of that was the one-time cost of
admeasuring the boat, any subsequent transits would have cost about
$50. About $150 of what we paid was a security deposit that was later
refunded. I understand that things are much different today,
different fee structure entirely (they literally came aboard our boat
with a tape measure for the admeasurement, I know they no longer do
that). In 1996, the U.S. was still running the canal and today it is
the Panamanians. I think the costs to transit are higher today, but I
don't know how much.
Michael
--- In , "TimTim" <timtaylor1 at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> How much to traverse the canal in a ship that small? And I would
remind Brandon that Cape Flattery can be the roughest cape in the
world at times.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: delviento2
> To:
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:28 AM
> Subject: [world-cruising] Re: Corpus Christi, TX to Seattle, WA
>
>
> Brandon,
>
> I've made the trip in reverse on a Newport 27 (also lightly
built)
> and I'm not one to squash ambitious plans, but this one is
> untenable. In addition to all of the comments made by others
> (especially true about going against the prevailing winds), you
> propose to make the trip during the middle of hurricane/tropical
> storm season. Waiting for weather windows is likely to slow your
> progress during this time frame. Also, going through the canal
may
> involve a wait. In June 1996, it took us almost two weeks to get
the
> paperwork processed and to get a slot.
>
> Best,
>
> Michael Robertson
>
