Welland Canal, Lock 8

Comment by: Gary Miller on Sep 19, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 76'
Draft: 5.0'

Schedule worked as printed. Arrived Wednesday evening 9-15-21 at City Dock for 9-16-21 am Welland Transit. Called Seaway Control 905-6411932 x 5450 about 0630 on 9-16-21 and was told to monitor marine channel 14 and expect to go around 7 am. Seaway called on VHF at 7 am and took us (one other boat) in as scheduled. Schedule as previously stated is still in effect.

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Comment by: Gary Miller on Jul 11, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 76'
Draft: 5.0'

This is an edit to my previous comment. The pleasure dock and wall are south of the lock not north, they are prior to the lock if you are coming from Lake Erie.

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Comment by: Gary Miller on Jul 10, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 76'
Draft: 5.0'

Lift is usually around 3' as it is a leveling lock and they ask you to hold the boat in the middle of the lock. There is a pleasure boat dock just north of the lock with floating docks and a wall just north of that for going to downtown Port Colborne and restaurants etc.

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Comment by: Mike OReilly on Mar 3, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 37'
Draft: 6.0'

The Welland Canal on the Great Lakes has instituted a lockage schedule for recreational boaters. We can no longer just show up at any time. <br /> <br /> Upbound Transits – from Port Weller to Port Colborne<br /> <br /> Transits are available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.<br /> <br /> On the day of transit, pleasure crafts must be in position at the Port Weller small boat dock with payment confirmed and registration completed with the Seaway’s Operations Control Centre by 9:00 a.m.<br /> <br /> **Pleasure crafts registered after the 9:00 a.m. cut off time will not transit until the next scheduled operating day.**<br /> <br /> Downbound Transits – from Port Colborne to Port Weller<br /> <br /> Transits are available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday<br /> <br /> On the day of transit, pleasure crafts must be in position at the Port Colborne small boat dock with payment confirmed and registration completed with the Seaway’s Operations Control Centre by 9:00 a.m.<br /> <br /> **Pleasure crafts registered after the 9:00 a.m. cut off time will not transit until the next scheduled operating day.**<br /> <br /> https://greatlakes-seaway.com/en/recreational-boating/lockage-schedule/

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