I did it this year, cost was 200.00 paid at lock 3
Did all locks in under 8 hours
you need two people going from Lake Erie to
Lake Ontario and Three for going up from
Ontario to Erie.
We locked with a
power boat,
commercial traffic has first right, so you wont go up with a large vessel, and they will lock you by yourself if you are the only
boat there and nothing is coming up within 30 mins.
Bridges
lift and those are some big a$$ ship 300 plus yards long almost as wide and 80 feet high.
Depth was 20 + in channel and two feet below deepest
keel on locking.
Had great time, use
boat hooks to push away from wall, they toss lines down so you balance with hooks either way.
channel 14 on
VHF hail Welland seaway
canal and they will put you into the "Que" and hail you instructions, if you are locking through with another boat or few, they will designate a lead boat and only communicate with that boat but all other
boats do as instructed.
this cuts down on traffic on channel.
Have fun was a great time.