7/16/11 - 7/29/11 We were continuing down the Trent-Severn Canal and I began to have trouble shifting one of the transmissions. It eventually locked up and we limped into Buckhorn, Ontario on one engine. After I did a brief investigation and talked to a transmission shop on the phone, it became apparent that the transmission had to be removed and sent in for overhaul. This is no small project in that the engine has to be moved before the 150 pound transmission can be disconnected and lifted up through the floor of the cabin. Luckily the marina where we landed had the equipment to do the job. By the time we shipped it to Wheatley, Ontario, some 300 miles away, had it overhauled, had it shipped back and then installed it, we were laid up for 12 days. We took the opportunity to get some overdue things done on the boat and to catch up on paperwork. We found Canadians to be very pleasant, low key folks who revel in their brief summertime. One shock was when I walked into the state run liquor store (there are no private liquor stores in Canada) and saw the prices. I refused to pay what they were asking for a bottle of scotch and settled for the cheapest booze in the store which was a 1.75 liter bottle of vodka for $52.00 !!!! How I longed for Texas free enterprise.
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