Answers like that will always keep me coming back to this website.
That's what it's all about, isn't it?
My buddy Mark (also named Mark) gets on this site occasionally under the name "Monk Funk". He had a 32 Fountain for awhile, but for his type of boating on the rivers it was more boat and more work than he wanted, so he downsized to the single 27.
I left Pittsburgh 10 yrs ago, so I'm not current, but I have friends and family there that can guide you.
One thing I remember well - there wasn't coasties on the water there, just Fish & Game cops - "fish-heads". From all my dealings on Erie, coasties were always very cool. Fish-heads on the Allegheny sucked! Hard asses trying to prove they had some authority...
There was a Bruce Willis movie w/ Sarah Jessica Parker that was a "water cop" movie filmed in P-burgh in the '90s that was all done in the area. I don't recall the name. But, the scene where BW jumped a boat over the dam was shot at the end of my grandparents street. My Grandpa was a retired photographer and shot his own video while they were filming it. I think it was dam #5 on the river.
If you find a place to stay "up river" make sure you know what times the dam/locks close. I recall busting azz to get to the locks before they closed on a Sunday evening - otherwise, you were stuck up river and camping. Provided you have a full cooler, it's not a bad thing.
pet frendly too?
