New York is to uptight for this.
yet with links to Lake Eire, Lake Ontario, I think two Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain, Genesee river, Hudson River, and more. The New York State Canal could make for a very relaxing Hobby tour for a guy or gal with the time. Boats are known for drinking gas or fuel oil. Yet at canal speeds, small or no wake, run as cheap or almost as a large car or pickup. With the right bottom cheaper. I have seen boats planing on the canal. But that is not legal and very unwise. There is the problem of time, life, space, etc. NY being a big problem. As your kinda locked in between locks. to bad.