Well it's the end of the season....

[Chris]

Well it's the end of the season...

...and the lake is starting to freeze... :(

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[Chris]

...So it's time for a boat ride! :) :D

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[Chris]

But it's the last one for this year. :yell:

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[Chris]

The face says it all. :yell:

The boat is full of ice! :o

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[Chris]

Even Sheeba is not impressed. :(

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[Chris]

But nothing is holding us back from the last ride of the season! :)

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[Chris]

After five minutes of chopping and pulling...

And dropping Sheeba back off at the dock due to cold paws...

We have ignition! :devil:

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[Chris]

Alright, Sheeba is back and we're ready to go. :)

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[Chris]

Dang it's cold.

The steam coming off the motor is amazing. :eyecrazy:

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[Chris]

Mercury Power!

Even after 42 years, she's still ready to rock at -3C! :devil:

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[Chris]

This gives a whole new meaning to riding off into the sunset! :bigthumb:

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[Chris]

Scotty, we need more powah! :bounce:

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[Chris]

That's it for this year.

Hopefully spring is just around the corner. :)

And we'll hopefully do it all over again! :thumb:

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[Chris E]

i winterized my last boat saturday - thankfully - i hate that job!

[sawcat]

and I complained when it got down to the 30's the other night :o

You guy's are some hardy old souls I guess being born into it helps

Enjoyed the pics :thumb:

[Chris]

Well the end of the season basically sucks.

But I guess the withdrawl of the off season is what makes the on season more enjoyable.

Hopefully spring will come early like last year. :)

[Blizz]

My dad still runs his down to the landing everyday to go to work last year we went on the 27th of Dec and took the boat up he usually puts his last one away about 1-2 weeks before Christmas unless it gets super cold on he can walk out the back. He lives on an island on a med sized lake near MacTier Ont. I tell you there is nothing more eeiry sounding that going up the lake after dart and hitting a patch of ice in an aluminum boat scares the crap out of you even when your expecting it lol.

[Chris]

Blizz,

Do you guy have one of those big heavy raw aluminum/steel boats that seem to be popular around Parry Sound?

-Chris

[Blizz]

My dads got one not one of the real big ones though i believe his is a Kroft it was given to him by one of his customers. It's all welded aluminum. got a 115 merc on it.

[Chris]

Those things are bullet proof.

We went for a drive last year and went to Parry Sound.

The harbour was full of those boats. Being an inland boater I was surprised at how many of those type of boats were in the harbour.

[Blizz]

Lake Joe has a bunch of Stanleys on it Gordon sells or aleast used to sell them. That's what they use for the marina boat.