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Originally Posted by young performance (Post 4225101)

yes mr mechanic, i only used the boat 1 time since you rebuilt my outdrive and it broke within a few minutes the first time out. You must not have rebuilt it correctly. I hope you are going to warranty it.
Maybe he installed used parts.:)

lol

Now if he had an Apache it wouldn't be a problem.

The ice doesn't look as thick on video.....is there NOAA ice report for that date?

(said sarcastically)

I can safely say, it is most definitely not the Marina that left it in. I believe that is them trying to get it out though. I have kept my boat there and have several friends that do. All boats to be out by oct 15th if I remember correctly. Belle maer is a top notch marina. Some rumors are that the guy stopped paying and walked away from it all. I can not confirm that though.

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Originally Posted by DM (Post 4224767)

The owner of the boat probably thinks the boat is winterized and shrink wrapped already sitting on shore. Would not surprise me a bit if that is the marina help pulling that move.

Maybe, but not always. We have a number of folks who would stay in until hell froze over - if we let them. At our marina, you're out by November 15th whether you want to be or not. (It's in the Dock Contract.) Sure there's the possible problems with the engine not being winterized and stuff cracking. One could say that's the customer's problem. But if the boat does get frozen in the ice and sinks, the DEC will come down hard on everyone in sight - including the marina. That's why we mandate that everyone be out in plenty of time.

As for this particular fool, words fail me. Tie the boat securely, put in in forward at idle speed. Let the prop clear out the ice just like a Dock Bubbler. Then ease the boat back, swing it around and slowly creep forward letting the hull ride up & over, then break the ice. It'll still be tough on the prop, but less destructive than this technique.

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Originally Posted by donzi matt (Post 4224777)

His best bet would be to tie it tight to the dock, throw it in forward trimmed as high as possible and let the propwash do the work of the bubbler. Let her idle for half an hour and I bet it will break up the worst of it.

I have seen that done, very effective on the ice but will move a bunch of dirt also, not going to be popular with the marina.

For sale new new drives, props, gembles freshly buffed gel coat.

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Originally Posted by Cash Bar (Post 4224743)

It's only ice, how bad could it be?- Capt of the Titanic :picard1:

It's not bad at all with 3 or 4 fingers of Jameson poured over it :drool1:, not so freakin' good when the boat it running into it :poopoo:. Like to know the full story

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Originally Posted by Too Stroked (Post 4225191)

Thanks Twostroked for the explanation on how to get it out of there. Being from the south I have never had to deal with ice.

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Originally Posted by glenncal1 (Post 4225372)

It's not bad at all with 3 or 4 fingers of Jameson poured over it :drool1:, not so freakin' good when the boat it running into it :poopoo:. Like to know the full story

This summer someone called 911 from a satellite phone claiming to be a wounded Russian sailor trapped in a warehouse at an unknown location near the Detroit River. By the looks of the warehouse in the video and that tender being piloted, I'm guessing the poor fella got himself bandaged up and walked out only to find a temperature drop. Poor Ruskies can't catch a break these days!