Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

[Spenser]

Hello!
Is it ok to keep the boat in the water right now in Ontario, Canada? I have a 140 evinrude on a fiberglas sunbird. The temp outside is -3 C at night and +4 C high during the day. I have a new top with plastic (or linolium) side windows. I still hope to catch some big fish. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.:facepalm:

 

[82rude]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

as long as you have no ice there is no problem .to early for lakes to freeze yet .i still go to camp i can do so till freeze up with no issues other than its cold .

 

[Spenser]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

The problem i had before is that these plastic side windows in enclosure, cracked, when i left them on the boat for winter. Maybe i'll just put oil on them

 

[MolsonCanadian]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Don't put oil on them.. They will crack in the cold, be careful with them.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Where you fishing? Wish I had kept one boat out, all mine are sleeping for the winter and the musky are biting!

 

[Spenser]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

I am on a river in Cooks Bay. I will just take the plastic windows out then. Hopefully no animal will crawl in the boat.

 

[boobie]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Just make sure the the mtr is tilted all the way down when sitting and you should have no probs.

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

There is a Lake Simcoe message board where everyone discusses such things - they have a a contest even for guessing the day of 4" of ice on Cook's bay:
Here it is! ....2012/2013 First Ice Contest

 

[MD Marine Insurance]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Hello!
Is it ok to keep the boat in the water right now in Ontario, Canada? I have a 140 evinrude on a fiberglas sunbird. The temp outside is -3 C at night and +4 C high during the day. I have a new top with plastic (or linolium) side windows. I still hope to catch some big fish. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.:facepalm:

Hi There, If you have insurance on your boat you may want to check with your insurance broker to confirm when the boat must be out of the water by.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Never let the insurance company dictate when and what you do with your boat. If they give you grief, find another company. There are many that will be waiting in line to fill the old company s shoes. Sometimes they forget they work for us.

 

[nwcove]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

Never let the insurance company dictate when and what you do with your boat. If they give you grief, find another company. There are many that will be waiting in line to fill the old company s shoes. Sometimes they forget they work for us.

ins companies are totally clueless about real world things. i hit a deer about a year ago, called to report the accident.

first question....what time of day did the incident occur?.....7am
next question....what direction were you travelling?.....due north
next question....where was the sun in relation to your direction of travel...to your left, right, rear or front? :facepalm:

 

[steelespike]

Re: Keep boat in water in Ontario, Canada

We boat on the St. Lawrence till the 1st week of December. Sometimes you need to thaw out the leg to free up the impeller.
Also if there is a a lot of wave action you may have to chip off ice so you can steer.
My 70 year old mother managed during the week by herself.