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First time I've ever seen 2 that close together. Taken about 35M away with a 30x lens.

I'm sure that one day electric boats will be the standard, but that day is still a long ways off. Torqeedo makes an 80 hp equivalent electric outboard which you can buy right now. It costs €39,000, or around $60,000 Canadian. Fortunately it comes with the two batteries needed to run it, which weigh approx. 300 pounds apiece. Per Torqeedo's website, maximum range on a full charge is around 12 hours, but that's based on running at 4 mph. At full throttle, it runs out of juice in 25 - 30 minutes. That's based on summer temperatures, by the way. As with all batteries, performance falls off in colder conditions. That Torqeedo motor has been on the market for six years now, so it's not like the price will drop once it gets out there. Boats are not like cars, the volumes required to drive prices down simply do not exist in the marine industry. And because pushing a boat through water takes a lot more energy than it does to roll a car on wheels, performance comparisons to automotive are just not valid. As far as marinas go, I can't see any of them eating the cost of installing charging stations until there is steady, consistent demand for it.

Good to hear I wasn't hallucinating yesterday LOL

Well it all froze last night with -10 temps. Now its frozen as far as I can see

Been in a Tesla S.......pretty cool car. Not saying EV's cannot be fun but unpractical as your main vehicle. They are a wealthy family status grocery getter.

You're going to be waiting an awful long time for that CT me thinks. My buddy just picked up a Model Y, it's cool and all and I love the tech, but that interior for that price? Yikes.. It's not even faster then my 335d (Which isn't stock mind you, but still).

Came back from Bobcaygeon yesterday and much of the lower end of Pidgeon was skinned over. With the cold last night I imagine there is even more today and they are calling for -11 tonight. I would not be surprised if some back bays out of the wind might be safe for someone to chip and step there way out for some gills or crappie. However that someone will not be me.

I really should reduce the life insurance on my head

How about a fillet knife and cleaning board. Just sleep with one eye open after the 25th of Dec.

I highly recommend UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE a book by Bryan Peterson and his you tube channel

I bought a new 90HP Merc 4 stroke in 1999 and put a ton of hours on it over the next 10 years and never had a single issue with it. I sold it to a bud in 2009 and he drove it for another 7 or so years before it needed it's 1st repair. I'd say 17 problem free years is pretty darned impressive. I bought a new 150 Yamaha 4 stroke in 2010 and drove that one for 7 years before I quit fishing but they were also problem free years when I sold it. I've always figured if you take care of your gear and keep it well maintained it'll last you a long time.