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Knock yourself out!! It is a Tough Mudder!! My neighbours are doing it and have been training for the past few months. Along with my wife they did the Warrior Dash last month, it is just a small warmup compared to this thing. Good luck!!

To the fellow that mentioned Lake Rosseau, do you have any idea what cottages cost on that lake?? You need close to a million dollars to be on it in a halfway decent cottage. Teardowns are well over a half mill. It's gorgeous BUT that comes with a price. We just bought on a smaller Muskoka lake that has bucketmouths and hammerhandles but the launch into the big 3 lakes is only a few minutes away for when I want to do some serious fishing. Do your homework on the various lakes and understand you may have to compromise. What about putting down some landscaping fabric and then dumping sand on your waterfront to create a beach?? After a couple of years the sand will wash out giving you a relatively weed free swimming area. Food for thought.

Have the drive pressure tested. You are losing it somewhere. Also, check the gear oil in the drive for water intrusion. Iboats.com forums are a great resource. Youu can get the service manual for your engine/drive there.

A V6 x-over or sport ute will do the job pulling up to 3k pounds. Over that and you need a bigger tow vehicle ie a pickup or full size sport ute.

Send them out after brekkie and tell them to have fun. If they have a couple of bikes and a wagon or two, they'll figure it out. My two aged 7 and 6 have fun at the trailer and spend next to no time inside. If it rains, make sure there are a few crafts to do.

They make a nice hull.

Stahn craft out of Honey Harbour. Dunno if they have a website. I know they have a few customizable designs and go from there.

The oil companies esp the refiners like it because they are producing 83 or 84 octane gas and are using the ethanol to boost the octane to 87. They don't need to refine the gas as much to achieve the same octane #'s. Ethanol has the equivalent octane of 113.

Ethanol is here to stay and you'll see it everywhere over the next couple of years. All new engines and fuel systems are built with ethanol resistant hoses and seals. As for additives, run stabil in your last tank of fuel for the year and don't worry. Ethanol is a solvent and will keep the fuel system clean. It only becomes a problem when it gets old. That means 6+ months. If treated for the winter, no worries.

Ethanol is here to stay and you'll see it everywhere over the next couple of years. All new engines and fuel systems are built with ethanol resistant hoses and seals. As for additives, run stabil in your last tank of fuel for the year and don't worry. Ethanol is a solvent and will keep the fuel system clean. It only becomes a problem when it gets old. That means 6+ months. If treated for the winter, no worries.

Tons of fish in that lake. Bewdley and Gores Landing would be your best bets for boat rentals. You can fish off the Bewdley dock if you don't mind a crowd.

Happy Bday to ya!! May you have many more!!

Probably not. Check aftermarket props, if the x-ref #'s are the same you are in luck.

Welcome back!! Travel is nice but you can't beat home.

That's just wrong!

No pics yet. I'm up in HH on vacation for the next week and a bit and only have my crackberry.

Congrats!

Its gonna take a couple of years to git'r done.

Lew, its about 40 mins or so to HH. The cottage warming party is in 3 weeks when we take posession. It is going to involve multiple loads of garbage a lot of swearing and wondering what we got ourselves into but when done, we will be patting ourselves on the back.

After 3 seasons of having a trailer in Honey Harbour and now being on our fourth season, and my brother and his family renting a cottage for a couple weeks a year, we have decided to buy a cottage in Muskoka just north of Bala. Its not on one of the big lakes but the lake is big enough to tube or ski with no problem. As for fishing, there is some largies and some small pike. I'll need to drop the boat into one of the big lakes for some serious fishing. The cottage is a handyman special that has already had the upstairs gutted and partially done, it has a new roof,windows, and siding. The basement is right out of the 70's. Its a four season place and I look forward to watching all the kids grow up at our own little beach.

Trailer tires have a stiffer sidewall then passenger tires. My tire guy sells Hercules trailer tires and hasn't had one come back in the over 5yrs he has been selling them.

Solar panel if you only use the boat once every couple of weeks. Otherwise, yes, you will have to pull the batteries out for charging. I go thru the same thing, I don't even have the option of an extension cord out to the boat, its pull, charge ,and lug back a few times each summer. They just finished charging this afternoon and will go back in the boat tomorrow.

Evenings will be just how I like my coffee, KRISP! Not long after labour day the frost sets in. So, bring warm clothes for when its cold and shorts for when its warm. You'll need both on a daily basis.

Awesome report! I'm so glad you guys had a great time. Good for you!! I'm a lovely shade of green now with the envy.

Nice!! Awesome report. It felt like I was there with you. LOTW is a lot like GBay in that the front of the boat can be on a rock and the rear in 50ft of water.