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Location: Waukesha, WI | OK so this might not be the best time to bring this three letter word up, but I've been researching boat options. My question revolves around late season fishing. There have been times that I've had to drive my Lund through an iced up bay where we rented a cabin to get to open water. The aluminum hull did fine although I'd rather not have to do it. The paint on the lower unit got scuffed up on the motor and the stainless prop got a bit rougher around the edges.
A friend is scheduling a trip to N WI again this year and he wants to go even later. Do folks with fiberglass drive through ice too? From the thread tracking boat launches last fall, my thought is that many don't commit to a specific lake and fish where the launch isn't frozen over. |
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Location: nationwide | I can tell you that ice will take off decals, keel guards, transducers and speed sensors, as well as take out drain plugs (flip type). Pretty much every year I break ice with my esox magnum and at times I have run into chunks or frozen areas on plane and while it sounds like the boat is getting ripped apart from under me I have never seen any type of damage to the hull. I have run for a mile or more breaking ice where I had to drive the front part of the boat onto the ice to break it, again with no damage to the hull. Pretty amazing that fiberglass is that tough.
Corey Meyer |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | My first thought: check your warranty. Almost anything CAN be fixed, but you really dont want to have to do it out of pocket when your dealer starts laughing hysterically when you tell him how you popped a rivet, sliced opn the aluminum or chipped the gel coat. |
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