Hi there,
I'm entirely new to this site but I have a question that has been on my mind for a long time. I should, perhaps, say that my camp/cottage is on the Pickerel River, right beside the French River. I also go out from Britt, Ontario into Georgian Bay to troll for salmon.
Some years ago I read a book by an Englishman who bought a 16' cedar strip boat and an ELTO Evinrude 3 hp outboard (there's a photo of the author, Lewis with Ole and Mrs. Evinrude. He piloted ths boat across Green Bay, up Lake Michigan into Lake Huron and across to Georgian Bay, down to the Severn-Trent Canal system, across Lake Ontario to Oshwego, NY and down the Erie Canal to NYC.
I have been thinking for some years about doing a distance trip in my 16.5' Lund Rebel with an Evinrude e-tec 60 hp. I am interested in being in touch with anyone who is interested in distance travel in an open boat or who has done such traveling in the past. (My thought is that I would do a few small trips out from Britt, to Killarney, for example, to get the hang of it).
So if you've done or thought about doing such a trip please tell me about it and if you know someone else who has done such a trip please pass this note along to them.
Michael (Mickey) Posluns.
I'm entirely new to this site but I have a question that has been on my mind for a long time. I should, perhaps, say that my camp/cottage is on the Pickerel River, right beside the French River. I also go out from Britt, Ontario into Georgian Bay to troll for salmon.
Some years ago I read a book by an Englishman who bought a 16' cedar strip boat and an ELTO Evinrude 3 hp outboard (there's a photo of the author, Lewis with Ole and Mrs. Evinrude. He piloted ths boat across Green Bay, up Lake Michigan into Lake Huron and across to Georgian Bay, down to the Severn-Trent Canal system, across Lake Ontario to Oshwego, NY and down the Erie Canal to NYC.
I have been thinking for some years about doing a distance trip in my 16.5' Lund Rebel with an Evinrude e-tec 60 hp. I am interested in being in touch with anyone who is interested in distance travel in an open boat or who has done such traveling in the past. (My thought is that I would do a few small trips out from Britt, to Killarney, for example, to get the hang of it).
So if you've done or thought about doing such a trip please tell me about it and if you know someone else who has done such a trip please pass this note along to them.
Michael (Mickey) Posluns.