"Tim" wrote in message
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On Dec 21, 9:36 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Since you asked about boating/fishing this time of year........... here's
what you might face..http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1097092.html

Now that does seem like a pretty stupid thing to do.

But Don. I thought John asked about ice fishing. and I was kind of
interested too. I didn't kow that you lived on that monserous size of
a harbor that was ice free.

I was thinking more like lakes where people go out with a drill and
sit there in sub zero temps on a bucket and see if they can get a
nibble of something. Or those dudes that huddle together in what
appears to be an over sized out house thinking they've had a good day
when they pull up a stringer of what looks like oversized minnows.

I really didn't know you didn't have ice fishing in your area. Of
course, I don't know much about Canada.


But day sailing in this weather? that's idiotic. I noticed the article
said the boat had ice on it, I take it that can weigh it down, making
it sluggish and top heavy?

I dont' know. I'm not a wind sailor.
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People do ice fish...they drag their fishing huts out on the ice, load up
the 'cooler' and get away from the wife for a bit.
I don't fish in the beautiful summer/fall weather so I sure as heck won't do
it this time of year.

Heavy ice caused by freezing ocean spray can make any vessel top heavy and
in danger of capsizing.
Commercial fishermen and even navy vessels use fire axes to chop the ice off
the superstructure.