December 2008
How much is boat insurance?
We are thinking of getting a 7 seater little family boat. We are in Ontario, Canada so will only be using it a few months of the year. How does insurance work for boats and what is the approx. cost?
Find a boat you would like to have then call your ins agent. It is [...]
Peterborough Lift Locks
This is a video of the world’s largest lift lock in action. It looks just like an elevator coming up and down but it’s filled with water! The principles the mechanism is built on are genius but fairly simple! They fill the locks up with boats… the boats displace water proportionate to their own weight [...]
EASY 10 POINTS!!!!Mandatory Life Jacket Age in Ontario/Canada???
Does anybody know the age when you don't have to wear a life jacket anymore on a boat? PLEASE include a site varifying it. Thanks
Except for PWC (personal water craft ie: jet skis) there is no law in Canada that says you have to wear a life jacket or PFD aboard a boat. The [...]
Lake Scugog Property
like new (‘04) bungalow with the best of california technology and ontario craftmanship on 250 feet of great lake scugog waterfront with westerly exposure. add 3.30 acres of mature pine backlot buffer across private road to this maintenance free fire resistant home, bunky and storage building. near picturesque port perry it is an easy commute [...]
How much does it cost to replace my piston in 98 evenrude 140hp boat motor outbourd? Do I have to do all pisto
Was told 800 for all by person got from. Where can I get it done quickly and cheaply around ontario or kawartha lakes, and do I have to replace all if only one piston gone
Well i am afraid that your engine repair is not so much parts expensive but labor expensive,and NO you don`t have [...]
Boating Through The Kirkfield Cut
Boats cruise the narrow Kirkfield Cut that joins the Balsam Lake with the Kirkfield Liftlock. For more on the Trent Severn Waterway, please visit TheWaterway.ca.
Duration : 0:1:12
Technorati Tags: boating, boats, cruising, Kirkfield, locks, loop, Ontario, summer, travel, trent severn activities, Waterway
how do you convert a tiller drive under 10hp motor to a clutch drive motor?
im building a seaflea and i have a 9.8 hp merc oldy. how would i convert the engine to a motor like the ones on big boats? i don't need the steering system because i am doing pullies and cables. if you need a kit can u tell me where to buy one (not on [...]
Swift Rapids Dam and Lock
Swift Rapids Dam and Lock (#43) on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario, during spring water release – April 2008
Duration : 0:3:50
Technorati Tags: 2008, 43, April, Dam, hydro-electric, Lock, Ontario, Rapids, release, spring, Swift, trent severn activities, water, Waterway
I am thinking of purchasing a 16 Xcaliber Legend aluminum boat. Is a 50 4-stroke enough power to get around?
This boat will be used strictly for fishing and no water skiing. Will a 50 be able to handle Lake Simcoe or the shore area of Lake Ontario? If not would the 50 4-stroke Big Foot do the trick?
if all your gonna do is go fishing yes it will be plenty of power…
but the question [...]
Peterborough LiftLock
The operation of Lock 21 of the Trent Severn Waterway in Ontario. It is the World’s highest hydraulic lift lock and was built in 1904.
Duration : 0:3:1
Technorati Tags: boating, Canal, engineering, liftlock, lock21, Peterborough