Any open water for boat testing

[270WINCHESTER]

Are there any lakes ice free, or partly ice free around the launch, in southern Alberta? Want to test a small boat in the water before it heads north for the summer (make sure there are no leaks, the motor runs, and so on. Located near Calgary but will drive within a few hours if i can find something open enough to quickly test the boat out.

Thanks

[cujo1969]

McGregor still ice covered.

[The Fisherman Guy]

NASA Satellite Imagery Tool

Difficult to use if it's been cloudy, but this is daily satellite imagery from Nasa. Resolution sucks, but you can tell which lakes are ice free and which are not.

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by The Fisherman Guy

NASA Satellite Imagery Tool

Difficult to use if it's been cloudy, but this is daily satellite imagery from Nasa. Resolution sucks, but you can tell which lakes are ice free and which are not.

Very cool. thanks for the link. Can see Lesser Slave, Wab, Lac St Anne plain as day on Apr 8th, can even make out Dog Island in Slave.

[CNP]

Lee Lake

[Dean2]

If you want to check for leaks a far better solution is to use your garden hose and fill it with water and let it sit. Far easier to spot any leaks and where they actually are than trying to do it in a lake. Can also test bilge pump and the like if you have one. Put a set of muffs on the motor if you want to check start and run on that.

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Dean2

If you want to check for leaks a far better solution is to use your garden hose and fill it with water and let it sit. Far easier to spot any leaks and where they actually are than trying to do it in a lake. Can also test bilge pump and the like if you have one. Put a set of muffs on the motor if you want to check start and run on that.

You can also test the axles on your trailer

[russ]

Originally Posted by Dean2

If you want to check for leaks a far better solution is to use your garden hose and fill it with water and let it sit. Far easier to spot any leaks and where they actually are than trying to do it in a lake. Can also test bilge pump and the like if you have one. Put a set of muffs on the motor if you want to check start and run on that.

Apparently, after the tarp ripped and let in snow on my boat, the port side doesn't leak... New depth finder, new trolling motor, new seats last year, new dry land charging system, new batteries, new lower leg seals, now a new tarp... I love my money pit!

[TROLLER]

BOAT aka break out another thousand

[angler1]

Brazeau canal. Lots of water, we have been dialing in our jet boatsno problem.