Category Archives: 2017 Season

John Eastman gave a bunch of Gambit rides to non ice boaters these last days of great ice. He likes to do this and gets a gold star for ice boating public relations. Some of the passenger/sailors, after 15 -20 … Continue reading →

Brian Langley built this nice Mini Skeeter, but now needs the room for more projects. We’ve had nothing but fun with the one here in Maine. Write to Brian for full specs and price: b_langley1@yahoo.com

2PM: I sat in that heavenly situation: a sun-facing, windless shoreline, back to a rock. Although it was 25 degrees, you could see the snow melting on the black rocks as February’s brighter sun gained now against the cold. Along … Continue reading →

It was a good day to take the boats off the ice. The wind and warmth had compacted the snow drifts, making it tough to get through them in anything less than half a gale. There were occasional half-gale bursts … Continue reading →

The warm temp in 30’s and brisk wind seemed to compact the thin snow, it got slow. Plus lots of snowmobile tracks getting sticky. A little rain will make it like a railroad freight yard, enough rain might bring back … Continue reading →