Not a pretty site, but certainly could have happened in a worse spot. Thank goodness for shallow water. Shallow water is the only thing that goes ok with poor ice. I've worked with many a man that has said he can read ice, but I think we all know that nature holds the final turn of the cards. My father winter freighted by both cat and bombardier on Lake Winnipeg, Winnipegosis and Cedar Lake in the 1950's and I have see many a photo of some pretty elaborate rescues from below the ice. This picture can remind us all to be extra careful and hopfully we will never have to send in any pictures like these, even though they are nice to see. It can certainly put a damper on the trip. I don't like shoveling slush from around my machine, let alone bail any water out of it. One has to only imagine all the stories that these old bombers could tell of their experiences that they were involved with over the years with their various owners.
It's nice to see this revamped old timer being pulled out to live once again to do what it was meant to do.
Let's be careful and leave the water for our boats in the summer.
Happy trails.
